IT problems solved / Updates to come
I have a new phone and all of my photos are recovered except for one day. The Shiva Ratri has been lost forever and I'm very sad about that. More on the festival later. Maybe a stock photo for effect.
On yeah! I'm off to North Vietnam in April. I'm going to be visiting Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Sa Pa, and Ha Long bay. I can't wait for this one and it just can't come soon enough. It's booked and I've bought a non-refundable flight on Air China, so it's a definite GO!
It's all to come on the Vietnam page.
In this space, I give you a running account of what I'm doing. If I'm on the move I'll give you (amost) daily updates of where I am and what I'm seeing. Maybe I'll post some arty reflections. If I'm at home, I'm always planning to be somewhere else so I'll keep you up to date on my upcoming plans. And I might pop in the odd bit of news about my life at home.
I regularly post new articles, so keep an eye on the blog for updates and new insights.
5 Mar 2026 16:18
I have a new phone and all of my photos are recovered except for one day. The Shiva Ratri has been lost forever and I'm very sad about that. More on the festival later. Maybe a stock photo for effect.
19 Feb 2026 09:33
Was it stolen? Was it lost? We'll probably never know. Anyway, INR800 later I have a new one. Once it's set up I shall be back.
17 Feb 2026 05:27
Sorry peeps. I've meant to say hi but I've been busy busy busy. I landed in Bangalore on Wednesday. What a nice city it is. It's quiet and clean and modern. Full of IT workers, more than anywhere I've ever been. Just a really pleasant place to be. I think it would be a really nice place to live.
9 Feb 2026 19:20
Well. I'm turning this thing on today. I'm off to India tomorrow afternoon and I suppose the next time you'll hear from me will be from the airside bar in LHR.
4 Feb 2026 14:56
Passport, visa, flight, trains and bus tickets all sorted. Karnataka, get ready!
25 Jan 2026 11:35
Meet Leo! He's a three year old retired racing greyhound that we've adopted. I'm absolutely smitten with him.