This flash memoir was written while I was working as a tour guide in Europe and essentially questioning what the hell I was doing there. The piece moves back and forth between Budapest and Melbourne and is about missed opportunities and missing home.

Patrick’s first word was ‘No’ and he’s spent the majority of his life attempting to remedy that attitude. When he’s not writing he’s walking, be it across countries, through mountains or to his local pub, taking curious baby steps to wherever it is he’s going. You can keep up with him – he’s really very slow – at www.patboxall.com

Pat is also the winner of 2020 Stuart Hadow short story competition.

Memoria was written,  produced, edited and presented by Natalie Vella.

Danube Dreaming was written and read by Pat Boxall.

Music in this episode was by Blue Dot Sessions, Sage the Hunter, When in the West and The Envelope.

Illustrations by Peta Manning. Her book, See Me Doodle, is out now.

Airplane Taking off at Beirut airport
By Ramston
CC BY 3.0
https://freesound.org/people/Ramston/sounds/255211/ 

Ambience – Riverland oub by river, noisy bird some seagulls
By Dnlburnett
CC BY 3.0
https://freesound.org/people/dnlburnett/sounds/335714/ 

Anitmatter
By The Westerlies
YouTube Audio Library License
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIyoWuQx_Ga7fQ35flEmQA 

Better
Anno Domini Beats
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6f69g5rtNFhix–ZY8yAFw 

Big rain drops (2)
By Macdaddyno1
CC0 1.0
https://freesound.org/people/macdaddyno1/sounds/396483/ 

Blue Dream
By Cheel
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4VlRu-Cl_ol4yRiY0TQyw 

Budapest rain atmo
By Manuskinuski
CC0 1.0
https://freesound.org/people/Manuskinuski/sounds/437426/

Cafe Amb 03
By Tkky
CC BY 3.0
https://freesound.org/people/tkky/sounds/486471/ 

Dinner table ambience
By Mr Alden
CC BY-NC 3.0
https://freesound.org/people/Mr_Alden/sounds/365676/ 

Door latch open close
By Toddcircle
CC0 1.0
https://freesound.org/people/toddcircle/sounds/442352/ 

Girl, female, laughing, giggling
By SpliceSound
CC0 1.0
https://freesound.org/people/SpliceSound/sounds/218308/ 

Milk Frother Latte Cappuchino
By Spanrucker
CC0 1.0
https://freesound.org/people/spanrucker/sounds/272241/

Inside car ambience
By Kyster
CC BY 3.0
https://freesound.org/people/Kyster/sounds/81088/ 

Nocturne
By Asher Fulero
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKn6_1iFFC5fxSmFgVC9Fsw 

Piano Keys Meral
By Meral
CC0 1.0
https://freesound.org/people/Meral/sounds/104587/ 

Rushing stream 2
By Mike Stranks
CC BY-NC 3.0
https://freesound.org/people/mike_stranks/sounds/341604/ 

Trams in Melbourne
By Moiku
CC0 1.0
https://freesound.org/people/Moiku/sounds/361055/ 

Walking city street
By Simosco
CC0 1.0
https://freesound.org/people/simosco/sounds/235552/