Only Spellcheck, which has put a red line underneath ‘succulently’, is immune to their aroma.
In the Golden Age of Hollywood, it was perfectly acceptable for a woman to have several lovers, just so long as she was taken to a psychiatric institution (A Streetcar Named Desire), drove off a cliff (Butterfield 8) or fell through ice into a lake (Flesh and the Devil). Similarly, not so long ago (eg last year),…
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Aug
Between us, my dear friend Rebecca and I have worked as a rocket scientist and a lawyer, but our attempts to pick ‘cheap and cheerful’ restaurants in San Francisco have met with mixed success. Last weekend, we took Lisa to Fang (660 Howard St, near the W). Cheap? Not particularly (though it might be when compared with a…
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Aug
Watching the San Francisco Giants last Sunday, with my Californian friend Lisa next to me. I was also with two other Californian friends, who I’ll post about later.
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Aug
On Sunday at AT&T Park, on my way to the baseball.
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Aug
On Friday, my friend JJ and I saw A Chorus Line at the Hollywood Bowl, a musical which has seen an unusual, relative reversal in fortunes. In 1975, it opened the month after the original Broadway production of Chicago. A Chorus Line ran for 15 years, getting a record; Chicago for two. When I visited New York City…
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Aug
… or you may find yourself using part of your 23 kilo baggage limit on these. Thankfully, San Francisco, where I arrived yesterday, has an Ecco store, though so far it hasn’t been sandal weather.
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Jul
My strategy for flying from Perth to Los Angeles in cost-effective comfort has been: Take the 7.30pm direct flight to Auckland, so I wouldn’t have to sleep on the plane. Sleep for five hours at the Jucy Snooze hostel in Auckland’s city centre. Bid for an upgrade to Premium Economy for the Auckland to Los…
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Jul
So you think sunset in Puerto Natales isn’t a good enough reason to travel overland from El Calafate to Ushuaia? How about Torres del Paine National Park, in Chilean Patagonia? I just did a day trip in November 2005, but you could easily spend a week there.
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Jul
Michael from Perth
A unique view of the strange and spectacular world through the eyes of Michael from Perth
