Every day of the year seems to be dedicated to the awareness of an issue, even an International Day of the Toilet! Which is not as ridiculous as it sounds given that billions of people do not have a toilet and are forced to defecate in the open. 10 December (yesterday in my hemisphere) was … More International Human Rights Day
It’s not a loft. But as long as the neighbours are not within earshot, we call it one. The neighbours know we are not in a loft and may not realise our pretentious banter is in jest. It looks and feels like a loft though, so that’s what we call it, usually in our best … More Lofts, Crabcakes and Memorials
I only know two people in New York and they are both called Karen S. Karen S1, because I met her first, lives in SoHo. Karen S2, because I met her second, lives in Greenwich Village. These are both suburbs in the lower part of Manhattan Island. SoHo is a small area of about six … More From One Extreme to Another
Currently en route to New York, I was sitting on the first of three flights watching Ben Affleck in Argo, which he produced, directed and also acted in as a CIA agent involved in secreting a group of diplomats out of Tehran during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. As the movie (which is very good) … More Welcome to New York
On the 1st day of January, 1892 they opened Ellis Island and they let the people through ~ Brendan Graham, Isle of Hope Isle of Tears These are the opening lyrics to an all-time favourite song of mine which has been performed by many, usually Irish, entertainers including Celtic Woman, the Three Tenors and Tommy … More Roots
The bright lights and glittering merchandise in airport duty free stores once drew me in as intended, tempting me to purchase things I might never consider necessary, desirable or affordable at other times. These days as I walk the sparkling hallways of various airports on my already-extravagant travels, I have no desire to so much … More The Lucky Country, A Fortunate Life
Back in familiar surroundings, my days are going to be less blog-worthy for a while, but I’ll write when something of interest happens. Yesterday was blog-worthy so here I am! As a well resourced country Australia has the facility to respond in an influential way to emergencies of international importance. A current example is the … More Africa, Asia and Australia in a Day
It’s nice to be home! With Sydney’s 55km Spring Cycle Challenge behind me (Sunday was a beautiful day for it and despite cycling amongst the hoardes, it was relaxed and without accident), I now have many other commitments ahead of me. Visiting various friends and family, attending a day of Ebola training, the Sydney to … More Worlds Colliding
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