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Monthly Archives: January 2008

They let me out of the garage

They’ve let me out of the garage – goodness knows why – but Patrick, Stace and I headed down to the London Business Centre over the weekend and met up with some great people who are there to make planning your trip nice and easy – but in the main we just liked to play … Continue reading »

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Out at the Daily Telegraph Adventure Show

A new episode in the Review Show… They’ve let me out of the garage – goodness knows why – but Patrick, Stace and I headed down to the London Business Centre over the weekend and met up with some great people who are there to make planning your trip nice and easy – but in … Continue reading »

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8 random things about me

I don’t think I’ll ever forgive the wonderful Sarah Mines for this but there you go. Here are the rules: Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write a post on their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules. At the end of your … Continue reading »

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Hack Day 2008 – rather Mashed 2008

So last year the BBC and Yahoo! ran the stunningly cool Hack Day London. It was a brilliant success, and frankly I’ve been biting at the bit to organise another one. Last week I got the nod from Ashley Highfield that the budget had been cleared and we could run another one! It’s very early … Continue reading »

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From Morocco to Russia

Well not quite, but if you’ve found this site you’ll notice that it’s been a little while since it’s last update – that’s because I’m back from Morocco and now concentrating on the next challenge – Russia. Once we’re back from Russia we’ll be turning this site into a all you need guide to getting … Continue reading »

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Private Titus

The rather cool Richard Titus (man behind the design of the new BBC Homepage) has made the big time. Nope I’m talking about a quote in The Times, or a mention in the cirucluars, rather he has been quoted in Private Eye. Nick over at the BBC Internet Blog pointed it out and talked about … Continue reading »

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Come on boys, it’s the new year, and time to play with yourself.

I’m serious. Go home tonight. Pull your draws down and get them out. Give them a good feel, really move them around in your hand and make sure they’re as they should be. If you need a hand… Everyman has a very good guide. Okay I know this post is a little strange, but as … Continue reading »

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New interactive map

I’ve been playing with google maps again and we now have a very flash new map. It’s a bit basic at the moment but over the next few months Stace and I will be adding more detail and try to map the actual lines to our actual route as closley as possible. We’ll also be … Continue reading »

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Well that is a surprise.

94%How Addicted to Apple Are You? Find lpn programs near you Oh what a surprise… 94% addictied to apple… thanks to Ewan for the nod.

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British Airways – hang your heads in shame.

This is Don Hatton - an absolute gent who’s got caught up in the Dakar Rally cancellation. He has a shed load of tickets from BA for various flights to and from Dakar – he now obviously doesn’t need most of them and all he needs to do is get home early – but from Lisbon … Continue reading »

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