The Travel Channel sent a couple of preview discs from Samantha Brown’s new series, Passport to Latin America. Shopping for bikinis in Rio, learning to tango in Buenos Aires… it looks to be a great series. Sam is an enthusiastic traveler who makes contact with the locals and seems to score great hotel rooms at swanky places. What a way to travel!
I did a Q&A for BlogHer, but it occurs to me that you might like to read it too, it’s kinda fun.
Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I have no pretense of being any GOOD at this. It’s just to show you that any @#$%*& can play the uke. Even me. I ain’t fishing for compliments, neither. [tags]Pink Floyd, ukulele[/tags]
Hey, are these salad tongs yours? What about that nice cream colored bowl with the green stripe around the top? It sits next to the primroses – we do not know who brought them, either. We seem to have more beer and brownies than when we started – how can this be? We have plenty …
Watch this space for more pics. This one’s for you, Euro-Ukers. Right now, I’m playing “Wish you were here” and yes, I’m playing it on the uke.
Hing Loon has hand written placards taped to almost every available bit of wall space. “Deep fried tofu hot pot,” they say, and “Country style pancake with shrimp” and “Radish with fish ball.” You can order your dinner without opening a menu, if you like, and you won’t miss out. The food arrives fast and …