I'll be doing several longhaul flights over the next few months, which was one of the reasons why I got a Kindle. I like reading on planes (when I'm not sleeping), but there isn't much space in the seat pockets for anything more than a Penguin paperback. Lugging the Steve Jobs biography back and forth across the Atlantic in December was "fun". Next month I'm heading to … [Read more...] about Good Reads For Long Flights?
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New Year Resolutions No More Breakfast Rolls!
I've always been quite cynical about making New Year's resolutions, as I know all too well that most of us break them pretty quickly. This year, however, I've made a personal commitment to improving some aspects of my personal life. The most obvious one is my health. When I lived in Milan I walked a lot and I probably ate a lot better. Sure, I wasn't exactly watching every … [Read more...] about New Year Resolutions No More Breakfast Rolls!
Jean-Paul Goude Exhibition
I was in Paris over Christmas and apart from seeing relatives and enjoying the city I spent quite a bit of time wandering around museums and exhibitions. One of the exhibitions that I was lucky enough to get to was the Jean-Paul Goude exhibition in Les Arts Decoratifs. While the name didn't mean anything to me I recognised a lot of the images. Some, such as the series of … [Read more...] about Jean-Paul Goude Exhibition
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Last week I was in Washington DC for a few days on a short break. I spent quite a bit of my time trekking around the various museums that the city has to offer. The one museum, however, that really "left a mark" was the Holocaust Memorial Museum. In common with a lot of the museums in DC, the Holocaust Memorial Museum is free to visit, though unlike other museums it … [Read more...] about US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Off To Dakar In The Morning
Tomorrow I'll be travelling .. The ICANN "circus" is moving to Dakar, Senegal for the public meeting so I'll be joining several hundred internet policy geeks ... Unfortunately Vodafone don't have a proper roaming agreement in Dakar, so I probably won't have a phone for the week! :( … [Read more...] about Off To Dakar In The Morning