Last summer, I was invited to dinner at my friend’s parents’ house atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. As if that weren’t enough of a treat, I was served the sweetest corn on the cob I had ever had the pleasure of gnawing on, the ear’s yellow teeth yielding to my bite with a [...]
Day 10: Gallup, NM to Williams, AZ – 332 miles / 535 kms Suddenly, it’s the penultimate day of our trans-continental journey! In just 30 hours, we will be arriving at a family home near San Diego. But today is a very busy day, almost visually overwhelming… We’re planning on visiting the Painted Desert and [...]
Regular readers of Fizgiggery will know that my friend, Momsicle, is a fellow foodie and urban adventurer. Amongst other things, we share a love of macaroons – I’m not referring to the almond Italian kind (although they are also delicious!) but the melt-in-your-mouth French kind… A few months ago, before either of us left New [...]
Day 8: Van Horn, TX to Socorro, NM – 430 miles / 693 kms Van Horn, TX is an eerie place. Locals have to do most of their shopping in El Paso – one time zone and 121 miles away. When you’re spending less than $100 a night on accommodation, you don’t expect much from [...]
Days 5-7: Austin, TX to Van Horn, TX – 472 miles / 760 kms After travelling for a week and driving 1,800 miles or so, it was wonderful to wake up at our friends’ house, just outside of Austin. We’ve known the Lipmans for over 10 years, but hadn’t seen them in almost 3 – [...]
Road Trip Day 3: Trussville, AL to Shreveport, LA – 467 miles / 752 kms Another late start this morning, this time because I couldn’t resist Skyping my family – mum in southern Spain, dad in Los Angeles. So far, my iMac is surviving its journey in the boot (trunk) of the car! That’s obviously [...]
Road Trip Day 2: Lexington, VA to Trussville, AL – 550 miles / 885 kms After our first night on the road, Mr. Fizgig and I loaded up the car with all of our stuff. (To see the full list, check out the post about leaving NYC.) We joked that we’d have the packing down [...]
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So much has happened since we arrived in California, and yet so little. I noticed the other day that my fringe (bangs) really need a trim, but I don’t have a hairdresser out here yet. Somehow, my hair has become a metaphor for my life: they’re both at an in-between stage. So, I thought I’d [...]
I love Indian food. There aren’t many things that I can’t find in New York that I could in London, but great Indian food at a reasonable price is one of the things I miss most. Thanks to some of my desi friends, I’ve found a few Indian restaurants in New York …
My best friend, Boo, and I took a long Sunday afternoon walk around the Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn today. If I were a millionaire, this is where I would invest in property in Brooklyn. It may currently be an industrial waste landscape, but it won’t be forever… Easily accessible by subway and other public [...]
