7th November 2012 Washington DC, USA
So I am standing on the start line in at 01:50 in the morning wearing a very bright red star-patterned nightshirt, donated by the partner of my colleague in the German Embassy. It’s 38f and pretty chilly. To my left is Captain America and to my right is someone in pajamas and a dressing gown. […]
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27th March 2011
How much would it be worth Oxford paying me to watch next year’s boat race against Cambridge? Or how much would Cambridge be prepared to pay to stop me watching? It’s Saturday night in Kyiv and the Oxbridge alumni of the city are gathered at the Golden Gate pub (next to the eponymous 1037 Kyiv […]
24th March 2010 New York, USA
Today, a guest blog from Captain Nick Binnington, who competed over the weekend in the Brits at Belleayre Race for Veterans ski race at Belleayre Mountain in upstate New York. Captain Binnington is part of the British Army Staff at the British Embassy in Washington, DC. Standing in the start gate, boots tightly done up, staring […]