Archive for September, 2007

From skating by the Serpentine to a skating serpent

Monday, September 17th, 2007

The Sunday Stroll yesterday took us up to Russell Square. It was a short route but a fun one, especially on the way back when there were some lovely, smooth surfaces. I had plenty of company as Natalie came along and a few other familiar faces. I got to the park early and did a [...]

3.10 to Yuma

Monday, September 17th, 2007

I hadn’t even heard of 3.10 to Yuma when we rocked up to the cinema on Saturday night. But we’d already missed the Bourne Ultimatum so we decided to give it a go.
It was fantastic! It was one of the best movies I’ve seen this year, for sure. It’s a Western but it had a [...]

Moondancing with Van Morrison

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

It’s not every day that you get to dance along to Van Morrison singing Moondance in a private box at the Royal Albert Hall.
That was me and my mate Steven last night, thanks to PR firm Eulogy.
Van the Man is 62 now but he can still sing the blues with the best of them. He [...]

The purple-suited man and hairspray

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Before I went away, there were a few social events to keep me amused.
I went to see Prince at the O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome) with Yahoo!. They have a corporate box and they were hosting a number of journalists. Grant, their corporate PR, is a fellow Aussie and he made sure that there were [...]

Exotic travels abroad

Monday, September 10th, 2007

One of the best parts of my job is the chance to see some amazing places that I would not ordinarily go as a tourist. This time work took me almost home to Australia but not quite - the closest I got was Papua New Guinea, which is only 70km from Australia at the closest [...]