This is a plaque on the sidewalk of Avenida de Corrientes, Buenos Aires: one of the main roads into the city centre and heart of the theatre district: ‘Here Eva Esther Nuñez was hijacked Popular militant Detained Disappeared 15 July 1977 By the terrorism of the State’
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Jun
In 2005, as a way of learning Spanish, I visited tourist sites with Evadne, a Spanish teacher. This is an old prison cell in San Telmo (part of the Museo Penitenciario Argentino). At first glance, there doesn’t seem much of an upside to it. But the guide, a friendly man in his seventies, told me the…
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Jun
… but I could get to one in my own city. I’m growing to appreciate Perth winters. There are get days like today when the sun sneaks out through the patchwork of clouds, and I can walk along the beach without a jumper and no fear of getting burnt.
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Jun
Just off Hay Street Mall in Perth.
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Jun
Originally, my travel plans for the next twelve months included cruising the Chilean fjords on the way to Puerto Natales … … writing on the stage at this Buenos Aires bookshop … … popping up to Far North Queensland … … and maybe Melbourne. My revised ambition is to the visit the 24-7 Kmart at…
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May
SPOILER ALERT! If, like me, you’ve watched the new Netflix series called Hollywood, please read on. It’s wildly entertaining, but are the things that happen believable? Let me list some of them. Men in powerful positions in Tinseltown abuse that power by coming onto aspiring actors. Even without the Me Too movement, I don’t think…
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May
After the 9/11 attacks in the World Trade Center, Perth’s obscurity made it a good place to be. But after a few months, other places were much more happening. This time, with COVID-19, Perth’s obscurity is even more of a plus, but I also know that when things go back to normal (or whatever normal…
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May
Or is it? Some friends gave me these playing cards. With COVID-19, is this the end for cruise ships? Some of you may think yes. I’m not so sure. I once read that ocean liners became more popular after the 1997 movie Titanic was released. ‘They’re so romantic,’ people thought. I actually left the movie…
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Apr
