Sunday Social: the Sadness of Leaving Kabul – a martini with a washed-up aid worker

An interview with an anonymous aid-worker-turned-civil-servant who shares her experiences in Afghanistan and the pursuit of justice in the military. We talk about Cape Town, gardening and the similarities between Essex and Lebanon. We might even have invented a new martini type… Continue reading Sunday Social: the Sadness of Leaving Kabul – a martini with a washed-up aid worker

The London Bar at Gatwick Airport

I had to fly last minute from London to Glasgow. I was in Gatwick South terminal on a Saturday night. I had come through security but I hadn’t had dinner or a much needed martini. So off I went in search of something to quench my thirst. The expensive caviar bar downstairs in the south terminal sadly doesn’t do martinis, although it has some exquisite … Continue reading The London Bar at Gatwick Airport

Martinis y tapas

   Having spent an amazing weekend in Madrid I thought I would write about the drinking culture in the city and see what inspiration I could draw from a martini perspective.    Los Madrileños know how to have fun – without feeling guilty, without getting stressed and without getting post-apocalyptically drunk. If you feel like having a drink or having something to eat then do so. … Continue reading Martinis y tapas