Posts tagged with ‘travel’

Narrowboating
12 December, 2013
Back in the summer, Dan went narrowboating with Ruth, JTA, and Matt P, and the experience slowed his thinking...
New Volunteers for Three Rings
8 July, 2013
Following their weekend in Jersey, Dan, Ruth and JTA went off to Malvern to train three new Three Rings...
Jersey
24 June, 2013
JTA, Dan, Ruth, and her mother take a long-weekend holiday to the island of Jersey, and nobody kills anybody.
Edinburgh Free Fringe 2012 Venue Map
25 July, 2012
To help him get around the Free Fringe in Edinburgh this year, Dan's made a map of all of...
Five Beds
4 January, 2012
During his Christmas and New Year tour of the UK, Dan is offered the chance to sleep on no...
To The North Pole!
27 December, 2011
In April 2012, Dan's dad will walk to the North Pole. Dan shares a few words of encouragement, and...
Zip-A-De-Do-Car, Zip-A-De-Day
31 October, 2011
For the last few months, Dan's been a member of Streetcar (now part of Zipcar), an on-demand car club,...
The Queen’s Passport
27 September, 2011
Inside the front cover of Dan's passport is a note from the Queen, demanding that he be allowed to...
Instead Of Blogging…
1 August, 2011
In a declaration of 'blog bankruptcy', Dan lists all of the topics that he'd hoped to have blogged about...
Roadspotters
5 February, 2011
Dan learns about the way that road numbers are organised around the UK and speculates about the existence of...
A Primer Puzzle
9 June, 2010
There’s a film that I’m a huge fan of, called Primer. Since I first discovered it I’ve insisted on...
Dave!!! Highlights From Robin’s Birthday
14 March, 2010
Right now, I’m out in Oxfordshire for this a “code week” – a get-together for the purpose of hacking...
A “Never Mind The Buzzcocks” Moment
22 January, 2009
Remember Let Loose? They reached #2 in the singles chart back in 1994 with Crazy For You? (you’ll remember...
Quickly, Before They Turn The Glass Into Lesbians!
5 November, 2007
So, what have I been up to this weekend, you ask. Well… “Cover The Mirrors” Launch Party On Friday...
How Not To Watch Comedy
24 August, 2007
We failed quite miserably to see any live comedy yesterday (although the day before was good). I blame the...
Edinburgh Fringe
23 August, 2007
Well, we made it to Edinburgh. After scooping up (well, not literally, although that could have been funny) Ruth...
Le Grande Tour
16 April, 2006
Firstly; thanks to everybody who tested my kitten-based authentication system yesterday. It seems to be working quite well. Claire...
Photos From Malawi
9 July, 2004
[the image in this post was...
Off To Malawi!
16 June, 2004
I’m off to Malawi! I’ve found my bus ticket (stupid train strikes), my passport (stupid immigration laws), my juggling...
Pre-Malawi Update
14 June, 2004
[this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been...
Oh! You’re Going To Malawi? While You’re There, Pick Me Up Some AA Batteries…
23 April, 2004
[this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been...
Almost Passed This On The Way To Work
10 July, 2003
Another fantastic story from the BBC: this one took place yesterday, and so I missed it, as I didn’t...
Back From Lancashire
30 June, 2003
Spent the last four days in Lancashire and elsewhere in the North of England, visiting my folks (among other...
Cool Thing Of The Day
18 November, 1999
Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #52: Ride a train...
Cool Thing Of The Day
12 November, 1999
Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #46: Go for two...