Last weekend saw me toddling over to Glasgow to see Strictly the Show with me old chum, Lynsey. Little did I realise when I was booking that my arrival a day ahead of schedule would see me spend Brexit day in a wee hotel off George Square in the centre of Glasgow. The day started … Continue reading Two Days in Glasgow
Five Days in Rome (Day 5)
[Shortcut to the poem mentioned in this blog: Border Butter] This blog is part of a short series documenting 5 days of activities at the British School at Rome, supported by my funders, Northern Bridge DTP. If you’ve missed out so far, try out details from Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 or Day 4! And so … Continue reading Five Days in Rome (Day 5)
Five Days in Rome (Day 4)
This blog is part of a short series documenting 5 days of activities at the British School at Rome, supported by my funders, Northern Bridge DTP. If you've missed out so far, try out details from Day 1, Day 2 or Day 3! Day 4 was all about art in the process of becoming, the … Continue reading Five Days in Rome (Day 4)
Five Days in Rome (Day 3)
This is Day 3 of five days visiting Rome for the Northern Bridge Winter School. I'm very lucky that Northern Bridge provides me with funding that means I can do a PhD. I'm in year one of that. Along with about 14 colleagues, we are at the British College in Rome. If you missed … Continue reading Five Days in Rome (Day 3)
Five Days in Rome (Day 1)
Ciao tutti! Welcome to a short series of daily blogs from the centre of Roma! I'm very excited to be here and already exhausted and saturated with new ideas and glimpses of knowledge. Some of you may know that I'm away for this week in Rome courtesy of Northern Bridge, the body through which my … Continue reading Five Days in Rome (Day 1)
Travel Shorts: ‘Free’ Walking Tour of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Join me on the 'Free' Walking Tour of Buenos Aires, given by this company. Will it be worth the 'free' tag? https://youtu.be/1uhaf7rTSVI
Travel Shorts: Eva Peron & Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
I hope you enjoy this latest travel short around Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires in search of Eva Peron's grave... https://youtu.be/Y9M047_txmo
Travel Shorts: Soweto Tour, Johannesburg
While I was visiting Soweto, I managed to get just a few short clips - but I hope this gives you a good impression of the 'Sowetoo' tour, organised and run by Sowetans themselves. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/iWk69Vfu_CQ
Travel Shorts: Buenos Aires – Street Life
It's Day 1 in Buenos Aires and, I thought, let's try a wee bit of video... https://youtu.be/oMnYWyBI2fo
