Monthly Archives: November 2011

Ötzi’s autopsy

It’s incredible to think that over 5,000 years after the death of Ötzi the Iceman, DNA analysis – during a nine-hour autopsy in Italy – can reveal so much about who he really was. Many people were interested to hear how he had died (an arrow to his chest) or fascinated to learn about what

Bridesmaid abroad

So, at the age of 37 and unmarried, I found myself committing to be a bridesmaid to my god-daughter. No, my god-daughter was not a child bride, she was 27; she asked me to be her god-mother when she was 17. Ten years on, perhaps I had fallen short of being a dutiful god-mother (what

A day in the life of hotelshopUK

You know an office is a bit different when you’re greeted by two dachshunds standing on the MD’s desk. Kaisha and Jasmine – clearly loved by all – wander about freely, entirely oblivious to the energy and activity around them. It’s kind of how you imagine the trading floor of an investment bank, except here