Oh God. Is This How “They” See “Us”?
Dear reader, I’ve just wasted a quarter of an hour of my life watching that video. Yes, that one. And I still cannot believe how...
Category: Wibble
Remember the Internet?
I’m 38. That means I remember the internet. I remember when the internet was new. I remember my very first livestream (New Year’s Eve, 1994)....
A Bit of Green Without The Greenwash
Out of my ever-expanding portfolio of “THINGS ON THE INTERNET THAT MAKE ME REALLY SHOUTY AND CAPS LOCKY”, my current number one has to be...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging
Now, it would be lovely to think – and quite easy to believe, from some of the location independent crap currently floating around the blogosphere...
A Wander Through My Inbox
“As one of America’s favorite travel bloggers,” the email concludes, “I’d appreciate if you could consider sharing…” I am flattered by this for about a...
Is This Personal Ad Prostitute-y, Or Is It Me?
I’m a huge fan of personal ads, particularly in print. Actually, I love small ads of any kind: I spent a very happy half-hour perusing...
Grief in the Digital Age
The other day I shared a blog post that moved me deeply. Moved me to tears, in fact. And other people cried and shared it...
The Friday Photo: Bedouin Ingenuity
Back when we did our Sinai desert trip, we came across this amazing table. Get a load of it! In its stylish, zinc clad elegance,...
An Open Letter To The Touts Of Egypt
Dear Sirs, For you are all, every one of you, men. Here are a few things I do not want. A camel ride A donkey...
The TripAdvisor Experiment
There have been a spate of posts in the blogosphere lately arguing that guidebooks are an unnecessary encumbrance to the hostel dorm and group tour...