Tag Archives: Colin Falconer

FROM PONGWIFFY TO SHAKESPEARE

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

When she was three years old my baby girl crawled on my lap in my study and asked me what I was doing. “I’m writing a book,” I said. “Well, that’s just adicalus,’ she said. She had heard her mother … Continue reading →

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HONEY, THERE’S A SHARK IN MY CAGE

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Some interesting footage on the news this week; a white shark tried to get in a cage with a diver. I was especially fascinated as I did a very similar shark dive in Gansbaii a few years ago. Gansbaii is … Continue reading →

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DON’T LET YOUR HANDS DROP OFF THIS EASTER

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

For some of us, Easter has a vague association with bunnies and a stronger association with chocolate. But Roman gladiators – until now, not so much.

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OOPS I’M GONNA PARTY LIKE IT’S 1199

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

As the sun dips in the sky the town of Carrión de los Condes prepares for the Feast of Santiago. As I make my way towards the plaza the players emerge from their houses: the Queen of Navarre jumps in … Continue reading →

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CAN YOU CONTROL YOUR DESTINY – OR IS YOUR FATE ALREADY DECIDED?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Can we control our fate – or is our destiny carved in stone? It’s the basic question of life, of all philosophy and religion. Those who believe in Fate say that we only find peace through acceptance and that struggle … Continue reading →

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800,000 BOOKS IN ONE DAY

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

8½ THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT BARCELONA Barcelona is my new home town. No one understand a single word I say, but I love it already. The coffee is brilliant and there are little bars everywhere filled with people still … Continue reading →

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HOW TO MAKE A LEAP OF FAITH

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Like most fears, my phobia about heights is irrational. Throwing myself off the 216 metre Bloekrans Bridge in the Western Cape of South Africa was not something I did for fun. It was a dare I made to myself. The … Continue reading →

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WHAT IF YOUR PARENTS HAD MURDERED YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Some time past your thirtieth birthday you discover that your godfather arrested and possibly tortured and murdered your mother. You also find out that your parents are not your parents at all, that they have hidden your real identity from … Continue reading →

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOU?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

What would you do if you discovered the daughter you had raised for 12 years as your own actually ‘belonged’ to someone else? Irina Belyaeva and Anya Iskanderova were born just 15 minutes apart at a maternity hospital in Kopeisk … Continue reading →

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5 GOOD REASONS TO USE A PSEUDONYM AND TWO REALLY BAD ONES

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Why do writers use pseudonyms? Are they using a pen name to hide something? Many writers don’t write under their own names. I had more pseudonymns than I can count when I was freelancing as a journalist, and as an … Continue reading →

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