The title sounds more sinister than it is meant to be. I am very fine! I found a map which has both the Russian and the touristy names on it, and it makes live so much easier in Moscow. It is absolutely necessary to have with you if you want to find your way without [...]

I am in Moscow, that part of the mission is accomplished. But it is not easy!

I’m nearly ready, I need to iron one (can’t watch Bill in a t-shirt) shirt, than I am going to try to catch some sleep. How does one spend a last day before departing (I had the day off), well I did it like this. You would probably have spend it a lot cleverer. (Sorry [...]

Music Box – Theatre, New York Of course I am nervous. Very. In 3 days I am off. I can’t write any decent posts at the moment, so welcome to my messy head.

It’s nearly not about him at all. Really. I have done some research.

Chinese New Year China in London The nice thing about living in London is it’s diversity in cultures. There is a rather big Chinese community in London, and yesterday was the celebration of the Chinese New Year. The Year of the Pig has now officially started. The streets look beautiful with the red lanterns and [...]

If an idea is worth having once … Listen, this trip of yours …

The Magic Roundabout and I am not exaggerating, but I think I have everything booked now for the Journey of a Lunatic.

Right. I think I’ve actually overdone myself in madness this time. But I believe in that simple-twist-of-fate I was talking about even more now. Let me tell you what my plan was – yesterday. Oh : long post alert.

The city here is crazy at the moment, 42nd Street / Times Square (I had to go back there after the play to get the subway), it is the street with the coolest name, that’s for sure, is at this moment also the most busiest street in New York. Already nearly completely closed down for [...]

I did it. I did it! I was tired and thought that that would be a good moment. Too tired to be afraid of heights, I thought. Yeah right, who was I kidding.

So we met with this man who looked like he had just walked out of a movie : cool. Completely in black, absolutely sharp dressed and wearing a beautifully distinguished black hat. He was going to show us around in Central Park, by night.

I know it’s pathetic to write “not sure I will be writing before the end of the year bla bla bla” just to show up the next day again. I found a cheap internetcafe at last and I mostly had to check if I hadn’t written anything completely ridiculous yesterday, as I was quite a [...]

(Bill Nighy (left) and Andrew Scott) OK, I have to write now, if not I would be screaming on Times Square, and with all the police men going around there, this was the safer option.

Well I am alive and well, and I am in New York! It is an overwhelming city, with very very few internet cafe’s, took me until now to find this one, and they are very expensive. So – dear readers, I am afraid that that means that updates here will be more or less postponed [...]

Journeys … It was a long wait, but I am happy to say that I am off now. It’s up to you, New York, New York … What was the word? Oh, yes, tragic romantic.

And that is me this time. When the plane made a perfect circle over London I was surprised how big the city was. It looked huge from the air. It doesn’t feel huge when I walk around in it, probably because it feels familiar and like home. I’ll be back in London on Sunday. I [...]

Guards at Buckingham Palace It is a very weird idea, but tonight I will be in a theatre in Utrecht to see him, yes one of these tickets is mine. I think it’s going to be good. Not only the theatre, but also a few relaxing days with family, after a hectic startup period in [...]

They picked up my tv yesterday, and my internetconnection decided to leave too. Which made it a very weird and silent evening. But no further excuses to not start packing, both boxes and my suitcase. And to throw out even more stuff. The fact that I have to carry it down myself all together, is [...]

Voor je het weet is het zondag en ben je zo langzamerhand op weg naar het vliegveld. Het regent. Ik bezocht het Science Museum, een gigantisch museum wat je niet in 2 uur kunt zien, en dus moet ik een keer terug. Maar wel de moeite waard, vooral voor nerds en wetenschap geinteresseerden. Ik moet [...]