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A Haven in the Heart of KL

By On Friday, 19 July 2013

I’m in KL, very near KLCC – KL City Centre for the uninitiated – yet all I can hear is the gentle splash of fountains and bird song. Well, almost (truck rumbles… Read More

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The Ivy Restaurant is Old News. ‘The Club at The Ivy’ is Where It’s At

By On Wednesday, 17 July 2013

We missed the last race of the day when we went to Ascot, in the hope of beating at least some of the traffic heading from the racecourse into central London. It… Read More

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Pageantry Fashion and Even the Odd Horse: Ascot

By On Thursday, 11 July 2013

I know I have wittered on before about how much I love a hat, but it just so happened that this year Royal Ascot was on at the same time that I was back… Read More

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Finding Shade on a Tropical Beach (Without Looking Like a Pasty Loser)

By On Friday, 5 July 2013

I am pale. I am so pale that people always used to want to stand next to me in school photographs (being pale in England is the opposite of being pale here,… Read More

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A Retox vs a Detox Holiday

By On Thursday, 4 July 2013

I am vaguely aware that there are some people in this world who go on these wonderful sounding things called detox holidays. Whilst I don’t doubt that they must be pretty awful when… Read More

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Giffords Circus

By On Friday, 28 June 2013

While I am over here in England, I’m using my trip as a great excuse to say yes to everything I get asked to do. The more english it happens to be,… Read More

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Asparagus Season

By On Saturday, 15 June 2013

“It’s glacial…get my fur, will you?” may have been a line delivered by Maggie Smith in Gosford Park (recently re-watched, can you tell?) but it also sums up how I’m feeling, having… Read More