Why South America's Geography is Way Weirder Than You Think
I've only been to Argentina, and a few km into Brazil, but this shows how vast Brazil is and why most people don't realise where (in relation to North America and Africa) South America is.
Robin Capper
A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
Where Was the Last Place Discovered on Earth?
The remarkable history of human discovery and a curious fact regarding Uranus and Antarctica. [youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfLVYr38D0Q&w=480&h=270]
Adventure South
Geoff 'Adventure South' Gabites on the 'The Pedal On Podcast'
Mid-winter 2002, on a bleak wet Sunday, I channel surfed into an episode of the Australian 'Getaway' TV travel show. It featured a supported cycle tour in the South Island of New Zealand shot the previous summer; perfect weather, glorious scenery and what looked like a fun
Art
Simply the best Citroën 2CV advertisement
Remember seeing this in Car Magazine sometime in the early 80s, brilliant.
Shooting into the light
Today's Bing picture, sunset at Big Sur, reminded me of one I took near Coffs Harbour back in 2018 when travel was a thing They say 'don't shoot into the light'...
The Fiat Bravo HGT is finally out of lockdown and HubNut'ed!
'Throttle' fixed, stickers fitted
404! Oh no, something is broken!
If not a typo, the reason you are here is me not you. Reasons can include: * Page requested does not exist. If it's an off blog link the target site has changed (or gone) and I haven't updated, the post. * To be honest I don'
The real Car magazine is back!
I really appreciated Car (magazine U.K.) making their digital copies available to non-digital subscribers while the presses where shut down due to COVID-19. Car Magazine (Android) But after a few months reading it, sort of, on the phone* I was so happy to see this arrive in
Android
Niagara, an elegant and effective Android user interface
Having used iOS, Android I still have not found a phone UI to match Windows Phone for simplicity, flexibility and customisation. With the demise of it I ended up on Android and looked for a way around the worst aspect of iOS and Android: having to manage a grid of
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MAMIL, Mark Hadlow's one-man show is a tour de force
It was great, as I'm one, to see Mark Hadlow in his one man 'tour de force' play: MAMIL (Middle Aged Men In Lycra) One Actor, Nine characters, two hours of non-stop brilliance. Simple staging, clever lighting, sound effects, and a couple of (live on
Ridelabelz laundering instructions for an Abarth
When AHBART was detailed by Final Touch it included ceramic paint protection. That came with very specific hand wash instructions so, although I never use car washes, when I saw this amusing accessory on an Abarth Group had to get one. Seems appropriate for the car and summarises those car
The evolution of the Fiat 500
While Frank Stephenson did design the production new generation Fiat 500 it is a pity he did not mention, credit, Roberto Giollito and his Fiat Trepiùno concept car (below) which served as the inspiration. It was named for a unique 1+2 seat configuration where the front passenger seat could