Play the game, below, to find a title for your memoir. Mine is French Kissing, Fate and Other Natural Disasters. I knew the title of my first memoir, My Beautiful Psychosis, before I started writing it. I didn’t even have to think of one because it just came to me and stuck. It contained the word ‘psychosis’ which is especially… Read more →
What is the Secret to being an Amazon Best Seller – without spending ANY money or doing ANY extra promotional work? First you need a well written book that has a good title and an eye catching cover…obviously. Once you have that… …the SECRET is to put it in the RIGHT category. By ‘right’ I don’t mean the most appropriate… Read more →
I’ve started writing my second book, Tango, Camino, Romeo. It is another memoir and a quest to find love. A spiritual odyssey and roller coaster of an adventure: I walk the Camino to Santiago; travel to Guatemala; and explore the Argentinian tango scene in Buenos Aires. I have written the first draft of Tango, Camino, Romeo in a quarter of… Read more →
Everything is different here in Argentina. Everything. There is even a different way to mop. In this Vlog I put on my metaphorical marigolds and do some cleaning. Latin American style. This is the last Vlog I’m going to share on this Blog so if you don’t want to miss any future updates then please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel.… Read more →
Living in an apartment, in a concreted city, with strict Argentinian lockdown restrictions, makes grounding in quarantine difficult. Since Lockdown was declared in Argentina, on 20th March, I’ve been unable to get to sleep. My nervous system has kicked in and is ready to fight or run. Neither of which is necessary right now. I need it to settle, rest… Read more →
Lockdown is more strict here in Argentina. We’re not allowed to go out for exercise in quarantine. I’ve had to find another way to stay fit indoors. I needed a workout routine that could be done without any equipment or special shoes. I don’t even have a pair of trainers with me. Looking for something suitable set me off on… Read more →
With only 128 active cases of coronavirus Argentina declared lockdown would commence on 20th March. A policed enforced nationwide quarantine has come early, activating my nervous system. I was confused about exactly when it was going to start -thinking that midnight 20th March meant at the end of the day rather than the start of it. I also didn’t know… Read more →
The situation changed daily as we approached lockdown in Argentina. Flights from Europe and the US ceased. The British Ambassador urged all British Nationals to return to the UK. The atmosphere in the city felt different: queues formed outside of pharmacies and supermarkets so as to limit the number of people inside. Shelves emptied, which took me by surprise as… Read more →
The tango community in Buenos Aires got together and decided to close all of the milongas and tango schools until 25th March 2020 because of the Coronavirus. Tango In The Time Of Coronavirus. Many dancers come from all over the world, which puts Argentina at risk of the virus spreading further. It originally arrived from Italy when an Argentinian traveller… Read more →
Whilst independent bookshops in the UK are closing down, Buenos Aires has more per capita than any other city on the planet. It is the bookshop capital of the world and this Vlog explains why. National Geographic and The Guardian named one of them the most beautiful bookshop in the world. Watch this Vlog to take a visit. Please help!… Read more →
