At the tip of the Needle
Overcoming fear is a powerful mood enhancer. Somehow I just knew I would go up, and up I went. The Space Needle is Seattle’s landmark,...
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Sunny Seattle(!)
Seattle is treating me to very un-Seattle-like weather. Sunshine and 25 degrees Celsius. It’s been sunny all the time on this trip so far. I...
Book festival
I am having coffee at Starbucks in Trump Tower, after having spent a couple of hours on 5th Ave browsing through the book stalls at...
Back at the Bowery – slam night
He is high on himself On a vacation from drugs Speeding in Memory Lane Stuck in a 60s love loop Faster faster Faster faster Faster...
Soho Starbucks
The wind blew me in at the corner Starbucks It’s one of those days when you’re just swept away Wherever it takes you, you go...
At Le Figaro
Chasing Jack’s shadow, I find myself just a block from his favourite hangout in NY. Le Figaro is a small café and pub with what...
Bowery Poetry Club anniversary party
I got back to the hostel at around 15.30, after having first walked through Central Park to Strawberry Fields and the Lennon memorial â a...
Sunshine and noise
I’m having breakfast at the hostel terrace and it’s just lovely. This building is relatively low – only 17 stories. But from up here you...
Hot and humid
Jetlagged, sweaty and hungry in a small yellow room with four beds, four people and a mouse I begin my discovery of the great city...
On my own in the Big Apple
I’m in New York! It’s been a long day. Though it’s only dinnertime here, my body knows it as midnight. The flight was long, but...
September 11 should be cut from the almanac
I should probably write something here today. At times of desperation we need to express our self, in order to be able to understand it...
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