Author Archives: Gunar

Imagine a great table, a gorgeous, sumptuous dark wooden table. You approach it – only to find it is fashioned from a layer of the thinnest veneer. If you place a glass on the table, you have no idea what … Continue reading →

Now some people may say it is a bit silly to travel 1,000 miles (1,600 km) for a day to a Spanish festival in the tiny town of Buñol (population 9,000) for the worlds largest food fight. However, in the … Continue reading →

There is an old expression: Heaven is where … the cooks are French the policemen are English the lovers are Italian the car mechanics are German and it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where… the cooks are … Continue reading →

Well here we are with yet another postcard from the edge. This week, it is the story of international jet-settyness at the Formula 1 Hockenheim race (Hockenheim being about 10 miles away from where I live). In my new job, … Continue reading →

well here is a quick postcard from the edge of civilization. Following on from a trip to Sydney, stopped off in Bangkok for a couple of days.   Arriving in Bangkok at 2 am, we took a taxi to Khao … Continue reading →