There are some great places to eat in Edinburgh. And some less great ones. Here are capsule reviews of some of the places we ate at on our recent trip to the city. Rendezvous We usually arrive in Edinburgh on Friday evening and this is a good default choice close to the place where we… Continue reading Eating in Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Reviews
Last weekend we were in Edinburgh. We had a very lazy weekend doing almost nothing except walking from hotel to restaurant to pub. I thought you might be interested in reading about the places where we ate and drank. The Golden Dragon, Castle St. It was late when we got to Edinburgh, so we just… Continue reading Edinburgh Reviews
Support From The Internet
I’m currently in Lisbon for YAPC Europe. I very nearly didn’t make it. I flew out on Friday and on Friday morning, about three hours before I was supposed to leave the house, I discovered that my passport was missing. I realise, of course, that looking for your passport on the day that you are… Continue reading Support From The Internet
There’s Probably No Bus
Rather appropriate, I thought, given yesterday’s transport chaos. [Bus slogan generator]
About the Same as a Duck
Perhaps I need to travel a little faster. Or more often. Or something. The new Dopplr profiles are fun.
More York Reviews
Finishing the reviews of things we did in York last weekend. The BiltmoreHad a bit of a lucky escape here, to be honest. We walked past one lunchtime and it looked nice so we went in and booked a table for that evening. It took them ages to find someone who knew how to take… Continue reading More York Reviews
Reviews of York
We were in York last weekend, so here are some quick reviews of some of the things we did. Only time to do half of them today. More tomorrow. Galtres LodgeThe hotel we stayed in. It can’t really be beaten for location. It’s right in the centre of York less than five minutes walk from… Continue reading Reviews of York
Translating from Russian
A few day ago, I noticed this Russian blog entry which used one of my photos of Montserrat. When adding the link to Delicious I commented that it would be good if could read Russian so that I understood what was being said. (Another) Dave reminded me that Google has a translation service which claims… Continue reading Translating from Russian
Colossal Caving Adventure
About nine years ago I was on holiday in Somerset with my wife and stepdaughter. As part of that holiday we visited Cheddar Gorge and, in particular, the caves there. Whilst wandering round the show caves is all very interesting, my stepdaughter’s attention was grabbed by the fact that they also ran “adventure caving” trips… Continue reading Colossal Caving Adventure
The Joys of Tube Travel
Yesterday I was late getting to the Tube station and unfortunately got involved in this unpleasantness. I arrived at about 7:55am to see a train just pulling out of the station. It turned out to be the last one for about forty minutes. All of that time, the Underground staff were advising us that service… Continue reading The Joys of Tube Travel