One Short Life

For the past few years I have been permanently on the verge of buying a new BMW motor bike. There was always a financial or “other” practical reason to put it off though. Nothing has changed in that respect…

Well, what an interesting couple of weeks. We had some great weather, some bad weather; some good driving and a helping hand from the AA. There was some lazing about and a great bit of hiking up one of the…

A lot of people are familiar with ‘Parisian Love‘ the search story that Google used as it advertisement in the Super Bowl. This (embedded below) is my take on the theme. It involves things I can’t afford but I want…

This site was founded because of an idea I had whilst travelling around in a rented VW Camper van. Owning one has been an aim of mine for a few years and I have now achieved that goal (technically…

In just two weeks, the company I have been working at, for nearly eight years, will close its doors for eternity. NRG International is being integrated with two of its sisters and will be based in Holland, not here…

Me, Clive (Zippy) Town, Simon Pavey, Aidy, Dave and Leigh
The trip up to Wales was interesting. We had plenty of time due to the early arrival of the ferry. This turned out to be a good thing because…

Quark Expeditions are running a competition in which you can win a $20,000 trip to the Antarctic. The competition is won through blogging and you need to blog about the trip whilst you are away. This sounded right up my…

With the big changes to my working life fast approaching, the decision was made to sell Mystere, the yacht I have owned and raced, with a friend, for the past 6 years. Luckily, being such a good specimen of…

Walking through the airport on my way to get breakfast, I was struck out of autopilot mode by the realization that I won’t be doing this again for quite some time. I was on my last trip for business!
Initially,…

Lebanon is not a country I would have chosen if I were going on holiday. From the few days I spent there working, I can now say that I probably will not be returning. It wasn’t a bad place,…