Feb
07
2010
I’m not drinking coffee at the moment as it seems to make me feel a little jittery too easily so I’m discovering the joys of tea again and the most interesting a varied form of tea, especially if I want something more exciting, rather than soothing, is Chai. While recording the last podcast episode with [...]
Tags: Chai, Personal, Tea
Sep
10
2009
Why do we revel in a great conversation and what are the elements of just such a conversation that makes it memorable?
This is something I’ve been wondering for some time as I’ve been doing Your Story. What are the dynamics of a great story or conversation? What are the things that we sometimes do well [...]
Tags: Conversation, Motivation, Personal, Relationships
Jul
28
2009
While sitting in the airport waiting to head back to my home in Australia I thought that it was time to share my thoughts on my time in Buenos Aires, it’s time for a wrap up on my visit. So I pulled out my Zoom H4 here they are, additional to the last Your Story [...]
Tags: Addendum, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Personal, Podcast, Tango, Travel
Jul
16
2009
Welcome To Episode 22 of Your Story Addendum.
Here is something a bit different for you.
I decided to sit down and have a brief discussion with a few of my friends of our appreciation of Buenos Aires, now that we have been here a few weeks and it’s time for a few of us to start [...]
Tags: Addendum, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Community, Conversation, Personal, Podcast, Travel
Jul
13
2009
While walking through La Boca in Buenos Aires with Bernard and Heather we had one of those experiences of travel where an opportunity grabs you, that insists that you experience something unique.
We were checking out the numerous market stalls and engaging with the roving cafes and restaurant hawkers who constantly encourage us to come inside [...]
Tags: Buenos Aires, La Boca, Music, Personal, 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
Apr
01
2009
In 2002 I was walking along Oxford Street in Woollahra, Sydney when I spyed in the window of a store an Atomic Coffee Maker. I spun on my heels and headed inside Bon Trading to meet the wonderful Rita.
Rita is one of these indomitable mature women who you know will go on forever and has [...]
Tags: Atomic Coffee, Bon Trading, Capuccino, Coffee Makers, Personal, Woollahra
Mar
24
2009
Recently Cameron Reilly invited me to discuss a few things on Polyamory with him and anyone who wanted to call in on his G’Day World Live Podcast. We had an initial conversation with Nick Beaugeard regarding some of his climate change skepticism then I had a bit of a rave about my thoughts on Polyamory [...]
Tags: G'Day World, Personal, Polyamory
Mar
12
2009
Recently I was in Sydney and I was invited by Brenden Wood to explain what I’m doing here with your story. If your interested in hearing the story of Ian Kath and Your Story from the other side of the microphone go to Is It Possible to Make Money Online where we sit and have [...]
Tags: Life, Personal