10.4.08
Collapsing: into a London bed
Well after 43 hours on the road (sky whatever) we are here in Londinium.
Good flight from Syd to BKK, boring as batshit one from BKK to LON - amazing the difference one of those touchscreen video on demand dealies does.
Great ride along the Grand Union Canal which covered everything from The Bill yoof gang menaces (ok, a couple of kids wearing bandannas on their faces) to decrepit industrial England to the la-ta-de-dah side of the city.
Had an amazing Indian meal in the City (the financial hub) at a price which probably matched but too tired to care and it was worth the dosh. Still a little hazy on conversions which is a good thing at the moment.
Pics to come - loving the bike and riding about this mad city - such polite drivers, it truly is a cyclists joy.
Good flight from Syd to BKK, boring as batshit one from BKK to LON - amazing the difference one of those touchscreen video on demand dealies does.
Great ride along the Grand Union Canal which covered everything from The Bill yoof gang menaces (ok, a couple of kids wearing bandannas on their faces) to decrepit industrial England to the la-ta-de-dah side of the city.
Had an amazing Indian meal in the City (the financial hub) at a price which probably matched but too tired to care and it was worth the dosh. Still a little hazy on conversions which is a good thing at the moment.
Pics to come - loving the bike and riding about this mad city - such polite drivers, it truly is a cyclists joy.
8.4.08
Finding: an awesome looking book
Giant spiders attacking parliament house. Maybe you can judge a book by its cover after all.
7.4.08
Cancelling: my GTA IV pre-order
After reading that the version of GTA IV that we'll be getting here in Australia is to be a cut-down version designed to meet the MA15 rating, I've cancelled my order.
Jerks. Why is Australia the only developed country in the world that doesn't have an R18 rating for video games. New Zealand does, the U.K does. (Huh, funnily enough, I'm just about to go to the U.K...)
Going: abroad
Funny word that - abroad.
Very 1950s English - probably rather appropriate then that this is where the PC and I are headed. (Well obviously not 1950s England, the time machine isn't back from the shop yet)
Tomorrow we:
Bus to Sydney airport - 0900
Fly to Bangkok - 1550
Hang around Bangkok airport - 3hrs
Fly to London - 0110
Arrive London - 0730
and then the insane plan begins,
we assemble our bikes at the airport and ride into London
Part of me thinks "Yay, cool, big adventure" and the other part thinks "insanity, madness, don't you know that you'll be knackered and the weather forecast is for blizzards and a top temperature of -18 degrees. (Ok, 10 degrees and light showers - but still...)
Anyway, in spite of this, I kind of like the idea. I don't know why, I just do.
Evidently we can ride most of the way along the Grand Union Canal Towpath, which is shown in this rather pretty walking tours map.
The PC and I have discussed some strategies for dealing with fights/arguments during out travel, my favourite (my idea of course) being that if we have a disagreement about something and it becomes clearly apparent that one of us was wrong, that person has to do a silly dance.
Benefits: injecting some humour into the moment and making us less likely to blindly argue about something we're not entirely sure of. (I'm sure it's not a foolproof plan but what is)
I also got a stash of lolly snakes to offer some support in the event of low-blood sugar inspired crankiness (on both sides).
It's funny the kinds of things you prepare for - probably says more about me but a lot of the arguments I've had have been while travelling.
Anyway, must press on, still got to finish boxing up the bikes and make sure they will fit in the car to get to the bus station.
Posting might get a little sporadic from here but as you can see in the last few posts, I've been experimenting with different options for quick and easy content so we'll see.
The longer term plan:
Train to Edinburgh on Saturday 12/4 (PC going to Wales this day to prepare for a cousin's wedding)
Train to Wales on Tuesday 15/4
James Bond themed wedding weekend of 19/4
Train to Paris on Tuesday 22/4
Train to (near) Bordeaux on Wed 23/4
Cycling to Paris via Perigord/Dordogne, Limoges (Nantiat), Loire Valley (this bit is a little sketchy)
Train to London Tuesday 13/5
Fly to Bangkok 17/5 1230
Arrive Bangkok 18/5 0615
Fly Sydney 18/5 0830
Arrive Sydney 18/5 2000
Bus Canberra 19/5 0915
Collapse in heap
Check 1452345 unread emails at work 20/5
Very 1950s English - probably rather appropriate then that this is where the PC and I are headed. (Well obviously not 1950s England, the time machine isn't back from the shop yet)
Tomorrow we:
Bus to Sydney airport - 0900
Fly to Bangkok - 1550
Hang around Bangkok airport - 3hrs
Fly to London - 0110
Arrive London - 0730
and then the insane plan begins,
we assemble our bikes at the airport and ride into London
Part of me thinks "Yay, cool, big adventure" and the other part thinks "insanity, madness, don't you know that you'll be knackered and the weather forecast is for blizzards and a top temperature of -18 degrees. (Ok, 10 degrees and light showers - but still...)
Anyway, in spite of this, I kind of like the idea. I don't know why, I just do.
Evidently we can ride most of the way along the Grand Union Canal Towpath, which is shown in this rather pretty walking tours map.
The PC and I have discussed some strategies for dealing with fights/arguments during out travel, my favourite (my idea of course) being that if we have a disagreement about something and it becomes clearly apparent that one of us was wrong, that person has to do a silly dance.
Benefits: injecting some humour into the moment and making us less likely to blindly argue about something we're not entirely sure of. (I'm sure it's not a foolproof plan but what is)
I also got a stash of lolly snakes to offer some support in the event of low-blood sugar inspired crankiness (on both sides).
It's funny the kinds of things you prepare for - probably says more about me but a lot of the arguments I've had have been while travelling.
Anyway, must press on, still got to finish boxing up the bikes and make sure they will fit in the car to get to the bus station.
Posting might get a little sporadic from here but as you can see in the last few posts, I've been experimenting with different options for quick and easy content so we'll see.
The longer term plan:
Train to Edinburgh on Saturday 12/4 (PC going to Wales this day to prepare for a cousin's wedding)
Train to Wales on Tuesday 15/4
James Bond themed wedding weekend of 19/4
Train to Paris on Tuesday 22/4
Train to (near) Bordeaux on Wed 23/4
Cycling to Paris via Perigord/Dordogne, Limoges (Nantiat), Loire Valley (this bit is a little sketchy)
Train to London Tuesday 13/5
Fly to Bangkok 17/5 1230
Arrive Bangkok 18/5 0615
Fly Sydney 18/5 0830
Arrive Sydney 18/5 2000
Bus Canberra 19/5 0915
Collapse in heap
Check 1452345 unread emails at work 20/5
6.4.08
Normal setting (Video 04060002.3gp)
So you can upload video to YouTube with your mobile phone but it won't automatically create a blog post of it as well like Flickr does. Flickr for teh win.
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