Friday, October 30, 2009

1000 days to go

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The national media are full of stories about the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games at the moment. Much of the news is focused on this weekend...
Sunday, October 25, 2009

A splash of Autumn colour

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Its Autumn! This afternoon's street scene left me in no doubt. Our clocks also go back an hour tonight as Summer Time finally ends, whil...

An odd twist of fate

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Breast cancer is the most common form of invasive cancer among women in the USA, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. In the UK alone, an aver...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Cavtat

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I travel a lot – for business and leisure. After a while one town starts to look much like the last; one local icon invites comparison with ...
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Dubrovnik

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Dubronvik didn’t disappoint. This medieval walled city was everything I hoped it would be - and more. Built in the 11th century, its spectac...

Walls, walls, walls

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Dubrovnik isn’t the only spectacular walled city along the Dalmatian Coast. About two hours south, in Montenegro, lies the medieval town of ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Stranded in Croatia

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We're back from a four-day weekend in Croatia. Our original itinerary involved a three-day break. However, stormy weather on Sunday even...
Monday, October 12, 2009

Haste makes waste?

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At last count there were 3.03 million vehicles registered in Greater London, of which 2.6 million were cars. These cars represent about 9.2%...
Saturday, October 10, 2009

Out after midnight

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London has a fantastic system of night buses. These travel on special routes across the city throughout the night, offering reliable public ...
Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Where has all our money gone?

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Overnight the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised interest rates by 0.25%. Australia is now the first G20 country to increase interest ra...
Monday, October 05, 2009

Cold kakapo memories

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It’s cold tonight. I’ve even put on a sweatshirt - a first for the season. This evening's temperature has already dropped to 15°C, headi...
Saturday, September 26, 2009

What's on your mind?

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Wordle is fun software application that you can use to generate word clouds. These are simply images created from words entered into the so...
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