Memories of Asia

I've had the chance to go to a bunch of places in Asia, quite a few times, so this will be a long and expanding post as I remember other bits and pieces. New Caledonia Back in 1999, my project doing Y2K upgrades to Short Messaging Service Centres around the world took me to a … Continue reading Memories of Asia →

Miniature Russian Rollercoaster

Whilst digging through files for adding my travel nostalgia during this time of zero travel, I realised I'm missing a bunch of my Russia photos. I've found folders from Siberia, and from Kamchatka, but not from the Trans-Siberian train journey itself (which was probably the highlight of the trip). I remember having these photos on … Continue reading Miniature Russian Rollercoaster →

2020 Running Goal – completed!

Right at the start of the year, in another world, another time, I started my goal of running 500 miles over the course of the next 12 months. I got off to a great start, and Q2 was good too (running was not curtailed during Lockdown, after all), but I had a couple of wobbles … Continue reading 2020 Running Goal – completed! →

Royal Academy Winter Exhibition

I always love going to the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy. Nothing better than seeing the walls crammed full of art, a bar to obtain a gin & tonic on hand and the prospect (sometimes) of a meal at the Wolseley or a quick dash to Fortnum & Mason for a £6 jar of … Continue reading Royal Academy Winter Exhibition →

Tate Modern, 8th October

Our small office in a WeWork near Waterloo has been available pretty much all through Lockdown - WeWork hasn't closed at all, I think, as that would have meant they'd have needed to refund rent...and they're deep enough in the scheiße as it is. In going to work on the odd occasion, I've either made … Continue reading Tate Modern, 8th October →

Memories of Africa

I haven't spent a lot of time in Africa, and my trips have been short and sporadic over the years. Here's a flavour of what I remember! Guinea I went to Guinea on one of my Alcatel Y2K upgrade trips in December 1999. I was on my own, and while everything went smoothly, things were … Continue reading Memories of Africa →

Japan Memories

My overall route whilst in Japan for a week or so I went to Japan in 2002, and I'd planned an elaborate itinerary involving Kuala Lumpur and Chiang Mai - that's incidental to the Japan part except my plans had changed a bit (my friend Katie who had been living in KL now wasn't, so … Continue reading Japan Memories →

Bordeaux Camperventure

Well, what a mission THIS was. Booked back in February, we'd already gone through multiple cycles of we will/we won't be able to go. We'd had to jiggle flights a bit as easyJet changed their schedules (but they were pretty helpful, it has to be said), and had a minor wobble as Indie Campers finally … Continue reading Bordeaux Camperventure →

China Memories

In amongst my #LockdownClearout, I've uncovered repositories of photos and souvenirs from my better-travelled days. Well, any days were better-travelled than the current ones, but I'm referring more to the early stages of my career when I was installing telecoms systems in far-flung global networks in an age a) I was single and b) the … Continue reading China Memories →

Who needs a toy toolbox…

...when kids can have a real one? We have a nice wooden set, which is all very well for a hammer, pliers, even the clamp works...but why have a saw in that set? As the kids are inevitably more interested in my tools than these toy ones, I thought I'd see about putting together a … Continue reading Who needs a toy toolbox… →