Darth Tom Tom

Oscar, originally uploaded by mattcashmore. I miss the cats. In fact I think the hardest thing about being all the way out here is the fact I had to leave the cats behind :-/ The thing is I find myself wondering if I should get another cat out here as a stand-in before my two…

I’ve had to tune in to Rally RAIDio for the last couple of days to get the latest news and reactions to the Dakar being cancelled. What’s amazed me is the total lack of interest from main stream media. The BBC ran a story, and even as it was breaking ‘Terrorists stop Dakar’ it wasn’t…

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 –…

With Russia being postponed to July, I’ve been flapping around trying to decide what it is I’m going to do for three weeks in September. Options; Go to Russia anyway Ride round the UK Ride to Africa Cancel leave and come to work Go for a walk So, some of those options are out of…

The thing I think I’m most looking forward to when I get up into the Atlas Mountains is the stars. Every time I go home to Wales I’m amazed at the number of stars I can see, the way the night sky just comes to life in a way that no-where in London or the…