h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'm still dizzy and not quite sure of what I'm doing.

But today I purchased a ticket for Australia, as if I was just going to do some journalistic work in, say, Sweden. (Just a hop over the bridge from Copenhagen).

I'm co-writing a book with a pedagogue who has used 'Music as a tool' - building on 'learning by doing' - with musicians, mentally handicapped, and the resulting rock band is going on tour and to a festival in Australia. http://awakeningsfestival.com.au/.

Half seriously, half as a joke I asked the pedagogue, who is also the manager of the band, whether they needed a journalist on the tour. And he said 'sure, why not. But we cannot pay your ticket or anything'.

But I found out it wasn't too expensive, and if I can sell 2-3 articles in Denmark or Scandinavia it'll pay for the experience.

The arranging people in Australia will fix me with (cheap-ish) food and boarding - and contacts I expect.

I'll have some very good material for the book, I'll get to see (a, granted, tiny bit of) Australia once in my life - and who knows, maybe have a mini/micro meet with some hootooer(s) there.

Well, back to figuring out which stories I can sell to what media....


<- (My kangaroo impersonation)

How is this! Good skills and good luck!

FB

Oh, that's pretty

'Popcorn coming all the way from Denmark...has a line-up of four members all of whom have mental health issues.'


Well that applies to just about *any* half-decent band, surely?

yes, .

Sim-post with Bonobo.

Indeed....

this is big! i hope you have a nice trip and give my regards to the koalas, kangaroos and all the other marsupial whatnots

Too big . Still a bit shivery.

The upside is that I'll arrive in Australia/Melbourne in their spring. In the middle of October.

that's totally

Very cool!

Pierce, do you think your newspaper would be interested in an article if I can edge in a local angle? - not that I have any right now.

, you guys keep saying that. I'd better begin believing it.

not the weather, though

depends, of course. where exactly are you going? oz is as big as europe

I'm going here http://awakeningsfestival.com.au/ - and Melbourne, Victoria. South-East.

Do you cover Næstved at all?

nope, i stick to my islands

south-east shouldn't be too hot in october

Around 20-25 C during day and 15 during night according to DMI.

Not you personally, Pierce. The paper. Concerning Næstved. I might have an interesting story during fall.

Hi tartaronne. I've found your message and answered there.

re 16:

i got that, but the answer is still no