Lumiere London : Interesting idea, we want more

Introduction The Lumiere London was a really interesting evening over this weekend. For a family like most from london suburbia, only draw to the center of town as needs call, this was a great opportunity to get everyone into town and around the the west end. People will often wonder the meaning behind these events. But apart from looking up and at the illuminations, some of which left you bewildered at the artists mind, the wider social effect...

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Have a break, have a Sig

Introduction No, not a cigarette, have a break in Singapore. After two years away from Asia the withdrawal symptoms for the family were too much so a visit back there was warranted. We did a 10 day stint across Singapore and Hong Kong. For us all, both visits were home away from home. Singapore has a bunch of obvious things to do that you can get from trip advisor. Given we had done the sights before we stuck to a few of our favourites. So here...

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30 Kilometers of the South Downs Way

Introduction You have to guard against sore toe nails. I should have remember this after my last long hike across Hong Kong island when I did 50km. After a couple of years back in the UK I thought I would challenge myself to a longer walk then my normal 10km stroll on Sunday. The perfect nexus of events threw up the opportunity over the Christmas break 2015. In life these come about rarely so grab them with both hands. So I set off early and drive...

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