Category Archives: Personal Shots

Courting

Friday 3rd November 2017 Saronītha, Greece, chatting on line with friends about our collective times lived dancing in nightclubs… When we were courting (partying) I sent Erroll to move my car (lest I got a ticket). See, I couldn’t leave … Continue reading

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Spring Attika Mainland Greece

March-April-May 2017 Wild poppies sprout all over mainland Greece early in the Spring season. They’re known as ‘paparoūnes’ here. It’s the very first time we’ve visited Greece during this delightful time of year when days are sunny and the air … Continue reading

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Cooler Winter Dubai Weather 2017

Wednesday 1st March 2017 Who would have thought its still winter in Dubai, this the first day of March? In fact Spring starts on 20th March here, the truth of which makes expats here very happy as this cool weather makes outdoor … Continue reading

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The Green Planet, City Walk Dubai

Tuesday 4th October 2016 Right now, possibly no other activity within the cityscape of Dubai is as invigorating as exploring The Green Planet located at the super slick City Walk precinct. And I mean this for children and adults alike: three … Continue reading

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A Day at The Fairmont with Oprah and Friends

Monday 15th February 2016 I am reading a book at the moment, one that my dear friend Lena lent me; she herself was given it as a gift by a friend of hers. It’s Oprah Winfrey’s What I Know for Sure. … Continue reading

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Bad Santa

Friday 25th December 2014 It was all going well, Kingsley, his father and I wandering through Santa’s grotto, marveling at the wonderful decorations, smiling reindeers and shiny bright stars above. But when it came to sitting on Santa’s lap, Kingsley … Continue reading

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Friday 14th November 2014 Christmas in Dubai means only one thing (and its definitely not attending church); its joining work colleagues and friends for one of those legendary events only expats know how to do in style: BRUNCH. This one is … Continue reading

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Greek Dancing

If you’ve ever been to a Greek wedding, chances are that you have been swept up by the massing crowd, and subsumed into a traditional Greek dance – hands over one another’s shoulders, all in a line, round and round they go, a … Continue reading

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Street Urchins

Four mischievous urban children roam the streets of inner-city Sydney and take all sorts of liberties with supermarket trolleys…yes, a typical Saturday night scene for an assortment of dissenter who crave not the lazy comforts of a suburban dwelling, but quite … Continue reading

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Hongi Kiss

How lovely to be kissed hallo in the inviting throes of a warm greeting. So continental! Well, its also a deeply held Polynesian custom which is wonderfully enacted everywhere the traveller turns while in New Zealand. The traditional Maori welcome is … Continue reading

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