A selection of media consumed. Youtube At coffee my friend told me the full story of Heart’s – All I wanna do is make love to you. It was in the days before IVF. In those days, if your… Source: Media munch (7 to 26 Jan 2017)
Month: January 2017
Media munch (7 to 26 Jan 2017)
A selection of media consumed. Youtube At coffee my friend told me the full story of Heart's - All I wanna do is make love to you. It was in the days before IVF. In those days, if your beloved partner could not give you a child, you drove down the same lonely part of … Continue reading Media munch (7 to 26 Jan 2017)
David Bowie – always 69
We’re nearly one year on. Where were you when you heard? It was one of those events. I was in Auckland, it popped up on someone’s phone, and we all thought it was a joke. Not a very fun… Source: David Bowie - always 69
Te Marua to Kaitoke campground – 3 t0 4 hours walk
(23 Dec 2016) I caught the train to Upper Hutt and connected with a bus that dropped me off around the corner from the Te Marua Dairy. From there it was a 2 km walk to the start of Ridge Track. The highlight of the pre-walk walk was using a weird public toilet, which was part … Continue reading Te Marua to Kaitoke campground – 3 t0 4 hours walk
David Bowie – always 69
We're nearly one year on. Where were you when you heard? It was one of those events. I was in Auckland, it popped up on someone's phone, and we all thought it was a joke. Not a very funny joke. But a joke. I was away from all my tokens and trinkets. I was visiting … Continue reading David Bowie – always 69
South America 2003
In October of 2003 I went to South America, the following posts, are from the emails I sent to friends and family. Reading back through the letters it is amazing how many things I have absolutely no memory of, though they must have been incredibly vivid at the time.
Subject: Email 9 : Valparaiso
(02 Dec 2003) Chaps, Hotmail has seen fit to change my email. Where is the warning. I am stumbling around blind here. Anyway I will be home soon on the 7th of December, so the great adventure is in its last days. I am currently in Valparaiso, which is on the Pacific coast about an … Continue reading Subject: Email 9 : Valparaiso
Subject: Email 8 : Uyuni
(25 Nov 2003) Compadres I am currently in the dusty one tourist town of Uyuni, no there are actually little clumps of tourists waiting to depart for adventures on the salt flats. I think when bored I will work out a collective noun for tourists. In Uyuni and in Oruro the previous place I laid … Continue reading Subject: Email 8 : Uyuni
Subject: Email 7 : La Paz
(22 Nov 2003) Chaps, The tour arrived in La Paz a couple of days ago, and we’re all gradually saying goodbye to all the tour folk. I leave tomorrow for Oruro, this will be the predominantly travelling part of the trip as I head overland using public transport to Santiago. On the way I want … Continue reading Subject: Email 7 : La Paz
Subject: Email 6 : Puno
(19 Nov 2003) Chaps, After Cusco we had a day sitting on truck cum bus Nelly. This involved travelling across the antiplano. The day was very clear, so there was an awesome light creating shadows on the rock formations and snow capped peaks. We arrived in Puno, which straddles Lake Titicaca. The next day Bibby … Continue reading Subject: Email 6 : Puno
Dispatches from Victory 