I think I’m about to write an essay! I saw this in its first month on Broadway 5 years ago and have always wondered why it has taken so long to come here. Well, its worth the wait; if anything, the UK cast are better and the Shaftsbury was absolutely on fire last night. Leanne [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Hairspray
Posted in Theatre, tagged London Theatre on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Central America & Colombia II – November 2007
Posted in Travel, tagged Travel on November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well, we continued to party in Nicaragua. The Hotel Colonial was quirky, colourful and fun; virtually on the main square in the lovely city of Granada. The active volcano we visited on our last full day was spewing sulpher dioxide which gave me ‘fond’ memories of fruit preparation at Robertson Foods back in the 70’s (preserving strawberries in a [...]
Central America & Colombia I – November 2007
Posted in Travel, tagged Travel on November 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is the half-way point of a 3-week trip through Central America which started in Guatemala and ends in Panama and is followed by a few days in Cartagena, Colombia.
We arrived in Guatemala a few days before the second round of their presidential election. I knew this before I left, but sitting next to a [...]
