Hearing the track below by America on the radio last week, made me think that it was time for a road trip to the deserts of California. The song had the working title of “The Desert Song” and writer and original band member Dewey Bunnell once said “I had spent a good deal of time …
Category Archives: Trekking
Chariots of Fire
This edition we will be visiting the birthplace of the Greek composer Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, otherwise known as Vangellis. He is probably best known in the UK as the composer of the soundtrack for the film “Chariots of Fire”. The 1981 film is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 …
Carved the walls of Grand Canyon
So goes the Grand Canyon song by Steve Goodman. He sings of how the Colorado River has carved the canyon to expose the many colours of the layers of rock and sand. Many of us will be looking to travel to destinations away from populated areas for a while and the Grand Canyon might be …
Kiss Kiss – Turkish Delight
“Kiss Kiss” is probably the most famous song to come out of Turkey but you didn’t realise it. The original song “Şımarık” was a hit for Tarken, a German born Turkish singer. You are probably more familiar with the versions by the Greek-American singer Stella Soleil in 2001, which was itself covered by the Australian …
Starwood in Aspen
“Starwood in Aspen” was a song that John Denver wrote about his home in Aspen, Colorado. His house in the gated community of Starwood was built in 1972 and he lived there until his tragic death in 1997 when the experimental airplane he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, California. There are many reasons to …
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 …