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It started with this! In 1983, at the tender age of 15 my friend Patrick Walker and I, armed only with a copy of the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Europe and Patrick's desire to reconnect with the female French exchange student from Bordeaux he met earlier in the year, set off from England in search of adventure. I hitchhiked down to Bordeaux with Patrick, but there we went our separate ways. I found a hat on the streets of Bordeaux and became Guy the Hat, poet. I continued on to t

Monument to the Immigrant Considering the political situation in the United States of America at this moment, I thought the photograph of the Monument to the Immigrant I captured this Friday on the waterfront in New Orleans was appropriate. Sometimes life throws you a bone. As it was so very, very cold in Vermont and New York State, Norwegian Cruise Lines decided that I could (and should) fly straight from Jacksonville to New Orleans and spend three nights in a hotel there, i

Back home in Vermont, it is currently - 20 Celsius. I'm writing this from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, where I am happy to report it's a comfortable 26 Celsius. Last time I was here, I spent the day snorkelling and lying on the beach with my lovely daughter Poppy, sadly today I am all alone. Having said that, I actually have a friend "Magic Brian" who is also performing on the ship, however his show is tonight, and therefore he is doing his tech rehearsal whilst I l

Roatan Once again you find me on board the Norwegian Jewel where I am more than halfway through this 11-day cruise from Miami. So far we have visited Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama (and a bit of the canal); Limon, Costa Rica and now we are on the beautiful island of Roatan, Honduras. I've been off the ship and had a little exploration and a bit of a lounge at the beach. As tonight is my second show night, I cannot do too much, so now I am sat in a café doing this. It's al