Our journey along the north coast of Borneo takes us to an old stomping ground - Brunei was a British protectorate until 1984. These days it's a "dry" country (you can't buy booze anywhere)... Did we not teach them anything? We arrive on a Friday (their day of rest), the streets are eerily quiet. A… Continue reading The Friendly Dictator
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There’s nothing like a good clear out…
Since deciding to depart these shores, I've been getting rid of stuff like it's going out of fashion... To be honest, most of it had. But it did get me thinking... Why did I own a load of stuff I didn't need? And what made me spend so much money on it in the first… Continue reading There’s nothing like a good clear out…
Our “Revolutionary” Road…
If there's one film that's left a mark on me and the missus it's Revolutionary Road. Winslet and Di Caprio play this couple in 1950s America, who dream of moving to Paris to be artistic interesting people but settle for the mediocrity of nine-to-five suburbia instead. It's an ill-fated story that all ends in tears.… Continue reading Our “Revolutionary” Road…