Great Wall of China

The Chinese are up to their subterfuge again. GSP went to the Chinese embassy to get a visa to visit China in the New Year and they confiscated her passport. I know, crazy and in the middle of London. What is the world coming to? What is Riki doing about it? Well, it turns out, nothing, that is about what we would expect. He was away in India, visiting his extended family and the Great Wall of China is being demolished. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) asked GSP to go to China and evaluate the damage done by those pesky Chinese farmers and submit a detailed report on the damage to UNESCO.

She is going undercover as part of a group of companies evaluating the feasibility of a theme park for the Chinese people to enjoy and pay for. My advice is to be careful and take your Apple sunglasses with the 12 mb camera and the reverse mirrors to see if you are being followed. Also, a tip, take your fountain pens filled with gin and tonic, helpful under interrogation.

Something more lighthearted is what is called for now. What do you call a camel with three humps - Humphrey.

The old debate with regard to Flip-Flops has come full circle. Many years ago I did an article on whether you can wear flip-flops while driving. There is currently no explicit law that bans driving with flip-flops, or any other form of sandals or footwear. However, Highway Code 97 states that, before setting out on a journey in a car, it’s important that “clothing and footwear do not prevent you using the controls in the correct manner”. The Highway Code does advise that a driver wears shoes that cannot slip off the foot, which offer a good balance between sturdiness and suppleness to allow easy control of the pedals. There you have it, I would suggest we refrain from high heels and Flip Flops - Birkenstocks, I have found a good balance between proper shoes and ones with an open heel.

Hey, Cows, it is OK we got this.

That is a quote from Oatly, an alternative milk manufacturer.

Is oat milk any good for pockets? This question is so infrequently asked that I actually made it up myself in hopes of getting your attention so I could talk to you about alternative milk drinks, specifically its fairly fantastic sustainability advantages, its remarkably rewarding taste and that if you like to cook, how easily it is to swap cow milk for oat milk in your favourite recipes. In all fairness though, oat drink is not so fantastic that it can solve the entire climate crisis by itself, but it can reduce your own climate impact since it's plant-based. That's a pretty cool piece of information to possess, now that you do. Sadly, front jeans pocket storage of oat drinks while riding the bus to work could potentially be complicated, but life's greatest challenges can provide us with some of our fondest memories. Fair enough, it looks like it is not that suitable for pockets.

GSP is travelling again, yep, on the road again. This time her adventures have taken her to the heart of blue-veined cheese, Bockwurst, chocolate cake and LEGOLAND® Deutschland. Her mission is to go where no one has gone before, well, from Poole anyway, accessing the current situation and what can be learnt from those clever Bavarians. Meeting up with other seasoned travellers, all leaders in the land of Lego. They will discuss world affairs and how climate change will affect this global brand. We wish her every success in her endeavours and wait to hear about the progress towards Net Zero and healthy profits.