Welcome to my web site. I really enjoy living life to the full, trying and experiencing new things. I have put together this web site with information I have gathered from my life including Travel but also I have spent some time on Book Reviews, Film Reviews and Event Reviews which I hope you will enjoy. These are not formal “Reviews” (with a capital “R”) but rather what I think…

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Contagion Directed by Steven Soderbergh

The world is still under siege of COVID-19 so it is doubtless there will be resurgent interest in films that talk about global pandemics such as Outbreak and this film, “Contagion”… 2020-10-18

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller

The original “Sin City” film from 2005 was an incredibly atmospheric and faithful adaption of the graphic novel by Frank Miller. The harsh black and white images with the occasional splash of colour was… 2020-10-18

Taxi Directed by Luc Besson

Pizza delivery scooter driver Daniel Morales (Samy Naceri) is finally issued his taxi driver licence. His talent at speeding allows him to get his clients where they need to go in record time…though… 2020-10-18

The Fountain Directed by Darren Aronofsky

A film that takes place over the span of centuries, in the modern day, “The Fountain” is a story of Tomas (Hugh Jackman) struggling to come to terms with death and the terminal illness of his wife Isabel… 2020-10-18

The Saint Directed by Ernie Barbarash

I am a big fan of the original 1960s Saint television show staring a very young Roger Moore with his beautiful Volvo car. He managed to exude the air of 007 before he became the character on the big screen… 2020-10-18

Travel Information

Fulham Palace and Gardens Travel Information

Updated to add information about a local attraction to me, Fulham Palace which is small but quite interesting with a tremendous garden. 2020-10-12

Travel Information

Weymouth and Isle of Portland Travel Information

Added information from our recent rather rainy visit to Weymouth and the Isle of Portland in Dorset. 2020-10-12

Travel Information

Crystal Palace Park Travel Information

An often overlooked gem of a park found a bit off the beaten track but well worth a visit. 2020-10-12

Restaurant Review

Enzo Ristorante & Pizzeria Dorset (England) - Weymouth

Located a short distance along the Weymouth Esplanade near the Jubilee Clock this local restaurant is hopping but one wonders whether it is because of the lack of any other choices? We visited early on… 2020-10-12

The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck Ethan is a store clerk at a store his family previously owned in a small US town where he his family owned many properties. He works for an Italian immigrant who pays little attention to the store but… 2020-10-12

Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories (Volume 2) by Isaac Asimov

In the second, and final, volume of Isaac Asimov's “The Complete Stories” 23 previously published short stories from between 1941 and 1976 are collected including his award winning 1976 “Bicentennial Man”… 2020-09-27

Tenet Directed by Christopher Nolan

The first big Hollywood film to emerge during lock-down, “Tenet” really is a mind-bender with director Christopher Nolan taking us on a high-octane adventure featuring time travel…and that is why I have… 2020-09-27

Online Event Review

Poetry + Film / Hack - Spirited Away London (England)

I can't say I am a huge fan of poetry but I can say I am a huge fan of Japanese Animation and, in particular, the films of “Hayao Miyazaki”. This virtual event from the London Barbican Centre attempted… 2020-09-17

Restaurant Review

Cinnamon Bazaar London (England) - Covent Garden

I am a huge fan of Vivek Singh's cooking having visited his various restaurants including Cinnamon Kitchen in the financial centre of London and his smaller,… 2020-09-12

Full Circle by Michael Palin

Following on from Around the World in Eighty Days and “Pole to Pole”, former Monty Python once again hit the road, this time travelling around the Pacific Rim, starting… 2020-09-11

Travel Information

Devil's Dyke - West Sussex Travel Information

Updated my West Sussex page with information on our recent visit to Devil's Dyke... 2020-09-04

General Event Review

Drive In Film Club - Alexandra Palace London (England)

Set in the car park on the north-east side of the palace, the “Drive In Film Club” (operated by the “Roof Top Film Club”) takes place every summer. This year, with the COVID epidemic things were a bit… 2020-09-04

I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay by Harlan Ellison, and Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction author Isaac Asimov is perhaps best known for his novel “I, Robot” which, in fact, is a series of short stories which were originally published in American pulp magazines “Super Science… 2020-09-04

Knives Out Directed by Rian Johnson

When wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead in the study of his enormous mansion the morning after his 85th birthday party. Police suspicion immediately falls on the… 2020-09-04

Parasite Directed by Bong Joon Ho

You could be forgiven for thinking that this film might be a horror flick, perhaps featuring a hideous creature, a la, Alien, bursting from various parts of human bodies. You could be forgiven but you… 2020-09-04

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