By the way good evening from North California where I’ve been following in Leon’s recent footsteps. Touring Napa, Sonoma and the Anderson Valley tasting as I go, walking through groves of giant redwo… (View Post)

I’m awake because I’m in Houston. Just had a dinner debate with a charming colleague who is also a Trump fan. Here are his reasons why Trump is great: - No wars. Democrats are warmongering neocons - … (View Post)

My wife has long since entirely lost her Yorkshire accent, because she intensely dislikes her home county and wants nothing to do with it. Born again Londoner, with the zeal of the convert. I was jus… (View Post)

Observation. And I promise this isn’t intended as some sort of look at me world traveller humble brag. I’m on the BA to Houston in club world. Yet again, an airline class that used to be almost uniqu… (View Post)

Thanks for the important correction. It was the other way round. Grange Hill was actually named after the famous Australian wine. As was the University of Oxford, which got its name from the mid pric… (View Post)