So, we set off from San Fran, down the coast to Clint Eastwood’s ‘Carmel’ supposedly down that road that is the most scenic. Only the Sat Nav had other ideas. It takes us on the most unscenic inland route, Route 101. The direct and fastest way. All would not have been lost had my ‘dear’ … Continue reading →

In the Cafe Trieste, no longer in its 1950’s heydey, but still. Kinda cool.

Saw a picture of a cigar with the face of a male human. He had a simple message – “hello”, he said. The best part of it all was, he was an advertisement for a sandwich shop. A cigar pretending to be a man has nothing to do with a sandwich. I also encountered a … Continue reading →

As a veteran blogger, I know the only way to do it is don’t think, don’t procrastinate, don’t over edit: just write and press publish. Easy. And so I feel it necessary to impart this wisdom to all the newbies all around me, because getting them up and blogging is like stirring treacle. I could … Continue reading →

Stopping en route for…………..yes, you’ve guessed it……….coffee. .

Sun sun sun. Yes it really does exist and it’s here in Califor- nye- A. They should write a song about it. And I’m a bit burnt. But don’t care after our ‘Great’ British summer so far. I’m also a bit jet lagged. Still. 4 am waking is not ideal! But not the end of … Continue reading →

Hullo all. This is my first attempt at blogging for almost a year. (My two other pieces of blogging can be found at ‘sammykempner.wordpress.com’. For those of you who have never heard of it, this was my short lived, yet wholly-acclaimed-as-an-outright-success-by-mum-and-me, blog of last summer. It was set up as part of a decidedly poor … Continue reading →