Since I haven’t blogged from my iPad since NYC, and with the WordPress app receiving a significant update, I thought it was well overdue I give it a go. One of my main bug-bears with the previous version was it’s annoying knack of loosing drafts should you make the mistake of navigating away from it […]
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Mind mash
I’m having a day where I feel like I have a lot to say, but really it’s all inconsequential. I think I need to get one of those light therapy lamps for Seasonal Affective Disorder. It’s that time of year where I get nihilistic and wonder what the point of life is. We are going […]
2010 in Summary
2010 was certainly a year of high highs and low lows for me. January We brought in 2010 in South Africa will all our friends and family @ Julian & Belinda’s house for a fantastic casino night. A group of my friends, family and myself all got tattooed together. My Brother, Mum, Myself. Belinda & […]
NYC Holiday – 4 Jan bye-bye NYC <3
Holiday NYC 3 Jan
Because our tour tickets had expired we didn’t have any solid plans for our last full day. We took at walk back up to 42nd street and had an expensive but delicious lunch at Applebee’s, afterwards we just spent the afternoon walking around the Times Square are until our (my) feet were sore. Then we […]
NYC Holiday 2 Jan
We started the day a bit earlier and caught the Downtown tour to Ground Zero. We were there for much of the day and visited the 9/11 Memorial visitors centre and Gallery. I was very moved by the whole experience of just viewing the gallery, and that was before we even started the guided tour […]
NYC Holiday New Years Day
We stayed in bed late and Pete procured nourishment from a local pizza shop. The biggest pizza I have ever seen! Had a nice afternoon relaxing in the hotel and taking a long jet bath. Finally got ready and took a tour bus on the Downtown Route to China Town. We walked around a bit […]
NYC Holiday 31 Dec
Decided to activate our 3 day travel ticket and take one of the bus tours and the boat cruise. Picked up our tickets in Madame Tussauds, then went for lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. Had possibly the best burger and chips I’ve ever had, and surrounded by guitars and equipment previously owned by world […]
NYC Holiday 30 Dec
In the morning we booked a 3 day tour with the Concierge in the reception of our hotel, and also tickets for Phantom of the Opera. Hit the streets around 12 and went for lunch at Dallas BBQ on 42nd. A young guy cane to serve us and I detected a South African accent so […]