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Yesterday I found myself on yet another trip down memory lane when I visited some of the places I used to love going to during the short time I lived in NYC 15 yrs ago. This is an image I had the privilege of seeing a few times a week for almost a year. A spectacular view of Manhattan Bridge with the Empire State Building modestly peeking through the lower arch. I worked at an office in the building on the right, and my office window was the one on the top left corner. From there you could also see Brooklyn Bridge and the magnificent skyline across the river. The day I was on my way to my interview the taxi driver explained to me that the area I was going to was called DUMBO, which stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. I giggled at how silly it sounded. Little did I know what to expect. My job was part time and quite random, although I did get to record voice overs on a Nagra reel-to-reel, spoke to Jena Malone through her agent in LA, and remember meeting some aspiring local actors, one man whose headshot proved he thought of himself as a bit of a Robert De Niro. I wonder if he ever made it. #Brooklyn #dumbo #manhattanbridge #newyork (at DUMBO, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2G3b9Yn_ZOe1s7FfKIvnDuXTTmNX0EvXI_Ff80/?igshid=1m4t5hx3a86ue

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US Adventure Day 1: Having just returned to the Big Apple after 12 years, the adrenaline kept me going through a 20hr journey on about three hours of sleep over 48hrs. So much so that when I realised the one and only Roger Federer would be playing in the US Open quarterfinals that same evening, it was a no-brainer, it had to happen. However, past experiences have taught me nothing. The last time I tried to see a celebrity perform live after a long trip to another country, I fell asleep (cue Rachel yelling at Ross over an 18-page letter...front and back!). Jude Law playing Hamlet in London is quite something, but three hours of that under those circumstances becomes slightly torturous. Nevertheless, despite that and the fact that he lost (but we’ll forget about that bit), I can still happily say that I have finally made this one happen. I saw (for the most part) Federer playing live at the US Open, and that’s a pretty bloody awesome thing 😎🎾 (at Arthur Ashe Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2BKmdhHsFFxz5Nyp_O0HMeDJsUl0QRJH1Yvbo0/?igshid=kz2od24stily

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This hole in the wall serves THE best Italian sandwiches in Florence. There is a second one of the same name directly across the street, and on any given day and time (during opening hours of course), you will find a queue of people outside each one, literally going down to the end of the street. It is important to remember that this is not a place for those with little or no patience (but a good place to start working on that - some things really are worth waiting for). It is also important to make sure you’re just the right amount of hungry; hungry enough to devour what you’re about to be served (it’s huge), but not so hungry that waiting in an endless line will feel so torturous you’ll want to knock everyone down like a line of dominoes and jump over them screaming for your sandwich whilst flailing your arms about, with the risk of getting permanently barred. However, once you’re inside, you will be greeted by a line of five charming young Italian men (but not always the same ones...yes, I went more than once). You could even say they are... ‘sandwiched’ together *ba dum tss*... behind a very narrow counter, and will swiftly serve you your sandwich of choice while gracefully shouting to each other in their melodic Italian to be passed the ingredients they need. Watching them make your sandwich is half the experience of this place. These guys have a very impressive system of perfectly organised chaos. There is a seamlessly perfect method to the madness that is Italian sandwich making. I recommend trying the Summer Sandwich. This simple sandwich consists of just the right Italian ingredients. A very generous few layers of pepper prosciutto, thick juicy slices of fresh mozzarella, perfectly ripened tomatoes (and those of you who know me know how fussy I am with my tomatoes), and a tiny touch of basil, all stuffed between two enormous, olive oil-soaked layers of freshly baked, deliciously comforting focaccia the size of your head (I’m not kidding). And it’s literally ready in seconds. It takes a while to get through it (mine took me my entire two train journeys from Florence to Rome), and so good that you will feel very protective over it, and certainly won’t be sharing it with anyone. Not even your dog. In fact, the experience is quite like a combination of those two Friends episodes, ‘the one with Ross’ sandwich’ and ‘the one where Joey doesn’t share food’. Who ever thought you could write five paragraphs about a sandwich?! My primary school teachers would be proud. Now go get in that queue, it’s only going to get longer!

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Successfully completed Day 2 of the 48 hr Classic Car Rally! Despite my brain overheating from too much Maths, co-driving is fun! Go Little Sprite ❤️ #vroomvroom (at Cyprus)

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On the road again! Successfully completed Day 1 of the 48hr Classic Car Rally in the adorable little Austin Healey Sprite 😁 #frogeyes 🐸 #vroomvroom 🏎 (at Cyprus)

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Duke has yet to grasp the rules of hide-and-seek.... 🐕🏎🙈 #howtofitasibeinanmx5

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Happiness is a warm puppy. Or in my case, a giant snow beast hopping around in the grassy fields at springtime 🐕☀️❤️ #nationalpuppyday #adoptadog

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Oh look, we match! 💙💛❤️ Thank you @pervinavci 😉 #oldnicosia #lookingforstreetart #mappingthecity (at Nicosia, Cyprus)

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Shooting Street Art: The Selfie Stick War 🔫📱 #mappingthecity #streetart #oldnicosia #urbangorillasareatitagain (at Old City Nicosia)

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Girls Not Toys 👩🏻🎮 #mappingthecity #oldnicosia #streetart #day2 #urbangorillasareatitagain (at Nicosia, Cyprus)

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'So, where are we on the map...?' 🤔 #questionoftheday #mappingthecity #day1 #oldnicosia #streetart #graffiti #urbangorillasareatitagain (at Old City Nicosia)

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Bliss ❤ #sirduke #dukethesiberianhusky #siberianhusky #ilovemysibe

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What a fun and exciting week in Rome! Thrilled to have worked with the Urban Gorillas team on this project, which is now exhibiting at the @museomaxxi until 20th March! The exhibition is an audiovisual installation of the team's various completed projects including the latest 'Urban Spectacle', a series of new urban installations in collaboration with other independent artists. If you happen to be in Rome over the next month, go check it out! 🦍🎥📺🎧🦍 #maxximuseum #MAXXI #museum #independent #artists #urbangorillas #exhibition #audiovisual #videos #installations #urbanspaces #publicspaces #citylife #Rome #Roma #Italy (at MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo)

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The Independent Gorillas do #Rome! #maxximuseum #MAXXI #museum #exhibition #artists #morethanmeetstheeye #UrbanSpectacle #Roma #Italy (at MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo)

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Where it's all happening! Urban Gorillas at the #MaxxiMuseum in #Rome! #artists #exhibition #morethanmeetstheeye #UrbanSpectacle #TheIndependent #MAXXI #museum #Roma #Italy 🦍🇮🇹 (at MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo)

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More Retro Heaven 😍 🎥#filmprojektörleri #oldskool #filmprojectors #lambalıradyodünyası (at Konak, İzmir)

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Retro Heaven 😍📺📻#oldskool #tv #radio #amp #pickup #turntable #lambalıradyodünyası (at Konak, İzmir)