A musical touch on travel today, especially for Australian music fans: over the weekend, the fantastic Triple J radio station organised two Paul Kelly Tribute concert nights, not because the afore-mentioned singer-songwriter Paul Kelly has passed on and needs a tribute, but because he’s still alive, is an absolute legend, and therefore needs a tribute! If you haven’t heard of him, grab some of his music and you’ll know what Australian poetry is all about.
Now I’m in a restaurant in Stockholm
And the waiter here wants me to know his nameAnd I can order sandwiches in seven different languagesBut every f***ing city tastes the same
Actually, I’m not sure if every Aussie backpacker ends up being able to order sandwiches in seven different languages, but they can probably order a beer in a dozen different tongues. In any case, a big thanks to Paul Kelly for writing a great song and for commiserating on the way we Aussies (and the rest of the world, too) sometimes travel a little blindly.
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