Author: Lou

…thinking about food!Ate at some really nice places last week in Chicago so thought I’d check ‘em out. One, where I had great fresh seafood was called Petterino’s on North Dearborn. It had the impression of being an independent restaurant but I now realise there’s this whole chain of restaurants belonging to a company called… Continue reading just being consistent

Of all the flights operating between London Heathrow and Chicago O’Hare (and there are many – every day) my return flight from O’Hare back to Heathrow on Friday saw me sitting next to the same passenger as I had on the way out on Monday! The odds of being on the same flight as A.N.… Continue reading isnt it a small world?!

hoorah – no more part-time college commitments until September! Today was my last college day so I’ve got ‘free’ time again outside of full-time working hours, lucky me…

Every time we travel by National Express we vow never to do it again. Only, we do it so infrequently it always seems like a good budget option (cheap transport equals more beer money during the trip type logic). Well, let’s remember this journey for next time we book. Or more importantly, let’s remember the… Continue reading TAKE THE TRAIN!!!!!

Submitted/emailed my last assignment of this academic year, today – hooray! and went out for lunch with Susan. We went to Mangosteen thai restaurant on Ganton Street just off Carnaby Street. It has a relaxed cafU feel to it and the food is delicious. There’s outdoor seating too, when the weather’s nice. Their own literature… Continue reading Mangosteen thai