Fade In…
INT. THE LOBBY OF THE SUPER 8 MOTEL, HOLLYWOOD – DAY
Two friends , PAUL and MICHELLE, are at the check in desk. A LATINO MAN is searching for their reservation on an antiquated desktop computer while also watching an old Western movie on a battered TV. On the check in desk a sign reads [...]

Do forgive the temporary radio silence – the wireless in our hotel has been a sack of crap. All fixed now, so normal service resumes tomorrow.
Meantime, for a taster of what we’ve been up to – see this exciting Flickr set.
Road trip!

Las Vegas is a hell of a town – bright, loud and utterly relentless. There is literally nothing that can’t be had, done and charged to your room by a hostess dressed as a latex policewoman.
Last night we partied like rock stars, courtesy of a generous corporate sponsor. Dinner at Nobu then a table at [...]

No time for a proper post – need to head down to the Mandalay to stop Michael losing everything at the poker tables. So – bullet points, then…
Last night was a blast – Michael arrived in town and we headed over to the Palms for an evening of dinner and fun.
We met a group of [...]

While we waited for Michael to arrive, Michelle and I decided to explore the strip. Fortunately I had my camera with me to capture Michelle ‘I used to be a professional dancer’ Acton-Bonds killer moves…

More tomorrow. (Also – see Flickr for photos from this and the rest of The Travels.)

57 men are in court today in Saudi Arabia, BBC News is reporting, arrested on charges of ‘public flirting’ in shopping centres around Mecca.
Reading that story anywhere would make the blood boil and the brain weep – but there’s something about reading it in the lobby of the Excalibur hotel in Las Vegas that [...]

It’s snowing in New York. Hard. I know this because I’m still here – sitting in the Jet Blue departure lounge at Kennedy airport awaiting my 6:30 flight to Las Vegas. My plan to fly this morning lies melting on the ground, like all this fucking snow. The great news is that Jet Blue is [...]

It’s hard to appreciate just how cold New York is at the moment without being here. It’s very cold. Freezing in fact; to the point that I’m writing this with one hand while my other is clasped around a gigantic cup of coffee. Or at least that’s what my eyes tell me is happening. My [...]

The Pod Hotel, New York, NY
Welcome to New York, they say. And welcome to the land of the free. Tick this box if you are a Nazi war criminal or have recently been near a farm, or around livestock. Cell phones must not be used in the immigration hall on pain of being shot. Tired [...]