It’s nearly 8:30am, here in Sydney. I’ve been pondering the world since 5, which my body tells me is 7am, and, in New Zealand, would have been right. This is the most miserable weather that I have encountered in NSW, in all my visits, and a quick peek out the window confirms things: it’s grey … Continue reading »
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Au revoir, France. It’s been grand.
So I’m sitting at Charles du Gaulle (sha-do-gu, as pronounced in these parts), having checked in 6 hours before just to be in a warm place with comfy seats. I have said so before, and will do so again: I’m not a fan of Paris, and therefore do not have much time for her. After … Continue reading »
Of mermaids and the idle rich.
So we didn’t make it to Cannes for dinner last night. The bus system was a joke (only gave you the times they started and finished in Nice and Cannes, not the stop you’re at). So after waiting an hour, we went to the train station 900m down the road – no bus to be … Continue reading »
Avignon, Je t’aime!
There is only one other place I have visited where I can say I have truly completed a personal pilgrimage, and that it was exactly how I imagined, and was not disappointed, and that was Oxford. Avignon is quite simply, everything I imagined from my studies, and more. It is refined, it is old. It … Continue reading »
Barcelona!
Ah. Barcelona. What an amazing city. One day has not been enough to scratch the surface – I will be back to explore more. Barcelona has been on my bucket list for years: courtesy of Dali, Picasso, and Gaudi. Then, the was the ’92 anthem for the Olympics. So. Flying into smoke-hazed Barca was very … Continue reading »
Ravthlete 2012
Having finished my maillot jaune for Le Tour in a record 20 days for me, I turned my attention to the Ravelympic Ravellenic Games. I entered 3 events. And I have medals for 3 events. Hooray! My lovely Bandana Cowl: My finally(!) finished Kells sock from Janel Laidman’s Sock club (aka Skellig, were finally wrestled … Continue reading »
21 Days to go…
Hello my pretties. Time has flown, and there is some to talk about. July has definitely been a month of sport and sleep deprivation – Le Tour was as stunning as always. A few surprises and Wiggo leading from the fore – but Van Garderen and Froome were absolute revelations! And in my TdFKAL2012 maillot … Continue reading »
62 Days 3 hours…
I’m still alive… see? More to come on my TdF ambitions too. 62 Days 3 hours…. Continue reading »
Catching up on the gossip.
Woosh! And suddenly the weeks have flown by with a blink of an eye. I’ve been knitting madly, and resting up various injured body parts (and by resting, I mean swimming 1km laps of breaststroke to stop myself going completely insane). Work remains fantastic. I love library work. Almost as much as I love consulting … Continue reading »
Ground control to Major Tom…
Very quick. Before the road work at eleven thirty at night drives me insane. I wish they’d inform those living in the area that they’d be working all night before they actually do. There’s a new job on the horizon. I’m so very excited. Actually. Excited doesn’t even begin to cover it. I’ll let you … Continue reading »
