Author Archives: Andy
Boob job
Boobs. Don’t you just love ‘em? Now I realise this must look like a shameless start of a blog just to get people interested in reading it, but you’re wrong. So wrong. Couldn’t be more wrongerer. Well, maybe you’re a … Continue reading
School’s in for summer
Where the heck did July go?! Whilst kids and teachers are celebrating the start of summer holidays, I’ve just committed myself to a schedule of writing. Slack time is over. Cricket matches no more. Internet locked in the cupboard. Come … Continue reading
Space doubt
I always wanted to be an astronaut. True, I also wanted to be a professional footballer, but let’s face it – that was never going to happen was it? As a kid, my head was often full of fantasies of … Continue reading
A novel idea
Unemployed bum or novelist-to-be? Addicted to my iPad or chained to my word processor? Getting up at 1pm or early riser? It’s been two weeks since I left my job, so how have I’ve been getting on? Freedom Friday 1st … Continue reading
Into the unknown
Well that’s it – I’m done. I’ve left the office for the last time as an employed man after 16.5 years at the same company and have headed straight into unknown territory. The future is uncertain. The pay is zero. … Continue reading
Indian bureaucracy
Guest writer: The one previously referred to as Shell. Yet another early start. We’ll be glad to get to Goa where our time will finally be our own. It’s a 5.45 rude awakening today as our first flight of the … Continue reading
Pink elephants
Q: How do you know if an elephant’s been in your minibar? A: The Jumbo peanuts will be missing. Our final leg of this great little tour ends with Jaipur, known as the Pink City for the colour of many … Continue reading
Supreme beauty
It’s not often I get out of bed before Shell. Nor at 5:15am. But when the incentive is seeing one of the most famous places in the world, you kinda make an allowance. Just a shame the sun wasn’t considerate … Continue reading
How the other half live
I’ve been on five continents, racked up a few countries. I’ve seen the super rich and downright poor. But today I’ve seen more life in 24 hours than I have since I first stepped outside my home isles 24 years … Continue reading
Indian getaway
Most people pop down to their local curry house on a Saturday night if they want a ruby – Shell and I decided we’d go authentic style. By the next morning, we were in India… It appears to me that … Continue reading