Simon Armitage’s World Premiere ‘The Last Days of Troy’ [Manchester, UK]

Simon Armitage brings Homer’s The Iliad to a modern light in an astonishingly brilliant way, but unfortunately with a slightly Continue reading →

Philomena (2013)

Lady Dame Judi Dench and Steve Coogan may look like an odd pairing for a film, especially one based on Continue reading →

The Ubiquitous Chip [Glasgow, Scotland]

Two words: Surprisingly delicious. Want to dine in a secret garden?  This restaurant is the place to be, whether you Continue reading →

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical [Manchester, UK]

Want to laugh out-loud and lip-sync non-stop for a couple hours?  Then you have to find where and go see Continue reading →

Bincho Yakitori [SOHO, London, UK]

When you make plans and they fail, you may find a treasure along the way. I sure did the other Continue reading →

Conductor Courtesy in the London Underground

Only in the UK do you find the most caring of Conductors in cities’ underground train service. I was travelling Continue reading →

Nature Randomness

I saw a fox in the city. About a foot away from me. So pretty. I saw him outside the Continue reading →

Kazbar [Oxford, UK]

Come, walk into Mediterranean Europe at Kazbar in Oxford. If you are Italian/Spanish and are visiting Oxford, with little to Continue reading →