If there was one thing that drove me round the bend with my Fuji X-T20, it was geo-tagging my photos. I like to see where they were taken when I look at them later in my Photos app. Just like you can when you take a photo with your iPhone. I used to use a … Continue reading Fuji X-T50 GeoTag
A tale of two railways. In 2019, after a decade of planning, consulting, designing, budgeting, legal challenges and other various controversies, work finally began on HS2. A shiny new high speed railway from London to Birmingham with forks off to Manchester and Leeds. And then work stopped, and started again and thenstopped again. The lines … Continue reading El Tren Maya
In 1983, the trailer for the Kennedy mini-series was introduced with the line, ‘Was it really 20 years ago…?’ I can’t find the trailer with that hook, but it’s always stuck in my mind. The gravelly voice, introducing the gravest of moments in history. At the time, to me, 20 years seemed to be closely … Continue reading Was It Really 7,305 Days Ago?
How well do you remember 2003? The US and UK invaded Iraq looking for stuff the Iraqis didn’t have. The Space Shuttle Columbia burned to pieces in the skies over Texas. China suffered an epidemic of a new disease, SARS. Yugoslavia ceased to exist. MySpace was launched. Concorde flew for the last time. And in … Continue reading 20 Today
We landed at Benito Juarez airport, early afternoon. It was nice to hear the excited Spanish chatter. Less pleasant to inhale the stench of sewage that permeated the terminal. Outside, it was a delight to feel the sun on my skin. My lungs once again took a battering as the fumes of a million cars … Continue reading A Mexile Returns
Our needs were simple enough. Our trip was a split, dual destination affair. We wanted to fly from London to Cancun. And then home from Mexico City to London. Our dates were specific. But the prices were extortionate. So I simplified our search to direct returns between London and either Cancun or Mexico City. Still … Continue reading The Madness of Flight
Mrs P and I are long overdue a trip back home to Mexico City. Sadly, it can’t be just yet. Boris says no. Not just now. Maybe later this summer. No promises, mind you. But I’ve had both jabs, so never say never. But roaming the streets of the world’s greatest Latin American city will … Continue reading Streetview Vacations
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