Review: Guys and Dolls

(c) Guys and Dolls photo by Paul Coltas

What a difference a cast makes. I saw the London production last month, followed by the touring version in Canterbury last night. I was trying not to fall asleep in the London version, while I stayed awake with the touring company. It isn’t that the London cast was not good. Everyone was a solid performer. […]

Restaurant Review: Samphire

The facade of Samphire restaurant in Whitstable

Samphire is a little restaurant in the heart of Whitstable town. Whitstable is the famous seaside town which boasted the first passenger train line between itself and Canterbury in 1830, ferrying rich Victorians to spend time by the sea. Now, the town is known for its annual oyster festival in July. If you want a […]

Review: EgyptAir MS778 London to Cairo Airbus 330

EgyptAir

It’s never an auspicious start when your flight is delayed. Stepping aboard the Airbus vessel adorned with Egyptair colours, the greeting is curt, almost nonchalant. Flying in coach (economy class to non-Yankees), meant having to walk almost to the back of the plane. The patterned blue seats gave the interior a strange sallow sheen. The […]