The Wrong CoronaThe video makes for sombre viewing. It’s unsurprising, but very sad nonetheless. Having a president recommend hugs and kisses when a dangerous virus had escaped into the wild was unlikely to lead anywhere else. The facts of the pandemic might have been widely broadcast in advance, but populist leaders are known for eliciting … Continue reading →

A Life In Mexico City IIThe web app in my previous post didn’t load in every browser, on every OS. And even when it did, it wasn’t truly the best way to display a gallery of photos. So I present to you a more traditional gallery of images. My life in Mexico City, in about … Continue reading →

A Life in Mexico City

We all have a little extra time on our hands, don’t we? Enough, in my case, to start looking through old photo albums. Enough to start pondering how an online art gallery might work. Enough that I worked it out.

Arbol de la Noche TristeWe have completed a three day binge of the eight episode long Hernan. It’s available on Amazon Prime in some countries. In other countries, you’ll have to be more enterprising if you wish to see it. It’s good. It lacks the sense of scale of the real events. You usually feel … Continue reading →

#TBT – Swine Flu

Mexico City, 2009, during the Swine Flu outbreak. Schools and bars closed, restaurants became takeaway only. Businesses went into lockdown mode. I lost about half of my income for a month. It was a strange and eerie few weeks before things returned to normal. But the Covid19 outbreak feels much more serious.

#TBT Calzada de los Misterios

Once upon a time, I walked the entire length of Avenida Reforma, including the Calzada de los Misterios. I took a photo every 8 steps or so and created a video out of the hundreds of snaps when I got back home. To be honest, the final product did not meet my hopes or expectations. … Continue reading #TBT Calzada de los Misterios →

#TBT La Raza Monument

When I left Mexico in 2011, the city was making some effort to spruce up a few of its landmarks, historic streets and monuments, The Revolution monument perhaps being the best example. I rather hope they got around, or will get around, to fixing up the La Raza monument. It was looking very much the … Continue reading #TBT La Raza Monument →