Dallas Diaries Day 2: Axxess and WWE Hall of Fame
Day 2 started as day one had, in Cindi’s New York Diner near Reunion Tower. But whereas it had been empty the day before it was packed this time, mostly with wrestling fans! We bumped into the c... Read More
Victoria Wood and Chyna: Farewell to two ambassadors for women in a man’s world
I’m not one to have idols, and I don’t really “do” celebrities all that much, but there are some people who have influenced me or touched my life in some way, of course. And wi... Read More
Dallas Diaries Day 1: Wrestlecon / NXT Takeover
Our first full day in Dallas was Friday and we didn’t have anything planned. Actually, that’s a lie – we’d tried and tried to get tickets for NXT Takeover but missed out on pre... Read More
Dallas Diaries: Observations of America
Our Wrestlemania 32 adventure was was my first trip to the United States of America. Despite growing up watching American films and TV (The Kids From Fame played a major part in my childhood!) and hav... Read More
Our Wrestlemania 32 Adventure: Dallas Diaries
I’ve been a bit of a fan of WWE (WWF as it was) for about 25 years. When I first left home the pub I drank in in Hounslow was an early adopter of SKY TV and my boyfriend and I used to watch W... Read More
Desperation and resignation in the Calais Jungle (trip 11)
Having only visited the Calais Jungle on Sunday I wasn’t expecting to go back for a few weeks – but seeing the destruction of the camp begin on Monday, and the violence used by the polic... Read More
The beginning of the end for the Calais Jungle? (Trip 10)
Back to France we went yesterday, this my 10th trip to the Calais Jungle, the refugee camp that’s home to people from war-torn countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, and dictatorships l... Read More
A sad farewell, Jungle-style (my 9th trip to the Calais Refugee Camp)
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you’ll know that, following my 8th trip to The Jungle, the refugee camp near Calais in northern France, I was debating whether my trips there would ... Read More