Postcard from Bishkek

I remember on my first visit to Bishkek, back in 1994, wandering through the city center and being brought up short, surprised to hear a soprano practicing her scales as we passed some classical edifice. Tony turned to me and asked why I was surprised … “You are not in a cultural wilderness you know.”

I wouldn’t say that I have been particularly sporting, however, I have “had a go” at many different games over the years. Most of it my sporting experience was of the “knock-about” variety rather than organised sport.  The trouble with organised sport was that it required talent, skill, training and commitment.  Now I have a […]

For some reason, many people are scared of numbers.  I’m lucky in that I’ve never really had that problem. I wasn’t particularly good at maths in Primary School, in fact I tended to get “average” grades, but in my last years that I found a liking and (minor) talent for Mathematics … the crucial moment […]