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The Dark Tourist

Although I read this several months ago I thought it deserved a little space on my blog now. The Dark Tourist is written by comedian/journalist Dom Joly (always likely to be remembered as the guy with the big phone). The book is an account of his trips to a handful of more unusual holiday destinations; Iran, Cambodia, Chernobyl, North Korea, …

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To Facebook or to resist

I’m not on Facebook. Apart from the obvious grandparents and toddlers I only know of 3 other people who aren’t on it. I’m a big fan of social media generally, I use Linked In, Twitter and anything else I can find of interest! For some reason I’ve always disliked Facebook, but recently I’ve had a couple of ‘incidents’ that have …

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First Week of Self Employment

I am a little bit organised and had planned to post a short blog about my first official week of self employment. I was convinced it would feel very different, but here I am on Friday finishing things off and not sure I’ve got any great insights to add. I’ve had quite a varied week, (which was one of the …

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Nothing to Envy

My reading habit is rather varied – a mix of novels, management books and international current affairs/history. I wanted to write a few words about the most recent of the former. I like to think I know quite a lot of stuff about quite a lot of places in the world (that is what I do for a living), but …

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Global Flooding

What is it with all these floods everywhere around the world? I’ve been lucky enough to work in all of the recently affected countries and it’s dreadful to watch these disasters affecting so many people. There’s been a lot of coverage on the UK news channels about the floods in Australia – and quite rightly, as they’ve been severe and …

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Banning Mixed Sex Handshakes

I was reading the news over the weekend about the banning by al-Shabab (the islamist group that controls a region of Somalia) of handshakes between men and women. This is the same group that banned music. Under the same law unrelated men and women are not allowed to chat in public or walk together. This law is obviously beyond the …

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Writing Copy for Websites

Today, or in fact for the last 2 weeks, I have been agonizing over the words for my new website – this website. I’m quite happy with the words on all the sub-pages, such as what I do, my experience, etc. Getting the words right for the homepage has been agony. I do this for others quite frequently without any …

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Oh for a trip to Australia

My first ever trip to Australia took place just after England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003. I landed in Adelaide after a long flight via Singapore and took a taxi to my hotel in the city centre. The taxi driver recognised I was English and piped up with “Bloody Englishman hey? I suppose you’re going to start ripping …

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New Website

Welcome to my new website. I’ve managed to make it to 37 years old without having a blog, but I’m now going to try! Expect a mix of fooball, work, music and family.

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