Japan has a reputation for having many wierd and wonderful gadgets but to its credit I find a lot of them are actually useful from day to day. However, I've never been more appreciative of a simple and but effective improvement brought about by technology than this weekend just....
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When you leave home and head off all wide eyed and fresh faced to University it doesn't take long to become wise in the ways of the world and you soon learn how to organise and get things done....
I've been in Tokyo for a little over 6 weeks now and in that time there have been five earthquakes. Of these five, three were minor tremors just enough to rattle the sliding doors in my hotel room and...
In Tokyo I have seen many, many dogs but 99% of them have been of the small or downright tiny breeds rather than the labrador sized man's best friends in the west. Since people here generally have smaller living...
I like to think that the noise crickets make is each of them shouting to the others to shut up. It's therefore not worth me adding to the racket by joining their cries. I shall just have to learn...
It's been a while since my last post but I think I have a valid excuse why the good old land of bob has been low on my list of priorities. I've been preparing for, and indeed executing, a...
Merry christmas and a happy new year!
collapsed lung from bass vibrations?
such a small and dangerous word
lesson 1: inflame the sensibilities a gender of your choice
The ultimate UV protection
I opted for the Canon IXUS 500 in the end. A good compromise between manual settings, size and price. Hopefully there'll be many pictures arriving on this site in the near future!...
I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but it's always a lot colder in Canary Wharf than it is in Fichley Road area....
Entering the digital age.
Sports diving from Weymouth to Peterborough
three reasons to like Easter
Asking before you break things.
Avanti Quattro to the rescue!
Theory done, open water to go
Todd Sawyer and Adam Bloom among others...
Diving with shivers makes it hard to take photos!
Wine tasting with enforced swalling rules.
Google cuts down on paperwork.
Helicopter ride for new mini
Intergallactic virus concerns
BBC predicts great things?
Spin, rotate and confuse?
"Time travelling really is possible", said time traveller.
First day in the new office.
Shiny new building at Canary Wharf.