america
the strangeness of this side of the pond
Monday, October 1st, 2007Where else in the world would they advertise a version of Monopoly that uses credit cards instead of cash? Or have tanks of liquid nitrogen standing innocently on street corners? Or pelican crossings that make a “cuckoo” sound as you cross? In America - of course!
Very strange. Possibly too strange for […]
a grockle in new york
Sunday, September 30th, 2007Well, I have to say, it finally got to me: the grockle tendency which inhabits all of us when we travel. I have the camera, the hat, the armful of leaflets, the suncream that smells of dulux… all one really needs to be a tourist. A grockle, as those in the West Country […]
