Jack Scott's Blog, page 95
July 18, 2012
Windy City
The minor inconvenience of existing tenants meant that we had to wait a while for our medieval Weaver’s cottage in Norwich. To avoid continual sofa-hopping, we decided on a budget tour of east East Anglia. Our first stop was Lowestoft, … Continue reading →
July 16, 2012
London Turks
While looking for a new gaff to lay our hats we boxed and coxed with trunks in tow. Some of our time was spent with Liam’s folks in Edmonton, North London. The area has a strange familiarity, and not for … Continue reading →
July 15, 2012
Do You Have a Tale to Tell?
QuestTurkey is a top notch property and lifestyle website about Turkey. I’ve been lucky enough to feature on the site a few times in the past. Quest is always looking for contributors with a tale to tell with an interesting … Continue reading →
July 14, 2012
School’s Out
Travel may well broaden the mind but upping sticks and relocating to a foreign field can blow it completely. The best laid plans may not prepare you for having the cultural rug pulled from under your feet, something that can … Continue reading →
July 12, 2012
Edge of Glory
Blimey. Perking the Pansies has made the long list of 10 for the prestigious Polari First Book Prize. I popped along to the Polari Literary Salon at the Royal Festival Hall to catch the broadcast. I sat at the back … Continue reading →
July 10, 2012
Marriage Equality or Marriage Apartheid?
Typical indecisive liberal Libran, I’m all in a silly tizz. I just can’t make my mind up about the Government’s marriage equality law. Just for the record, the proposal is to legalise same sex civil marriage (a good thing) but … Continue reading →
July 8, 2012
We’re All Immigrants Really
I recently tuned in to a debate on BBC Radio Norwich. It was about immigration, something of a national obsession in Blighty, particularly now that the recession has really started to bite. Some of the comments were intelligent and thoughtful, … Continue reading →
July 6, 2012
Essential Lessons for Expat Living
Pat Yale (she who put the pat into expat), has been writing for the Today’s Zaman, one of two Turkish national newspapers published in English. She asked me (he who put the grey into emigrey) what I thought were the … Continue reading →
July 4, 2012
Picking the Poppies
I’m always chuffed to hear from people I don’t know who take the trouble to tell me how much they enjoyed reading Perking the Pansies. It’s even better when I hear about what readers have been saying to each other. … Continue reading →
July 2, 2012
Letter from Ephesus
No journey through Asia Minor is complete without a tumbling tour of the ancient wonder that is Ephesus: world heritage site nominee and arguably one of the most impressive open air museums anywhere. Ephesus (or ‘Efes’ to give the place … Continue reading →
