The Soweto tourist trail is well-trodden: one first pays homage at the Hector Pieterson museum, named after the 12-year-old boy who was one of the first to die during the riots of 16 June 1976. Inside, the story of the riots is being told via old TV programmes and images and there is none more […]
The most beautiful toilet in the world
To celebrate World Toilet Day I thought I’d post a photoblog of what must surely be the most beautiful toilet in the world. It has to be – it’s been designed by Austrian artist Frederick Hundertwasser, one of the most controversial Central European Artists. Jewish, Catholic, member of the Hitler Youth (for his own safety) […]
Print or Blog? (In Praise of Editors)
You are reading one of the millions of blogs in existence. Yet hopefully you still read books, buy newspapers or at least get your news from reputable services. Don’t rely on Google for your checks. Rely on the written, or at least the online edited word. You see, editors check their facts before they agree […]