Goodbye Sydney and hello to Melbourne. This evening Stuart and I met Time Twin Chris at the very English sounding Mitre Tavern in the CBD. Chris had also heard of the project from the Sydney Morning Herald article – although second-hand, as it was a friend in Sydney who read it and then let him … Continue reading January 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Meeting Time Twin #18 Chris →

Two days after meeting three Time Twins at the Opera House, I visited Burwood Heights in Western Sydney to meet Time Twin Mary Anne, who also heard about the project from the Sydney Morning Herald. We met at Killa Burger Grill – one of the companies that Mary Anne and her husband run. Alas, my … Continue reading January 2014, Killa Burger Grill, Burwood, NSW, Australia. Meeting Time Twin #17 Mary Anne →

This afternoon, outside the Sydney Opera House, I had the pleasure of meeting three Sydneysider Time Twins – Alison, Genevieve and Lynley, who all contacted me after reading the article in the Sydney Morning Herald. Producer and Director: Stuart Scott/Culturpology

In July, I had the pleasure to spend a weekend with Time Twin Kristiāna and her friends and family in Riga and nearby parts of Latvia, learning about Latvian national identity and culture and experiencing the awesome Song and Dance Festival. Kristiāna is marketing manager for Bergs Bazar, a historical pedestrian village-like enclave combining residential, … Continue reading July 2013, Riga, Latvia. Meeting Time Twin #13 Kristiāna →

After Dravograd, it was Zagreb, Croatia, where I spent a fascinating morning learning about toxicology, academia and Croatian life with Time Twin and academic Davor. The photograph, above, includes the statue commemorating women who have brought produce to Zagreb Central Market from rural Croatia.

After leaving Vienna, I spent a fascinating day with Time Twin Robert in Dravograd, Slovenia. Robert, who works for Robert who works for Javni sklad RS za kulturne dejavosti, promotes the cultural life of Dravograd. He gave us a tour of the castle, Dvorec Bukovje, which he and his team are renovating and using as a venue … Continue reading May 2013, Dravograd, Slovenia. Meeting Robert, Time Twin #11 →

In May, I met three Time Twins in three countries. Firstly, the team spent a lovely weekend in Vienna, Austria with Time Twin and footballer Caro and her friends. Caro currently plays for 1. sVg Guntramsdorf.  

The next Time Twin trip took me on the short trip over the Irish Sea to Drogheda, to meet novelist Paul. Over the course of a fascinating and hugely enjoyable weekend Paul and his charming family gave us a wonderful insight into life in Ireland – into cultural identity, religion and art and even took … Continue reading April 2013, Drogheda, Ireland. Meeting Paul: Time Twin #9 →

When I discovered that there is a website that lists the dates of birth of all politicians in Italy, I could not have imagined the moving experience that this would have led to. Pierluigi Biondi was one of these politicians: mayor of the beautiful, small medieval town of Villa Sant’Angelo, perched on the foothills of the Apennines. He has … Continue reading November 2012, Villa Sant’Angelo, Abruzzo, Italy. Meeting Pierluigi: Time Twin #8 →

In July, I travelled back to Scandinavia to meet Kari,  olympian and former Norwegian  handball international  in Trondheim. Kari with her ‘Time Twins’ T-Shirt in Trondheim. Photograph: Richard Avis / Culturpology