How can we live our best lives? Suck the marrow out of life.
I often get asked by my friends to suggest places to eat in London. Eating and drinking are two of my favourite pastimes. London eating and drinking is very hit and miss. There's far more terrible and average places than good places and when London is so expensive, that means that most places are awful value for money. Here's my favourite places …
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One of my close friends is climbing Kilimanjaro this November. Over a recent curry, he sounded pretty relaxed about it. I asked him what training he was planning to do. He said, 'A bit of cardio.' Is that all? 'Yeah, bit of running. What else do I need to do?' I thought I'd write this for him and anyone else looking for …
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I've just come back from a trip to Morocco, which was incredible. One of the things that struck me most was how damn good the Moroccans are at selling stuff. We bought so many things that we just didn't need! If you've been to Morocco, particularly Marrakech, then you know what I mean. The souks of Marrakech are filled with master …
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Introduction I’ve done this challenge twice now. Once in 2010 and again in 2012. It’s an awesome experience and I wholeheartedly recommend it. In 2010, I did it with friends from school, Dave Macaulay and Grant Rowley, and Dave’s dad, John Macaulay. In 2012, I did it with some friends I’d made from a trip to Kilimanjaro earlier that year. What is …
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Seoul was incredibly good fun, but after five days, it was time to leave South Korea. We flew back to Hong Kong where I stayed just for one more day before boarding a flight back to the UK. I’m back! So what’s different? In Little Gidding, T.S. Eliot wrote: “We shall not cease from exploration, And the end of all our exploring, Will …
