“Granada, tierra soñada por mí” or in English “Granada, land of dreams for me” wrote the Mexican composer Agustín Lara in 1932. From the 1940s onwards he became well known in Spain and in 1965, the Franco gave him a house in Granada in appreciation of his songs with Spanish themes. Granada, Seville and Madrid …
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Perth is a culture shock
Maybe not so much today, but back in the 1970s it might have felt that way. Along with Honolulu, Perth is one of the remotest cities in the world. “Perth is a culture shock” by the Perth based “The Victims” who were a punk band active from 1977 to 1979. The actual track was not …
Sometimes
“Sometimes” is the last track from the excellent BBC series “Normal People” based on the book by Sally Rooney is a reminder that we don’t always have to travel halfway round the world to have a wonderful short break or a super holiday. Sometimes we don’t have far to go. Just a short flight or …
Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide
Things have changed so much in the past week. Last week we were looking at places you could still escape to for a break. Now there is Nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide as beautifully sung by Martha and the Vandellas. At some point, this period of self-isolating and social distancing will end …
These boots are made for walking.
So sang Nancy Sinatra. I imagine that one of the last places that she thought of walking all over was New Zealand. There are 10 so called Great Walks of New Zealand developed and maintained by the New Zealand Department of Conversation. The newest and 10th Great Walk, called the Paparoa Track was officially opened …
Walk like an Egyptian.
With summer temperatures well up into the high 30s / low 40s you might not want to do much walking in Egypt, however you will want to dive in the Red Sea. With flights now resumed to Sharm El-Sheikh, all of the Red Sea resorts including Hurghada, Marsa Alam, El Gouna and Taba are bookable …