Photography / Travel
When you arrive in Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay, just a short one hour Seacat ride from bustling Buenos Aires, you soon find yourself lost in an oasis of charm that refreshes you and leaves you calmly satisfied. This feeling ratifies the words of the welcome brochure handed out on arrival at the hostel, which boldly and proudly proclaims: “Colonia del Sacramento with it blend...
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Thoughts
Here’s a bit of waffle I wrote in Rio bus station while waiting for the bus to Foz do Iguacu a few days ago. I’ll do a separate post about things to do in Rio when the motivation and inspiration to write fully take hold. You know how it is when you sit down to write and the words are stale and uninspiring and send...
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Photography / Reviews
Today I went on one of the most incredible excursions of my life. I took a short ride over the border into Argentina from my Brazilian hostel, to visit what must surely rank amongst the wonders of the natural world. It is one of those places to which it is impossible to do justice, either in words or in pictures. You stand in awe, wishing...
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You win first prize and find yourself sitting in front of the only non-functioning entertainment system on board flight UA4 from Heathrow to Houston. You don’t really want to spend $22 on in flight wifi. You can of course still listen to a plethora of amazing tunes stored in your iphone. I literally stopped in my tracks when Perfect Day by Lou Reed came on....
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Reviews
There’s a Big Bear on the loose in Liverpool. It roars. It rampages. It makes a hell of a noise. It is untamed, feral. I unexpectedly find myself face to face with roaring Big Bear duo, Connor Di Leo (drums) and Joshua Pulleyn on vocals/guitar. Momentarily tamed before their headline gig at the Arts Club in Liverpool, they wax lyrical and melodical on everything from...
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Reviews
With new single Ruins, Liverpool band, St. Jude the Obscure (duo Adele Emmas and Christian Sandford, with Grace Goodwin on drums) continue their effortless ascent from the ashes of past incarnations, Bird and Feral Love. The name may be different but the DNA is the same. The major change in 2017 has been the welcome release of fresh material. While Feral Love fans were starved...
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