10-12 October 2025, Boston, Massachusetts. ‘In God We Trust’ is the official motto of the United States of America, a phrase that has twelve letters. Some say that a better and certainly a more venerable motto is ‘E pluribus unum’ which, having thirteen letters, is not only older but is symbolic of the thirteen colonies which … Read more
17 September 2025, a brief foray to Osaka from Kyoto On Wednesday, since everyone I met was talking about it, I made the short hop by train to Osaka and to the World fair, EXPO 2025! And why not, since it is only there till October, and what are plans for, if not to be … Read more
8 September 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal. Facing the sea… The iconic statue of Cristo Rei in Lisbon is unusual, different in one important respect from all the other statues. Standing tall over the Tagus River, his arms outstretched as if in blessing and protection, it dates – I discover – only from 1959. Seeing it only from … Read more
5, 6 & 7 September 2025, briefly back in London. It feels like I have been leaving on this sabbatical for weeks, for months even, and although it is all exciting, the work of leaving has felt pretty wearying. You could say that in the end it is just about packing a case and getting … Read more