When I was twelve, the TV series The Love Boat landed in Australia. I cringed when the opening titles featured Elizabeth the Koala and Tiny the Kangaroo. Julie the Cruise Director was in love with this guy who must have lived on a nature reserve or something. That’s how they incorporated the animals into the show. The…
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Feb
… the modern house that you saw being built, that you grew up in, is no more.
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Feb
I have a thing for gift shops in public buildings. I never know what I’m going to see in them. I was surprised that you could make plush dolls out of the Sydney Opera House … … or that the US Library of Congress contained an extensive collection of Wonder Woman memorabilia. Washington DC also…
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Jan
The woman above is very British, very sweet, very charming and very funny. She also throws very sharp knives, very fast and (thankfully) very accurately! I saw her show at the 2016 Fringe World, and it was terrifyingly good. She included some subtle touches, such as some wicked signs at the back of the set….
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Jan
Gaucho’s, in central Adelaide, is not a fully authentic Argentine restaurant. Thank goodness! When I last visited Argentina, I didn’t find the beef as tender as it once was. I understand that the cattle are now fed differently. But it’s juicy at Gaucho’s! Gaucho’s wouldn’t get away with serving typical Argentine salads, which are usually…
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Jan
I don’t remember the cause for which this man was collecting money in a Buenos Aires square. But whatever it was, I didn’t need much persuading to contribute. It’s not the greatest photo, as there’s a shadow over my face. But for some of you, my face may not be the main focus. I’m looking…
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Jan
I’ve just come back from lunch with a friend, where we expressed very different views about the new movie called ‘The Favourite’, about Queen Anne (depicted above) and the two women vying for her lesbian affections. My friend thought it was a wicked, bitchy, witty comedy. I liked the acting and the costumes, but fell…
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Dec
The facade of the Haigh’s Chocolates Visitor Centre, just south of Adelaide’s city parklands, is unassuming. The chocolates inside are not. They cry out to be slowly, specially, succulently savoured. Only Spellcheck, which has put a red line underneath ‘succulently’, is immune to their aroma. Yes, they are expensive, but here’s a hint. If you’re…
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Dec
