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Sizzling Sicily
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Just got back from a great trip to Naples and Sicily (easy flying to Naples, over night ferry to Palermo then flying back from Palermo). Photo highlights below, but see the full gallery. Killer pizza from da Michele – the original Neopolitan pizza (now we know where Franco Manca got their formula..). We had to [...]
Extremely secure
Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Thanks to the Identify and Passport Service for processing my passport application so quickly. I hadn’t quite expected my renewed passport to arrive so quickly. I was quite surprised, however, to find it sitting on the door mat of my communal stair. As I live in a flat, I share a post box with the [...]
Faster than a speeding bullet
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Sarah and I have just returned from a week of cycling around North Wales, starting in Bangor and following the NCN route 8 with a slight diversion around the LLyn Peninsular. Highlights included: Bangor pier: Camping on Shell Island (with views over Snowdonia): The Talyllyn narrow gauge railway in Tywyn: More here..
Some more photographs
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
I’m celebrating the installation of the iPhotoToGallery plugin for iPhoto – which allows me to upload photos directly from iPhoto to my gallery – with some more photo galleries. First, a some pictures from Sarah’s birthday trip to Southend-on-Sea. Second, from the Good Friday meeting at Herne Hill Velodome. (yes, that cyclist does appear to [...]
Boris’s Bus Blunder
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Ken is obviously paying for Google Mail ads, as I just saw this ‘sponsored link’ at the top of my GMail client. Boris’s Bus Blunder – www.KenLivingstone.com/Transport – Join Ken Livingstone’s call to Recall Boris’s Transport Manifesto
The Brief Balkan Break
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
It’s been a while, but I’ve finally (this seems to be a recurring theme) uploaded photos from a brief January trip to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. A couple to tempt you into the gallery: See the rest..
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.
very wrong
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Luther Burger A Luther Burger, also referred to as The Luther or simply a doughnut burger, is a hamburger, specifically a bacon cheeseburger, which employs a glazed donut (such as a Krispy Kreme) in place of a bun.
More McDonalds
Sunday, July 30th, 2006
This time, you can become a Quality Scout. Be careful where you tread, there is some careful phrasing taking place on that site. It is well known that Chicken McNuggets are made of mechanically separated meat, but they prefer to call it ‘carefully boned’. I don’t know about you, but carefully boned and mechanically separated [...]
MySociety produces some interesting maps
Friday, May 26th, 2006
I suggest you take a look, especially if you are interested in comparing private and public transport times from London or Edinburgh (good choice). MySociety travel time maps