General Ramblings
April Fool Round-Up
I really enjoy the 1st April – and this year is no exception. There are the usual suspects that try to pass off spurious stories as news (for one of the original and still the best watch the video at the end of this post), then the rather stranger personal statements on peoples blogs – … Continue reading
Wear a seatbelt
I sometimes take a moment to post here about crazy, funny or just outright stupid adverts and PR stunts I see. This time, I’m posting one of the best I have ever come across. Let this video download in full before you press play, make sure you have your sound on and then watch it … Continue reading
Being green, the real cost
Last week I posted a short note on the cost of travelling into London from Buckinghamshire via public transport vs the motorbike. The difference was startling, I was expecting public transport to be more expensive, but was hoping to be able to dismiss the difference easily, and argue that the time spent on the train … Continue reading
I can’t afford to be green.
I’ve given public transport a real go, and it’s all perfectly acceptable. I sit on a clean train that takes just over 35 minutes to get me from darkest Buckinghamshire to deepest London – well Marylebone – and another 30 minutes on the bus over to Old Street. I take a taxi home in the … Continue reading
I’m moving back to London
As most of you know I’ve been living in Melbourne out here in Oz for about 14 months now. It’s been a blast – working for a pretty funky company that’s allowed me to explore new ideas and ‘do cool stuff’ as well as discovering a pretty funky country. Australia has been good to me … Continue reading
New sleeping bag
As you know I like to be first with reviews of the very best travel gear – I don’t buy rubbish and I expect my gear to meet the very highest standards…. I’ll skip the video review of this one but I wanted to give you the heads up on my favourite new sleeping bag … Continue reading
An interview with the Mo
Many of you will have noticed I’ve been growing a tache…. yes I think it looks good, and yes Mrs Cashmore will be waiting at Heathrow with a razor. What many of you may not know is that I’ve been doing it for charity – in particualr I’ve been doing it to raise a little … Continue reading
Mark Thompson and John Smith visit to Lonely Planet in Melbourne
Well that’s done. Mr Thompson (Director General BBC) and Mr Smith (Chief Executive BBC Worldwide) have left the building. They spent today here at LP Towers out in Footscray. Once I got over the picture of the two of the most influential and powerful people in world media in Footscray it was good to see … Continue reading
What a bunch of muppets
This week I did my first proper gig with the LP Band – Slabotomy – at the Espy in St Kilda. We rocked. We seriously took hold of Rock and taught it a few lessons. In fact Rock was a little pissed at the end and stormed off the stage. But…. through it all we … Continue reading
Weekend run – the Ballarat, Bendigo and Melbourne Triangle
This weekend sees the start of a few small runs out of Melbourne – a little further afield than I’ve managed before – and with any luck they’ll contain as much excitement as the full-on trip would have done. The big outback trip looks as though it wont happen – news on why at a … Continue reading
