Monthly Archives: November 2010

Hostels / Britain YHA London Central Architecture and interior design company Blacksheep created the public spaces of this new £4.3m hostel, a stone’s throw from Oxford Street in central London. The result is a bright, contemporary and colourful hostel – … Continue reading →

Delhi is boomtown, but the choice of hotels is still limited to palaces or pits — unless you know where to look. Amelia Gentleman leads the way …….. Amelia Gentleman of Guardian Unlimited, Tuesday January 8 2008 Most hotels in … Continue reading →

Some of my favourite things at the moment are my Ssangyong Actyon ute, my Olympus Tough U camera and my Blackberry Bold 9000. The three of them give me freedom, the ability to record and remember things and the ability … Continue reading →

Whether you are a frequent flyer or not, you will undoubtedly have seen people using their own headphones on international flights.  I had read al lot about noise cancelling headphones and had wanted to try some for a long time … Continue reading →

A word to the wise on buying footwear. (My dumb mistake.)                 Please don’t laugh!  Well not so that  I can hear you anyway.  But this is the story of how I nearly crippled myself with the … Continue reading →

Friday the skip arrived while I was out working. So yesterday started with me digging up the old lawn and loading it into the skip. I had arranged for someone to come and help me …. Do it? …. But … Continue reading →

Well  I could not go far today…Originally we were planning a garage sale but we pretty much sold out on the Saturday. Nevertheless I had to spend some time in the garden on Sunday and then by the time I … Continue reading →

23rd May 2010 Today (23rd May 2010) Michael and I did a nice little hike in the John Forrest National Park. The park is only about 20 mins from my house and is absolutely huge. We arrived at the gates … Continue reading →

Why I left HostGator and moved to a new web host. And why you should too! Hostgator management blinded by their own success and the large amounts of money they earn recently engaged in a disgusting display of abuse of … Continue reading →