I’m packing my bags again. Flatmate and I are off to Düsseldorf, the fashion HQ of Germany (it’s also, unsurprisingly, home to the biggest Japanese community in Europe), and Cologne to celebrate Carnival.

DJs Tom Novy, who last year remixed C&C Music Factory’s Power, and Kurd Maverick are having a couple big nights there, but we’re not sure yet whether we will go.

After this weekender, I’m heading to Paris, Abu Dhabi and Dubai to see friends and family. It’ll be my first time in the Middle East. With the scorching weather there, I hope to see some people wearing T-shirts. Well, at least the men and expats anyway.