The 2005 Rotterdam Street Festival was a highlight for me as it was the first time I performed in front of a stadium audience. I had previously been part of the official festival opening, standing in the background while a well-known Dutch television personality spoke with the cameras and live audience, now I was the opening stadium act on the f...

We went down early for breakfast but lingered over our coffee. We walked to the Hertz office by the training station. Despite a small confusion about reservations, we were soon ensconced in a small Ford. The day was lovely - and so there were many cars on the road. It would have been a very pleasant day for a bicycle tour. We stopped briefly for...