The 2015 Festival of Drabbles – calling short fiction writers!
Do you like short fiction – short short stories, flash fiction, maybe even haiku? Then the Festival of Drabbles might be of interest.
Month: August 2015
The Tour of Monte Rosa – final preparations
On Tuesday, I’m heading off to the Alps to hike the Tour of Monte Rosa, a 100-mile thru-hike beginning and ending in Zermatt. The goal is to…
Fujifilm X30 mirrorless compact camera review
The Fujifilm X30 is a compact camera in Fuji’s ‘X’ series of professional and enthusiast mirrorless cameras. While the X-Pro1, XT1 and X100T occupy the top of the…
Electronics on the trail – what works for me
Please note that this article is now out of date. Here’s an updated version. “Nothing that uses a battery can be relied upon in the wild.” This is something…
Preparations for the Tour of Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa is one of the biggest and highest mountain massifs in the Western Alps. Incorporating a number of summits all well over 4,000m, it is surrounded by many…
I tried to recover my hacked Vodafone account and you won’t believe what happened next
Updated 06/08/2015 – scroll to the bottom to find out how Vodafone eventually responded Yes, one of those headlines – chosen specifically because I’d like this message to get…