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Low self esteem is not a big problem in the YT household:... Unless EPI put that up there. In which case I would like to know more.THE WEATHER!Another amazing day. Sunny [will it ever rain on this rain-soaked island again?] and warm with temps around 18°C. In fact...

Being in a somewhat bloglazy mood this evening, I thought I would introduce you to a certain Mr Outlander, whose acquaintance I have recently made. Now this guy has a pretty groovy gig going, namely: touring around Iceland in a beat up old jeep and writing a book...

On days like this, you will often find the above on the doors of shops or businesses in the Reykjavík area. [Except they will be in Icelandic.] That’s right: in Iceland we close due to weather when the sun is shining and the temps are high and everybody peels off...

Question: Is there anything more supremely annoying than the sound of a cartoon you're not watching, blaring out of the TV in a language you do not understand? Like, say, The Powerpuff Girls in Swedish??I think not.IN RELATED NEWS...Last week on holiday I got a...

So anyway. We went to Portugal. And I know some of you were asking for stories and whatnot and the sad truth is that nothing all that exciting really happened. Well, except for the night we were stuck out in the middle-of-nowhere Algarve shopping mall at midnight and...

As previously documented, the Rich and Famous have begun descending on our shores with all their little quirks and eccentricities. Take f’rinstance Iron Maiden, who played a concert here two evenings ago. I love the fact that their lead singer is a professional pilot...

There is a certain restaurant in Albufeira that over the past three years has become My Favourite Restaurant in the Whole Wide World. It’s called O Manel dos Frangos – which translates as ‘Manel and his Chickens’ – and it only has two dishes on the menu: piri piri...

Yesterday morning in Portugal we were lying by the pool in immaculate 30°C weather. Later that day we arrived in Iceland to blustery rain and temps of 8°C. Somehow the bare feet and sandals worn on the trip seemed rather misplaced!EPI came and picked us up at the...

... Can you lie flat in the sun like a pankake before you are fully cooked?... Can you stay in a hotel room before you see a nasty bug?... Can you make a beeline for a shoe shop window before you realize that the Portuguese DO NOT MAKE COOL SHOES?... Can you lug back...

Weather: Sun. Sun. Sun. Small cloud. Sun. Temps around 30 degrees Celsius. Light refreshing breeze coming off the Atlantic. In short: PERFECT!Status of tan: cafe latte with sprinkle of freckles.Status of AAH tan: chocolate brown.Number of hours spent next to hotel...

Phew! Busy weekend. My brother graduating on Friday; party at my father’s house. EPI’s daughter graduating on Saturday; a two-hour ceremony in the afternoon, then a party at the ex’s. Which always presents its unique set of challenges. I’ll say no more. And a bunch of...

When I go out for my run along the seashore, I very soon encounter this:As you can see, this is a perfectly demure little seaside-park-type thingy. It was put there last year, and quite a lot of work and precision went into it. I know, because I witnessed the...