My 7 Deadly Links
I make a conscious effort not to write anything with a title like “My top ten…” or “7 best…”. Lonely Planet and pretty much every other travel site have already […]
Category Archives: Somewhere
Travel writers, bow before your new masters…
If there’s one thing the world doesn’t need, it’s more aspiring travel writers. They’re everywhere. Walk into any hostel anywhere in the world, and half the people there will tell […]
Michael Pollan vs. Charlotte’s Web
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful sweet […]
On how Javier Bardem is going to die
Preparing to Mexico, I assumed I would be surrounding myself with Mexican cinema. Already a big fan of Mexico’s big three (Cuarón, Iñárritu, del Toro), I assumed I would be […]
On how Penelope Cruz is not realistic
I’m a long way behind with my movie-viewing. Changing casual work in a cinema for semi-frequent country hopping has played havoc with my consumption of recent releases. Nowadays I have […]
