As far as jobs I go, I think I’ve got a pretty cool one. I get to travel for months on end, write about my experiences and then gad about the place telling people stories about my adventures. But this morning I got a bit of a wake up call. There are a lot of [...]

Each month I get a handful of emails from people asking for help with a charitable endeavour they’re undertaking. You know the drill – the said person is about to set off on some crazy wild-eyed adventure to raise money for a worthy cause. No consideration is shown for for my emotional well-being, of course. [...]

A couple of weeks ago Nokia sent one of their 3G Booklets to try out. The Booklet is Nokia’s first foray into personal computing – a netbook with a 3G sim card slot. I was a little surprised when they contacted me. But they said they came across my website and wanted me to put [...]

I went to the Teenage Fanclub gig at the Shepherds Bush Empire last night. If you drove past the the square last night you wouldn’t have spotted me. I was just one of a couple of hundred guys there with a receding hairline wearing a checked shirt, jeans and converse trainers. I very nearly didn’t [...]

It’s funny where a Google search will take you. Almost eight years ago to the day I typed in ‘Buying a Vespa in Italy’ and came across a guy who called himself ‘The Waspmaster.’ His real name was Filippo. He bought and sold Vespas. And his friend Marco restored them. Although they didn’t have a [...]