DULL AND BORING PAIR UP 9 June 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment Never before has such a frenzy of interest surrounded Dull and Boring. Boring, a town of 15,000 in Oregon, has voted in favour [...]
CONTROVERSIAL START TO EURO 2012: RACIAL CHANTS AND TONGUE TWISTERS AS A FRENCHMAN HELPS POLAND TO A DRAW 8 June 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment Poland and Greece got Euro 2012 got underway on Friday to a controversial start amid occasional racial chants, some poor refereeing, two sendings-off [...]
REUNION AT THE CASTLE 7 June 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment What’s a trip to Edinburgh without a visit to the castle, particularly if it’s closed to the public for a private banquet? It [...]
BRITANNIA STILL RULES THE WAVES 3 June 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment While the Queen was preparing for her day on the Thames in the 1,000 boat Jubilee flotilla I was among a group of [...]
LONDON PARTIES, CHARLIZE’S DILEMMA AND HAGGIS TOO 2 June 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment Canary Wharf party Have packed plenty of variety into a whirlwind trip to the UK coinciding with only the second royal Diamond Jubilee [...]
THE DARK SIDE TO THE GOLDEN GATE 27 May 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment San Francisco is in the throes of a massive party to celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th birthday. One of the most [...]
IT WAS A PARTY TO REMEMBER! 26 May 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment It happened 45 years ago but it is a party that has gone down in Hollywood history and one that celebrity survivors [...]
CHELSEA SKIPPER JOHN TERRY IS EVERYWHERE! 21 May 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment Even though John Terry was suspended and had to watch from the sidelines as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League [...]
WHAT A DAY! FIRST THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, THEN TEA AND CAKES 20 May 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment King’s Road victory parade What a day! Chelsea finally won the Champions League to be officially declared the best club side in Europe [...]
PARTIES AND PARADES AS LONDON PREPARES FOR THE JUBILEE 18 May 201225 August 2012john hiscock Comment ……… Even Harrods joins the party Just back from London where excitement is building as the city prepares for the Queen’s [...]