Jul
05
2009
As part of this trip that I’m on here to Buenos Aires and as part of getting into the whole tango scene we went last night to the Carlos Gardel Tango Show.
Carlos Gardel is the Tango hero of Argentina, with his beautiful baritone voice and matinee idol good looks he rose to fame in the [...]
Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Entertainment, Tango, Travel
Jul
03
2009
Yesterday I had the good fortune to have my first lesson with Pablo Nievas and Valeria Zunion. I’ve heard, over the last couple of years a great deal about this professional couple and their amazing tango skills but until now I hadn’t had a chance to take a lesson with them despite the fact that [...]
Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Personal, Tango, Tango Lesson, Travel
Jul
03
2009

Your Story Addendum Ep 21 [10:46m]:
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I’m in Buenos Aires, Argentina on a trip with some friends doing Tango and having a look at the culture of this European city in South America. After several days off settling in, getting my feet and dealing with a bit of a cold(that I think I’ve thrown) I’m now able to send you this [...]
Tags: Addendum, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Europe, South America, Travel
Jun
16
2009
Welcome To Episode 38 of Your Story.
Bernard King intrigued me when I first meet him 6 months ago. I’m sure you know the type of person. They are the quiet individuals who remain discreet, don’t say a lot but have a particular grace and efficiency with movement, words and thoughts that convinces you that there [...]
Tags: Alzheimer's, Ball Room, Dance, Health, Kray Twins, The Red Brigade
Mar
08
2009

Your Story Addendum Ep 19 [7:30m]:
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Welcome To Episode 19 of Your Story Addendum.
Hello all. I’m in Sydney catching up with friends, making new friends and recording a few podcast episodes so I thought, as I like to do, give you a quick opinion of my thoughts of Sydney and a few of the things that I’m up to.
This is short [...]
Tags: Addendum, Personal, Sydney, Travel
Dec
31
2008
As it’s now the end of 2008 I thought I’d just like to reflect briefly and thank everyone who has been on this journey with me.
I had only just launched the podcast at the start of the year. Since then I’ve posted 30 Your Story Episodes and 18 Addendum Episodes. Along with many blog posts [...]
Tags: Adventure, Europe, Personal, Travel
Dec
15
2008

Your Story Addendum Ep 18 [22:37m]:
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Welcome To Episode 18 of Your Story Addendum.
Saturday 13 December 2008 saw rallies around Australia in all capital cities against the Australian Federal governments plans initially to trial and eventually introduce a mandatory ISP level filter. In Brisbane several hundred concerned people turned out to speak and make their feelings heard.
Tags: Addendum, Australia, Australian politics, Censorship, Internet Filter, No Clean Feed, Rally
Oct
10
2008
Back in July when I was staying with the wonderful Romy she would mention from time to time that during the summer months musicians would wander the streets filling the air with exotic carnival sounds looking for donations and adding to the general festive atmosphere that is Berlin during the these months.
Well, quite a few [...]
Tags: Berlin, Europe, Germany, Music, Personal, Travel
Oct
02
2008

Your Story Ep 28 [81:15m]:
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Welcome To Episode 28 of Your Story.
Today we talk with Colin Kerr who is my sisters father in-law who generously shared some time with us about his early life in Britain, dealing with life as a teenager during the war years and the fascination that only a 15 year old can have in war time [...]
Tags: England, Europe, Family, France, London, Podcast, Sport