General Ramblings

General thoughts on bikes… and stuff.

General Ramblings

Help me map this thing out – Australia Road Trip
ByMatthew Cashmore June 13, 2009

Today I headed to the map store and got the broad details I need for the first run into the outback. I love shopping in map stores, but to be honest I miss Stanfords in London – the Melbourne Map Centre as wonderful as they are (they were fantastically helpful and had everything I needed,…

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San Francisco – your thoughts.
ByMatthew Cashmore June 10, 2009

P1020419, originally uploaded by mattcashmore. I’ve once again just got back from the foggy and slightly damp city that I’m learning to love, and amazingly I’m not talking about London. San Francisco is one of those cities that it’s so easy to enjoy. It’s small enough to easily get around, the public transport is cheap…

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An update from the front
ByMatthew Cashmore May 20, 2009

Now with panniers, originally uploaded by mattcashmore. I’ve finally had a few weeks back in Australia and it’s all starting to feel more like home than a place I happen to be spending some time. Part of that is all the gear turning up for the bike, and the other bit is my brother coming…

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Top 5 tips on buying a new tent
ByMatthew Cashmore March 22, 2009July 12, 2011

Buying a new tent can be incredibly difficult. There are so many choices out there that it can be very confusing if you don’t know what to look for. As the northern hemisphere heads into spring, and camping becomes a comfortable alternative to the B&B again I wanted to share some tips on how to…

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Kitty in her new bed
ByMatthew Cashmore March 11, 2009

Kitty in her new bed, originally uploaded by mattcashmore. I got in trouble for posting a photo of Oscar a few days ago when I was talking about missing the cats… well here you go… this is Kitty and I miss her too. From here on in, only photos featuring both of my cats will…

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Help find me a new camera
ByMatthew Cashmore March 3, 2009

Since I’ve been bombing around the world my Casio Exilm Z850 has been a constant companion. I rate it really highly (must write a review soon) – it’s constantly dropped from the height of my motorcycle tank bag, it’s been soaked by sea-water on at least two occasions and still it ‘just gets on with…

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Mashed is a no go this year
ByMatthew Cashmore February 27, 2009

As you may have seen over on the backstage.bbc.co.uk blog Mashed isn’t happening this year. Ewan sums it up well you put smart people in a room and great things happen. Put smart people in a room with their own DAB TV station and a red button service they can hack away with, and you…

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Comments….
ByMatthew Cashmore February 26, 2009

So sorry everyone – I just found a pile of comments that had got tagged as spam – thanks to John Diamond for the heads up – I’ve just approved them all and white-listed you – sorry everyone 🙁

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The Coffee Post
ByMatthew Cashmore February 24, 2009

I’m not sure how long it takes to become a coffee snob, I would say that several years ago I was definitely a snob – but then I’d never been to Melbourne. This city serves the best coffee anywhere, with the exception of one or two little places in rural France, Melbourne’s coffee knocks the…

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Mashed rocked the world
ByMatthew Cashmore February 19, 2009

Well London at least. Well, Alexandra Palace anyway. Thank you to everyone who’s been contacting me about Mashed for 2009 – as some of you may know I left the BBC late last year to come and work for Lonely Planet – and as such I’m not involved with the organisation any more… but should…

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