Archives for February, 2007
Get out and walk
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
It is all too easy to get around London. People take the tube from a to b without thinking about where these places are in real life. Afterall, the tube map is an abstraction of real life.
I particularly enjoyed the walking tube map of London (via some art students). It tells you how long […]
Half Life
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
In 2005 I raved a lot about The Storr, brought to life by environmental arts organisation nva. It was certainly one of the most remarkable things I’ve seen, and it also helped provide an excuse to visit (for the first time) the islands off the west coast of Scotland (Skye, in this case).
I have […]
Predicting what to do tonight
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Since moving to London, I have been eagerly looking for good summaries of interesting events happening in the city. So much goes on here that you have to be focussed in what you choose to see. Also, so much happens that it is easy to miss things.
First if all I found Flavorpill, and then […]
New look
Sunday, February 11th, 2007
In a premature spring clean of tomment, I’ve upgraded Wordpress to 2.1, and thanks to an article on Lifehacker, I’ve changed to a new theme.
Happy New Train
Sunday, February 11th, 2007
On 2nd January we were greeted by widespread rail fare rises in London. For example, a return ticket to work increased in price by in excess of 23% (from £3.00 up to £3.70). I wrote to my local operator, First Capital Connect, about these rises and was politely told:
“As our fares are so […]