An obituary to Ricola pearl mints

Many decades ago, an incident changed my life forever. My then girlfriend opened her magic bag (so…

Postcard from Namibia

Often the closer you are to someone the more rivalry you feel, especially if the other person is a little older or more successful. So it is with countries, where neighbours compete fiercely. With the Rugby World Cup in mind, you can find a Welsh guitar-playing rugby supporter on YouTube…

Postcard from a desert road

(I need you to have one of those PlayStation games in mind, one of the car racing ones over rough terrain at…

Postcard from Tokyo

If Heathrow airport were as far from London as Narita is from Tokyo, it would be on the outskirts of Portsmouth. It’s…

London — more financial entrepreneurship needed

Lies, damn lies and TfL’s finances