Monthly Archives: October 2006

Tis so sad. I visited Oaxaca earlier in the year for about a week, both the city and the coast, with a few sites of interest in between. It’s one of the favourite destinations in Mexico for backpackers, with a … Continue reading →

Its that time of year again, and the skeletons are coming out of the closets and onto display. While the rest of the world celebrates Halloween, Mexico celebrates Day of the Dead, and decorates the country with traditional skeleton and … Continue reading →

The fifth MTV Latin America Awards took place yesterday, and for the first time they actually took place in…….Latin America! Yes, MTV have finally accepted that Miami is not in Latin America despite its large Hispanic population! And for this … Continue reading →

Famous people born on my birthday include John Le Carre, the writer, Evander Holyfield, the boxer, and the actors John Lithgow and Michael Gambon. Less fortunate were Jaqueline Du Pre (cellist), Ernest Rutherford (Nobel winning chemist) and King John, who … Continue reading →

I grew up with Thames television and LWT…both sadly history. Well Thames is history as a TV licensee, whilst LWT has been swallowed by the ITV1 ident. But today I found this rather quaint website with RealPlayer clips of the … Continue reading →