>> The Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics and all this ra-ra-ra-London stuff all seems terribly alien to me. Having been out of London for well over a month, I haven't a clue what's going on, to the point where I had to check up on Google to see what bank holidays we had. Turns out I… Continue reading Crowning Moment
Tweet Tweet Talk Talk
>> After this month, I better shut up for a while as I seem to have spent an awful lot of time talking about blogging and not getting on with the act of blogging. First up were the Portable talks. I better not show my face in Australia for a while for fear of people… Continue reading Tweet Tweet Talk Talk
Heeless in the Making
I'm backdating again as I rewind to my trip to Tokyo (even though I'm currently in Shanghai, and then Beijing, my last leg of my trip) where I had another encounter with shoe designer Noritaka Tatehana. I thought nothing could top his kindness of allowing me to try on a few pairs of his shoes… Continue reading Heeless in the Making
Olive Goods
The world just keeps getting smaller as I'm turning ye olde blog posts into real life in-the-flesh encounters. Elaine, the owner of The Olive Shoppe, the former vintage eBay store once based in California, has been bouncing around the world, from Beijing to Bangkok and now to Shanghai for an indefinite period of time. Their… Continue reading Olive Goods