What can I say about Cambodia? It’s got all the charm, smiles, temples and cultural delights of its southern neighbour, Thailand. It shares a complicated bond of sorts with Vietnam to the east - both victims of the ‘American War’. It’s gloriously hot and sunny. Who doesn’t love sitting on a perch next to the … Continue reading Cambodia
I’m getting old. There are obvious signs of getting old. I won’t list them all, because I’d bore you. There’s a reasonable chance you’re also a bit old, or getting there, and will be familiar with most of them anyway. And if I tried to make a list, I’d find I’ve forgotten most of them. … Continue reading The Ageing Traveller
The US is lost. Not just for four years. For the foreseeable. Even if sanity is restored, a return of trust will take a generation or more. The fifth column within now has total power, taking orders from the fascist paymaster in the East. The fight for Europe will soon begin. The first battles that … Continue reading Vichy America
I bottled it. All that time spent looking a jack-of-all-trades lens with a huge zoom range, and I chickened out. The Tamron 18-300mm looks fantastic, but ultimately I worried that I’d just not much use it because of its size. It is cumbersome. And I am lazy. I looked at the more modestly proportioned Fuji … Continue reading Fuji XF18-55mm
I’m having a look at the way the world is turning, and I’d love to think that the good guys are doing something to stand up to the bad guys. For a start, a single independent nuclear weapons program shared between the UK, Germany, Poland, France and the Baltics seems an obvious smart move. An … Continue reading If At All, Too Late…
I thought it was obvious in 2018 that we were in a state of war with Russia. Undeclared, unofficial yet undeniable. But we - like the rest of Europe - did very little about it. We failed even to really acknowledge it. For as long as tanks weren’t crossing borders, fingers in ears and ‘la … Continue reading Plausibly Plausible
I have a 2015 iMac. It’s a nice computer, with a screen boasting 27 inches of 5k goodness. I say it’s nice. But Apple says its not nice. Apple started a name calling campaign, casting insults at my precious iMac a couple of years ago. The slurs started with ‘vintage’ and when I did nothing, … Continue reading Mend and Make Do
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