How not to do does Amsterdam...

I've been to Amsterdam a lot of times over the years.  My first experiences were hit and miss...  The city centre and red light district are horrible.  The smell of weed pouring into the street and dead eyed women gyrating in windows do not inspire me to anything much more than tears.

How not to does Lake Como

How not to do does Bangkok...

How not to do does Melbourne...

Getting drunk on a bus in the Yarra Valley...

Back in the Office

So we went away for Christmas and the New Year to Australia and Thailand. Normal Service will resume shortly once I've worked out what day it is and the jetlag subsides. Hope you all had a great break; in the meantime look at the lovely Seagull; we fed it chips!

The Bird - Amfalk Platz, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin

Until I’d moved to London and tried the delights of the #Meateasy and the like there is no way you’d have ever got me in a boiger joint on holiday.  I just wouldn’t have actively sought out an American restaurant but I’m really glad we took the time to find The Bird!

How not to do does Berlin...

Berlin doesn't need much of an introduction for most people.  Centre of some of the most dramatic events of the last century it's a city that has dealt with a lot of change.  It’s seen some dark days and still has the wounds to show it but I think this makes it all the more interesting.

That Mona Lisa

Café du Louvre... Quiche Lorraine, Frisee salad and french dressing in a sachet all served with the company of my beautiful lady! A great diversion from the cultural roller coaster happening elsewhere in the Louvre.