Monthly Archives: May 2025

Dear Millenials (My kids)

Posted on May 27, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Your Boomer parents aren’t that bad Hey kids—yes, I mean you, the ones who taught us how to mute ourselves on Zoom and introduced us to oat milk. Before you roll your eyes and mutter “Okay, Boomer,” give us … Continue reading →

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25 Years since Expo 2000

Posted on May 22, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Still hungover from the fun? On June 1st, 2000, Hannover did something a bit outrageous: it opened its gates to the World Expo 2000, and the world wasn’t quite sure what to think. “What is this?” people asked. “A … Continue reading →

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The rise and fall of my frequent flyer glory

Posted on May 21, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Confessions of a former sky God There was a time—not so long ago, really—when I moved through airports like a minor monarch. Security queues parted at my approach. Airline staff smiled like they’d been trained at a Swiss finishing … Continue reading →

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Post-Polynesian ponderings

Posted on May 15, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Jet lag, lagoons & life lessons Well, bonjour again from France! I’ve just landed back home and am spending a luxurious whole two days trying to figure out which time zone I belong to. My jet lag is currently … Continue reading →

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The journey back

Posted on May 13, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 A tale of champagne, mystery and jet lagged delusions We boarded our Air France A350 (fabulously named Albi—yes, planes have names , like pets or Bond villains) at LAX right on time for the 9 p.m. departure. At this … Continue reading →

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A day in LA

Posted on May 13, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Sleepless in El Segundo One day 11km and a salad in LA It’s 3 a.m. in Los Angeles, and I’m wide awake in the glamorous confines of the Hyatt El Segundo. Somewhere between the jet lag from Tahiti (3 … Continue reading →

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Hello LA 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on May 12, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 LA-LA Land, here we come (With legroom, vanilla and Bloody Marys) 🛩️ Oh, the joy of early mornings… said no one, ever—except maybe me, who was up before the alarm even considered doing its job. In fact, I was … Continue reading →

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Bye bye Bora Bora 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on May 11, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Boats, breezes and bizarre bar encounters There’s something deeply poetic about eating your last breakfast in Bora Bora while watching the lagoon glisten in the early morning sun… and then being slapped in the face by an unusually enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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Bora Bora – Day 4 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on May 10, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Of snot, sea rays & snorkel sagas 🤿 After a night of sounding like an old accordion being strangled—thanks to a glamorous combo of sneezing and coughing—I heroically rose from my bed at 7:30am. Consistency is key, even in … Continue reading →

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Bora Bora – Day 3 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on May 9, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Clouds, tuna & a Mai Tai sunset 🐠The sea is back to her turquoise, glistening self today, the swell has simmered down, and while there are a few grey clouds in the sky, it’s still warm enough to make … Continue reading →

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