@nzbarry.bsky.social
Aesthete. Idler. Traveller. Eater. Drinker. Reader. Watcher. One-time lawyer. Dunedin, NZ
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The view from the hostel kitchen this morning - that's Russell in the distance.
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The view from the hostel kitchen this morning - that's Russell in the distance.
I missed his shows in Dunedin but am first in and front row centre for Shayne Carter's solo show in Hokitika.
October 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I missed his shows in Dunedin but am first in and front row centre for Shayne Carter's solo show in Hokitika.
Eimer McBride's The Lesser Bohemians' style is unconventional: it succeeds in bringing to life Eily's experiences when she moves to London, spends a year at thetre school and meets Stephen, maybe the love of her life.
#booksky #eimermcbride #thelesserbohemians
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky #eimermcbride #thelesserbohemians
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
September 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Eimer McBride's The Lesser Bohemians' style is unconventional: it succeeds in bringing to life Eily's experiences when she moves to London, spends a year at thetre school and meets Stephen, maybe the love of her life.
#booksky #eimermcbride #thelesserbohemians
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky #eimermcbride #thelesserbohemians
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Dunedin Public Library has done something interesting - it has created a massive display of recent New Zealand non-fiction. I don't expect I'll read them all - even if I had time to - but there are some I must.
#dnlibraries #nzlit #booksky
#dnlibraries #nzlit #booksky
September 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Dunedin Public Library has done something interesting - it has created a massive display of recent New Zealand non-fiction. I don't expect I'll read them all - even if I had time to - but there are some I must.
#dnlibraries #nzlit #booksky
#dnlibraries #nzlit #booksky
PBTech opened right next door, literally, a couple of weeks ago. I have managed to hold out, but have now made my first purchase.
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
PBTech opened right next door, literally, a couple of weeks ago. I have managed to hold out, but have now made my first purchase.
I have that funny feeling you get when you're in town and only then realise that that your shoes are not a pair. Luckily they have a similar vibe.
September 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I have that funny feeling you get when you're in town and only then realise that that your shoes are not a pair. Luckily they have a similar vibe.
Stunning last session for me at #wordchch - Steve Braunias talks about his book on the Polkinghorne trial with compassion, wit, humour and a bit of acid. Interviewer is Lianne Dalziel by his specific request.
August 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Stunning last session for me at #wordchch - Steve Braunias talks about his book on the Polkinghorne trial with compassion, wit, humour and a bit of acid. Interviewer is Lianne Dalziel by his specific request.
Poor Rodney from Goodshirt - he has a good crowd at Go Live, but then Tadpole started upstairs and the crowd disappeared.
August 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Poor Rodney from Goodshirt - he has a good crowd at Go Live, but then Tadpole started upstairs and the crowd disappeared.
The stage is set for 12th Night at the new Court Theatre in Christchurch.
August 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The stage is set for 12th Night at the new Court Theatre in Christchurch.
Getting ready for Life in One Chord at the Regent.
August 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Getting ready for Life in One Chord at the Regent.
I miss the days when I could roll out of bed in the YHA on Worcester Street, Christchurch into Le Cafe across the street. The pandemic killed both, but at least there's now a new café (Quad).
August 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I miss the days when I could roll out of bed in the YHA on Worcester Street, Christchurch into Le Cafe across the street. The pandemic killed both, but at least there's now a new café (Quad).
I'm in Texas, it's my last night in the USA, I'm still solvent - what else am I going to do other than buy far too much barbecue?
August 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I'm in Texas, it's my last night in the USA, I'm still solvent - what else am I going to do other than buy far too much barbecue?
Last train of this trip - another overnight, St Louis to Dallas.
August 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Last train of this trip - another overnight, St Louis to Dallas.
I'm in New York! Found a bar, maybe will find food.
July 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I'm in New York! Found a bar, maybe will find food.
Time to leave Canada - I have a few of these to catch before I finally get to Dallas, for my flight home.
July 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Time to leave Canada - I have a few of these to catch before I finally get to Dallas, for my flight home.
The bar (One Great City Brewing Co in Winnipeg) has let me stay in their carpark overnight. That means another beer - a rather dark WCIPA. #drivecanada
July 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The bar (One Great City Brewing Co in Winnipeg) has let me stay in their carpark overnight. That means another beer - a rather dark WCIPA. #drivecanada
Finding surprises in small town Canada. Sausage rolls! At Shekinah Café, Edson Albert. On the right day, he has steak and cheese pies. Not today. #drivecanada
July 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Finding surprises in small town Canada. Sausage rolls! At Shekinah Café, Edson Albert. On the right day, he has steak and cheese pies. Not today. #drivecanada
Home for the next two weeks as I drive across Canada. It's a beast, with a 6.7 litre Ford power. #drivecanada
June 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Home for the next two weeks as I drive across Canada. It's a beast, with a 6.7 litre Ford power. #drivecanada
My second well made, proper cappuccino in ten days. The first one was ten minutes ago. I couldn't get it in Mexico. At Beyond Bread, Jericho Village, Vancouver.
June 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
My second well made, proper cappuccino in ten days. The first one was ten minutes ago. I couldn't get it in Mexico. At Beyond Bread, Jericho Village, Vancouver.
I have to say, Guadalajara makes me like Mexico so much more than Mexico City did - it is so beautiful here. This is my view for lunch.
June 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I have to say, Guadalajara makes me like Mexico so much more than Mexico City did - it is so beautiful here. This is my view for lunch.
Seichō Matsumoto's Tokyo Express is a Japanese police procedural novel written in 1958, but at heart it celebrates intuition and perseverance, as well as trains, train timetables, cigarette smoking and coffee shops (it's where Mihara does his best thinking). Liked it a lot!
#booksky #crimefiction
#booksky #crimefiction
June 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Seichō Matsumoto's Tokyo Express is a Japanese police procedural novel written in 1958, but at heart it celebrates intuition and perseverance, as well as trains, train timetables, cigarette smoking and coffee shops (it's where Mihara does his best thinking). Liked it a lot!
#booksky #crimefiction
#booksky #crimefiction
I'm back at PDX after dropping the car off - there are worse places to wait for a train.
June 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'm back at PDX after dropping the car off - there are worse places to wait for a train.
Had a bit of a panic last night, when my passport was not where it should be. Sent a flurry of messages. Found it this morning, in a different part of the same small bag it was supposed to be in. Here's a bridge.
June 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Had a bit of a panic last night, when my passport was not where it should be. Sent a flurry of messages. Found it this morning, in a different part of the same small bag it was supposed to be in. Here's a bridge.
Bend apparently has 40 breweries! I decide to walk around downtown until I get to the first one - it just happens to be the big name in town: Deschutes.
June 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Bend apparently has 40 breweries! I decide to walk around downtown until I get to the first one - it just happens to be the big name in town: Deschutes.