The 2010 World Cup in South Africa found me approaching the end of nearly three years living in London. After the heartache of Germany 2006 I never entertained going to South Africa for the tournament four years later, despite tracking and trailing big cats there the summer before. On the tournament’s opening day I happened […]
Central Berlin football feature at the Brandenburg Gate Back in 2005 I was a committed football fan. Knowing the World Cup was coming closer to the UK than since 1990 and wouldn’t be back in Europe any time soon, I joined the official England supporters’ club. The dream was to get tickets for the 2006 […]
“Ship shape and Bristol fashion..” Adj. (chiefly nautical) Tidily tied down and secure. – Wikipedia http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shipshape_and_Bristol_fashion Not much distance separates the UK cities of Cardiff and Bristol. Just under 45 miles of road, if Google is to be believed, as well as the River Severn estuary and a fairly important border that divides Wales and England. In terms of population, […]