A long lie in was sadly cut short my the hotel testing the fire alarm at 11am. I decided to pop for lunch at Marco Pierre White & Frankie Detori's sports bar next to the hotel. I went for a pizza & a glass of wine which filled the spot quite nicely. I was shown around a couple of bars in the area by Charlotte who had managed to escape work early. I presented her with a bottle of red pig hand wrapped in the finest carrier bag by Keith himself no less. Ne...

Hello all, back on the blog once again. Less countries & not as long as the previous blog but I am sure shall prove very memorable. Holiday started like any other saying goodbye to Keith in the Brandling. Today I was kindly dropped off at central station & after a quick Burger King boarded the train. It was at this point I realised that the ticket Alan Wilson had provided for me was in first class. Needless to say this made the journey much more enjoya...

Incredibly Stefan & Amanda had both made it to work. I however was going no where fast. This proves that if I ever did move to NYC there would be no drinking on a week night as I would be incapable of working the next day. The Olympics & Gus attempts to escape helped me pass the day in a docile state. I imagine I am not the only person who feels the need to rest before a long journey. Though I still cannot work out what's so tiring about sitting in a cha...

I took Charlotte over to Queens on the 7train where she was able to meet Stefan & Amanda's cats. Well Gus anyway, Willa was MIA. I took her to Woodside for lunch. We found a corner place that served Nathan's hot dogs. Impressively we located Lorna in Time Square & headed off to do an open top bus tour. The microphone wasn't working correctly but it was nice to be able to sit out in the sun & tour the streets. We did have to hop off slightly early ho...

I took Lorna on a walk down the highline, followed by a spot of brunch. The cafe was located just under the Standard hotel. We shared a small sandwich & some shrimp. I opted for a very tasty version of a Pimms cocktail. Later we grabbed a cab back to the hotel to meet Charlotte & take her out for lunch. The girls then went on a shopping trip while I rested at the hotel. I met up with them in Macy's where I picked up a few shirts. Stefan & Amanda me...