The unnatural leaps through times zones with long haul travel make it hard enough to readjust to normal life. Â Add a heady mix of vibrant memories, emotional farewells and wishful thinking of living a life of permanent vacations; you have an uncomfortable fusion... 
Although born within the sound of the bow bells and technically a Londoner I could claim London as my spiritual home.  But I won’t, although I admit to being tempted to climb on the childhood roots bandwagon after the wonderful experience of London in the last... 
Britain suffered a similar meteorological treatment as New Zealand this summer when a few showers turned into weeks of wet dreary weather. Luckily summer played ball in time for the Olympics and our trip with warm and often sunny weather to bring out the charm and... 
For all I love the raw beauty of New Zealand there is nothing quite like English countryside to warm the bottom of your soul. We’ve been holidaying in Norfolk which is one of England’s finest counties but the same can be said of Herefordshire and Yorkshire... 
I’ve been excited about the Olympics coming to London since I leapt up and down in a car park in Milton Keynes with a colleague of mine over 6 years ago. Â I confess we absconded from a meeting to listen for the result on my car radio. It was worth the delays... 