Wandering the world

Past lives tells the story of Nora (played by Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (played by Teo Yoo), childhood friends who go in separate directions when Nora and her family emigrate from South Korea to Canada and Nora later moves to NYC. The story is told in three pieces: Nora and Hae Sung's childhood friendship as 12 year olds in Seoul, 12 years later when the two reconnect over Skype, and another 12 years later when they finally meet in NYC. Past lives | Released in Australia Augus

I was keen to see Oppenheimer because of my special interest in the Second World War and my general interest in the biographies of figures who have played a major role in global social, cultural and political history. Oppenheimer | Released in Australia July 2023 | Viewed August 2023 | Directed by Christopher Nolan | Main cast: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jnr, Matt Damon, and Florence Pugh The film focusses on the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the leader of

A little bit of background📝 This post is part of a series on the Great Girls' Adventure to Türkiye, Greece and Romania. Each country on our adventure has its own post, this one on our Romanian wanderings. Here are the links to our wanderings in Türkiye  and Greece . Our inaugural Great Girls' Adventure saw us away for two weeks in October 2015, when my daughter, referred to in my posts as E, was just shy of her 14th birthday. This trip was special as it was just the two of u

A little bit of background📝 As I write this post in 2023, I've been to London nine times. I don't think I will ever cease to be thrilled by being there. London is well...it's London. I know it's a bit grimy, crowded, and the weather is rubbish, but it's one of my favourite places in the world. This post of London wanderings is from my 2011 visit, after I had presented at an academic conference in Manchester. This London experience was my second go at exploring the city, but