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San Lorenzo
Rome may be all about the old, but it’s also populated by an energised, politicised, often pierced and tattooed youth. Which is why I chose a neighbourhood this week that surely must have more than...
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Friedrichshain
Willkommen in Berlin! When I did a poll on which cities people wanted me to visit most for this project late last year, Berlin topped the list. Having never been, I had no idea why. All I knew was...
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Hansaviertel
Ever since that first exhausting but exhilarating week in Berlin, when I was totally absorbed by the city’s recent history, I’ve felt quite ‘heavy’ here. I know I’m weary and have been worried about...
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Remember that Billy Joel song from 1980, ‘You may be right, I may be crazy’? To illustrate his being a “lunatic” he sang that he was so crazy he even “walked through Bedford Stuy alone”. Well, that...
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Red Hook
Late, late, late. But I have good reason. Namely, trying to map out the next four months of travel – lots of ‘what, five hours of daylight only, no way, can’t go there’ or ‘it’s too...
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Kagurazaka
Oops. I had planned to show you a younger face of Tokyo this week but ended up yet again being totally seduced by the old. I just meant to pop my head into Kagurazaka, a neighbourhood on the edge of...
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Upper West Side
Welcome – back – to NY! I know. But I have my reasons… Coco is usually incredibly flexible, not minding where we go or what we do. But there was one thing she really felt strongly about – if we...
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Otara
Kia ora! Welcome to Auckland, city number 11 on 52 Suburbs Around the World. Considering I’ve lived just three hours away by plane for most of my life, it’s pitiful I’ve never been and knew so...
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New exhibition: the Art of Ageing
Heidi Hooray! I have a new exhibition that starts this Friday, October 21. It’s called The Art of Ageing and it’s going to be at the Sydney Town Hall until Sunday. The exhibition is the result of...
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Sri Lanka, Part One
I’m going to start a new website/blog soon (about time!) but before I do that, I wanted to finish off here with one final installment (in two parts) – Sri Lanka! Coco and I spent a few weeks there...
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