It’s probably abundantly clear – because I clearly mentioned it several times – that back in December I was extremely fortunate to be able to get back to my hometown of Adelaide and spend a few weeks there, soaking up
Qype: The Speaker in London
London – Eating & Drinking – Pubs & Bars – Pubs The Speaker is a neat, cosy little bolthole tucked away in Westminster – a perfect place to be snugly installed with a pint of real ale when the freezing
Qype: Cafe Fresco in London
London There’s a tendency in this country for quite mediocre businesses to survive or even flourish based on their proximity to large groups of lazy people. There’s the Station-to-Pub-Proximity-Rule to illustrate this (in that by and large the quality of
Qype: Piccadilly Italian Restaurant in London
London Have you ever wandered into a restaurant because you were getting really hungry, were in a rush to be somewhere else, and the place had (lots) of empty tables? Well, in this case, the best advice would be to
Qype: Flat Cap Coffee Company in Westminster
Westminster After reading about all of the wonderful coffee places springing up in the City in the last few months, jealousy began to take hold of the workers in the St James’s Park/Victoria area. Around here it’s all been the
Qype: The Gunmakers in London
London – Eating & Drinking – Pubs & Bars – Pubs Many elements must converge to make a great pub, and The Gunmakers is one of a handful of central London pubs which exemplifies this. The main drawcard is the
Isn’t it rich? Isn’t it (a) grand?
So, we had a small titter of celebration here at Humpy Towers when my facebook friend count hit 800. A bit later when it hit 900, I was further surprised but quite chuffed: it’s nice to know there’s so many
A weekend of old angry white males
Every now and again a weekend comes up which culminates in an almost shellshocked feeling of “Wow, how lucky am I?!”. And the 15th was the beginning of just such a weekend, because it started with a chance to see
Come on… Who thought this was a good idea for the name of…
Come on… Who thought this was a good idea for the name of a pub, own up. You know this country is essentially one massive Carry On film.
I got ’em. I got ’em.
In late 2004 in an effort to prove that you can get anything on eBay I purchased an A-Team coat hanger – it had a likeness of Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith, portrayed memorably by George Peppard. Documentation on the exact