A reminder of Lockie's place
Antarctic letterbox 'surprise'
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Alfie
The vibrating creature who resides adjacent...
I have attempted Strange Planet speak: The vibrating creature who resides adjacent is aware this location on their rollmachine access, and no other, will reach the vision orbs of our moral creature, make its blood pump race, and cause it to misconduct by emitting repetitive loud expressions of F R
Alfie
Mercer Bay Loop
The (home) office receptionist likes the Mercer Bay Loop, rare to have no wind. The track has been 'civilised', in part to control kauri dieback, and my 'secret' favourite view spot has been landscaped. It used to be a largely un-noticed cut through the bush
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.
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