Turning Forty

…As we ease ourselves into Paris, we are somehow infused with the romantic atmosphere.  It’s really true, that sexy reputation Paris has.  There is an atmosphere of repressed passion, especially after dark, when couples stroll together in leather jackets, embracing tightly and kissing long and deep… Flash back: July 2013. My wife and I are…

Not so Naughty – Amsterdam, Netherlands

  Highlights of the Netherlands:   swimming in the north sea and sleeping in the beautiful gardens in Den Haag; the street museum with giant medieval fairground robots;  realising that queuing 2 hours to see the tiny box Anne Frank lived in is probably a silly idea;  meeting Carel, the nano-technologist who gave us a…