People are often divided on Singapore … some love the fact that it is seen as clean, and safe, and controlled – while others dislike its authoritarian, buttoned-down nature (which is necessary for it to be clean, and safe, and controlled …) Me? I was always conflicted. And I still am. We are in Singapore this…
Shirley and I were laying in the pre-dawn darkness of a hotel room this morning … whoops, this sounds like it’s going somewhere it isn’t! Anyway, we were both wide awake, and discussing the fact that we have been a ‘couple’ for 40 years in just a few short months (we met at a party…
The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Our final image is one of the most photographed bridges in the world – San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. T his crosses from Marin County to San Francisco itself, and crosses the ‘Golden Gate strait’ .. a 5mk long, 1.5km wide stretch of…
This week’s training tip is on how to get your ideas to sink in … If you wish to get an idea across to an audience, you can do worse than adopt the ‘Tell Them, Tell Them, Tell Them’ mantra. Lewis Carroll, in ‘Hunting For The Snark’, wrote “What I tell you three times is…
The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Today, it’s Tower Bridge, in London. You know the old song about “London Bridge is Falling Down”? This is, despite common misconception, NOT that bridge. In fact London Bridge was sold to an American many years ago. This, on the other hand,…
The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Today, it’s the Sydney Harbour Bridge, often called The Coathanger by locals. The tallest single span arch bridge in the world, the Harbour Bridge was also the longest such bridge when it was built during the Great Depression. It is one of Australia’s…
The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Today, it’s San Francisco’s Bay Bridge. When most people think of bridges in SF, they think of the Golden Gate – but the Bay Bridge is actually older, having been opened 6 months before. Strictly speaking, the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge is…
I’ve been listening to David Bowie’s new album, Blackstar over the past couple of days, and I have to say – it’s like nothing he’s done for years. Bowie’s one of those unique creatures, who can keep reinventing himself. This current album’s been described as bleakly noir, and inaccessible, and evocative, and introspective. But its…
The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Today, it’s Franjo Tuđman Bridge, at Dubrovnik, in Croatia. This was as we sailed past the port of Gruz, and toward the Old City of Dubrovnik, on the Adriatic Sea. We were more excited about potential Game Of Thrones / Kings Landing sightings, but…
Here’s the second episode of Rear View Microphone – the weekly podcast covering Travel, and Tourism, and Cruising, and Communications, and Arts and Entertainment, and Politics and more … Enjoy!
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