December 2008
42 posts
How To DIY Hoverboard ala "Back to the Future" →
The Gadget Show shows us how to build a simple hoverboard from scratch. Now can anybody make it as cool as Marty McFly’s?
Web camera placed into a particle beam (video) →
A web camera is placed into a particle beam to show visually the affects of space radiation on electronics. This video shows the particles striking the camera along with streaks due to high angle…
Thought that the Top Gear Vietnam special was just more self indulgent, irresponsible, brainless, money wasting TV from TopGear & the BBC.
Mosquitoes & Bite Prevention →
Photo by World Nomads
I have developed a healthy respect for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are basically “flying hypodermic needles”, carrying disease. In my humble opinion, they are…
Mosquitoes & Bite Prevention, from World Nomads: http://tinyurl.com/87b8ty
Mosquitoes & Bite Prevention →
Photo by World Nomads
I have developed a healthy respect for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are basically “flying hypodermic needles”, carrying disease. In my humble opinion, they are…
10 Most Fantastic Ways to Take Photographs... →
Some photographers seem to freeze, slow, or speed up time. Others rotate our views in dizzying directions elevate our views to dazzling heights. Featuring eye-popping works from 3D, panoramic and…
America's Worst Mall Foods →
t’s that time of year again, when you’re logging more hours than ever at the mall. Blame stress, blame shopping fatigue, or blame the irresistible smell of food-court treats slamming your senses from…
A Day In The Sacred Valley Of Peru With A Difference: http://tinyurl.com/3h3dtu
A Day In The Sacred Valley Of Peru With A... →
View of the Andes / Photo by Leap Local
Visit the rolling plain of Maras where you can appreciate panoramic views of the snow-peaked Andes across the valley and fascinating Inca…
Lessons in Turmeric From India: http://tinyurl.com/4odsga
Platial Gets Local Guides →
The online, shared mapping tool Platial is described as ‘The People’s Guide to Who and What’s Nearby’. It aims to be a useful way for people to share the context and meaning of Places….
Green Visions: Bosnia & Herzegovina →
Very few people will consider spending their next holiday in post-war Bosnia & Herzegovina. Just mentioning the place conjures up memories of the devastating war that occurred in the…
Lessons in Turmeric From India →
Turmeric in various forms / Photos by Claire Prest
Most often it is the simple things in life that are taken for granted. I have been cooking with turmeric for years now tossing…
10 UK Initiatives Working To Make Travel Fair →
Photo: A step in the right direction
We’ve been involved in the UK travel scene for a couple of years now both on and offline, attending networking evenings and other related…
Platial Gets Local Guides: http://tinyurl.com/54e4lf
10 UK Initiatives Working To Make Travel Fair: http://tinyurl.com/5fu8t8
Green Visions: Bosnia & Herzegovina: http://tinyurl.com/3tt4dh
Dinosaur Killer May Have Been Volcanism, Not... →
Scientists have found even more evidence that volcanism, not a space rock, may be the culprit behind the dinosaurs’ demise.
Upgrading from a cardboard box for the homeless →
“Until a few weeks ago, he dozed on a thin mattress in the open air. Now he beds down in a snug mobile shelter called an EDAR (short for Everyone Deserves a Roof), a covered contraption that looks…
Conservationists Warn Koalas Could Be Headed For... →
Conservationists claim Australia’s iconic koala will become extinct in some areas of the country if the federal government does not take urgent action. A group of Australian scientists recently met…
Adventure Green TV: http://tinyurl.com/6z69db
Hunter-gathering Lifestyle Is Archaic Fantasy: http://tinyurl.com/5jl5yc
Minority Report-Style OS Soon to be Reality →
Windows Icons Mice and Pointers—the WIMP environment is how we’ve been piloting our computers since the clever guys at Xerox PARC developed the system in the early 1970’s. The mouse itself has just…
Waiting For The Coral To Spawn (from Blue Ventures) - http://tinyurl.com/55rq88
WHL: Making Travel A Little Fairer By Design - http://tinyurl.com/5wzx7h
Trying out Google Friend Connect on the site. http://www.maketravelfair.co.uk/
maketravelfair.com site is down for a little while. Should be back up soon.
New: Tribewanted: Sustainable Development Report - http://tinyurl.com/5bozn6
An Alternative Perspective On Australian Aborigines: http://tiny.cc/rNdHU
New Presidency in the Maldives: Can paradise be restored? by Tourism Concern
Aubergine In Coconut Milk Recipe from Vorovoro,... →
Francis ready to start! / Photo by Amy Briden
It’s amazing how many delicious delights come out of the busy, little kitchen on Vorovoro and it’s even more astounding how the…
New article: Aubergine In Coconut Milk Recipe from Vorovoro, Fiji.
7 Strategies For Staying In Touch →
A lot of people don’t give much forethought to a strategy for ’staying in touch’ on their trip. Often, all they can think about is leaving it behind! However, this can be a vital…
7 Strategies For Staying In Touch →
A lot of people don’t give much forethought to a strategy for ’staying in touch’ on their trip. Often, all they can think about is leaving it behind! However, this can be a vital…
7 Strategies For Staying In Touch from World Nomads SafetyHub: http://tinyurl.com/5dm3xs
7 Strategies For Staying In Touch →
A lot of people don’t give much forethought to a strategy for ’staying in touch’ on their trip. Often, all they can think about is leaving it behind! However, this can be a vital…
New article: ‘World Nomads: Insurance Doesn’t Need To Be Boring’
World Nomads: Insurance Doesn’t Need To Be Boring →
Shopping around for travel insurance has always been one of the more boring elements of organising a trip away, and with so many companies offering similar policies it can be a real…
20 Free Corporate WordPress Themes →
The great list of top 20 corporate wordpress themes. which are absolutely free.
60 Impressive Free High Resolution Textures and... →
I’m passionate about textures. I’ve already published some compilations, such as 30 free paper backgrounds and textures at my Creative Closeup blog and 10 grunge, rusty and dirty tileable textures at…
Buccaneers, Patriots picked by NFL to face off in... →
The NFL’s International Series of regular-season games will return to the United Kingdom in 2009 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the New England Patriots, the NFL announced Monday.
November 2008
78 posts
New Article: Dodgy Wheels & The Accommodation Connection - http://tinyurl.com/6z2koy
Dodgy Wheels & The Accommodation Connection →
The wheel / Photo by Katie Yewdall
We bounced down the long, dusty road from Siem Reap to the border town of Poipet for about an hour before the first piece of bad luck struck.…