The star of the show missing. Kali kidnapped by Barry.
Author: kalikellett
Traveller, habitual writer, dog walker, East Anglian, woodland owner
Srebrenica 2013
They know why we are here, us passing tourists. We feel their look. No eye engages ours. We dare not ask directions. We do not know To whom we talk, Bosniac or Serb In this town of Srebrenica still Divided, unresolved, this fine October day, Twenty years on. .. But it is not difficult to… Continue reading Srebrenica 2013
10 Istanbul
The Greece Turkey border was the most official I’d encountered so far with army men and woman in advance of the border patrolling the near by river boundary. Queues of stationary lorries waited in blistering sun for the authority to pass or fail. Once through, however, the only administration was the compulsory green card for… Continue reading 10 Istanbul
One Woman and her Dog
1 year ago One woman and her dog (Summary to Slovakia) "So you are travelling alone? ", people asked, sometimes incredulously "No with the dog", I’d reply. Travelling with a dog. Not just any dog naturally, but the beloved Kali, aged 4, border collie, no sheep. We have a deal (at least it’s my… Continue reading One Woman and her Dog
01 Halesworth to Hook
It was the tall evenly spoken Dutch steward (stripes on sleeve) on board Stena Line who convinced me. 'If I was a dog, I'd prefer the air conditioned kennels.’ Adding ‘And you can keep your eye on him from your cabin. Chanel 7 on the TV’ Which is, of course, the first thing I did… Continue reading 01 Halesworth to Hook
High Tide in Halesworth and Neighbors
The average age of Halesworth changes, young things with drain pipe jeans and booties, bright eyes, grace the Thoroughfare, loiter in coffee bars: HIgh Tide is on. ‘Theatre for adventurous audiences’ when actors and playwrights from London town come into our Suffolk lives, enlivening and challenging with rude words and racial themes, edgy and awakening.… Continue reading High Tide in Halesworth and Neighbors
Cuttlefish – Sepia officialianalis
I had never seen such verdant green. Colours fascinated me now I could see them. But I couldn’t understand the sense of it. Inside this cage, a bright green feathered bird stood out, stark against the beige furniture that surrounded it. What was the point of such blatant declaration: here I am for all the… Continue reading Cuttlefish – Sepia officialianalis
Coriolanus (Film Cut)
Brilliant, angry Ralph Finnes as Coriolanus, the time set in Serbia or is it Afghanistan, Iraq or Chechnya? Gritty, powerful, so watchable. Jon Snow himself as a newscaster, speaking Shakespeare's blank verse turned into breaking news and interviewing Roman experts on the current events for Fidelis TV. 'Coriolanus becomes a national hero, but he's incapable of… Continue reading Coriolanus (Film Cut)
VIncent and Theo (Film Cut)
The relationship between the obsessive, brilliant painter Vincent Van Gogh and his more practical brother Theo. Directed by Robert Altman. When Theo fails to make a profit from his brother, VIncent's, work, Theo finds himself torn between art and commerce, a conflict deepened by Vincent's increasing emotional neediness. Soon, the situation worsens, and both brothers are forced… Continue reading VIncent and Theo (Film Cut)
Argo (Film CInema City Norwich)
Loved every minute. (mostly able to watch not under seat). Based on true events, Argo chronicles the dangerous covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis-the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reached its boiling… Continue reading Argo (Film CInema City Norwich)
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