Twenty-three years before we were in the above photo, my friend Paula flew home from Perth to Buenos Aires, via: Sydney Auckland Tahiti Easter Island and Santiago. On my first trip to Buenos Aires in 2003, I was happy when I only had to stop at Sydney and Auckland. Ditto for 2005. Even happier on…
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Mar
Last year, a friend looked down at my feet and said, ‘I see you’re wearing your contraceptive shoes.’ Many of my clothes would not be out of place in a contraceptive wardrobe. But I know a thing or two about travel outfits. Note how I’m wearing trousers here: … and shorts here: Detachable cargo pants…
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Feb
Argentine beef has become expensive. I also don’t think it’s as tender as it used to be. Apparently, the cattle are fed differently. Is this partly why, for the first time in seven trips, I saw these words last year in Buenos Aires?
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Feb
When I did my shows at Fringe World, I put on previews. they were a chance to iron things out before opening night. They also meant that I had, in a sense, two opening nights: one official and one unofficial. A preview isn’t meant to be quite the final product, so the ticket prices are…
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Feb
This is the ‘Pumpkin with Cut Tip’ by Ricardo Gabarito. I saw it at MALBA – the Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires.
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Feb
Queen Mary is having a bit of a revival. A friend is soon to leave Fremantle on the Queen Mary 2. If I go on Netflix, I can see her prominent appearance in the first season of The Crown. But for me, she never went away, as this picture from Madame Tussaud’s in 1991 demonstrates….
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Feb
People have asked me if I’m performing at the 2018 Fringe. The bad news is no. The good news is that I’ve just finished a draft of a new show I’ll be performing later this year. It will be tasteful.
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Jan
I was at Salto Bossetti, Iguazu Falls, during my recent trip to Argentina. I first saw the bride and groom nearby. I didn’t think they’d end up here:
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Jan
