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Last week, on February 20th, I was scheduled to fly from Stansted to Edinburgh on EasyJet flight 233. Despite being a frequent flier, I have to admit I’ll award that flight the dubious honour of being the single most appalling flight experience I have ever had.

Upon arriving at the airport at 6:45am, we discovered that the flight’s departure time had been delayed from 8:45 to 10:00. This, considering how Stansted makes me lose my will to live at the best of times, is, in itself, bad enough. Consider that statement foreshadowing; it gets much worse. (more…)

So, by now you probably can’t have failed to notice that I’m taking off on a grand tour of Europe – I’m expecting it’ll take about 3 weeks, and that by the end of it, I’ll have done about 3,500 miles.

Of course, being a complete and utter geek, I’ve been looking into how I can keep all my friends and family posted while I’m on the road – and I think I’ve found a solution. Brightkite is a brilliant website which does location-based blogging, but which is also deliciously Web 2.0 in that it spreads its love around. So, I think everything is set up correctly, which means that I can use the rather brilliant Brightkite for iPhone app – it uses the GPS unit built into my iPhone, allowing me to micro-blog (up to 140 characters) and post photos directly to the Brightkite site. From Brightkite, the feeds are picked up by other services, and depending on what you’re interested in, you can choose to see what I’m up to. (more…)

(If any of you are MC riders, I’d love your input and opinions on any of this)

So, this week-end, I’ve spent a lot of time riding around on a motorcycle (Honda XR, to be exact, which is a 125cc, road-legal, 5-speed trail bike). This morning I handed it in and stepped straight back onto my scooter (Gilera Runner VX Special – twist and go continuous variable transmission (CVT), 125cc). The difference between the two bikes are so vast that it’s almost unbelievable that they both share some traits (2 wheels and a 125cc engine)… (more…)

Lonely Planet recently published a Guide to Experimental Travel. The idea is to travel somewhere, and take a surreal approach to exploring a new place, by taking an alternative idea to route selection. In theory, this means that you might stumble across some typical touristy-type things, but you will also experience sides of the city / place / country that you wouldn’t discover otherwise. (more…)

Tales from Singapore in January 2005, in which a crazy girl tries to marry me, I kill a fat Scottish lady with my mind, and cabdrivers read books while driving (more…)