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Your own project

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

You should always have at least one project, or a performance, that you can complete with no meetings, no bosses, and no external accountability. Just...

TfL FoI requests in April 2025

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

30 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in April 2025 1) There are no current plans to shorten route SL7 to allow for more stops, including Feltham...

Rapper Ty Farris on Detroit’s Best Food and Music Spots

3 months ago

from AFAR Media - Travel Stories, News, Reviews, Tips + Guides in travel

Two quotes about fans and enthusiasm

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

“It’s not what you know. It’s who you know,” the cliché goes. (Not one of the quotes.) If you’re doing creative work—visual art, writing, music,...

Unblogged April

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

30 unblogged things I did in April Tue 1: I still had no broadband at the start of the month, so my original plan for an April Fool's Day post had to...

Explore Sonoma’s French-Style Wineries and Eats

3 months ago

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Making the money vs. collecting it

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

Chris Rock asked a young comic what he did that day. “Nothing,” the young comic said. “But I’m going to do a set tonight.” “You make money during the...

How to get to Stansted Airport

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

Need to get from London to Stansted Airport? A new player has entered the market and it's very green. Flibco, a Luxembourg-based company taking its...

Kodansha Launches ‘Manga Manners’ to Educate Visitors on Japanese Etiquette

3 months ago

from Spoon & Tamago in travel

Kodansha, one of Japan’s leading manga publishers, has launched an innovative campaign titled “MANGA MANNERS” to educate visitors about Japanese...

Chipstead

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

One Stop Beyond: Chipstead In this series I'm taking the train one stop beyond the Greater London boundary, getting off and seeing what's there....

Goldwin Set to Open Expansive Nature Park in Toyama in 2027

3 months ago

from Spoon & Tamago in travel

Goldwin, the Japanese outdoor apparel company, has unveiled plans for an ambitious new project: the Play Earth Park Naturing Forest. Set to open in...

Myddelton House bluebells

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

In late April the seasons move on from pink to blue, from blossom to bells. These then are the weekends for a bluebell stroll, a rare treat before the...

Cash covers things up

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

Money makes it easy for people to lie to themselves, and to other people. None of the entrepreneurs who started Theranos, Nikola, Fast, Juicero, and...

London's escalatoriest stations

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

London's escalatoriest stations an FoI request last week which revealed all. We learnt that 89 stations maintained by London Underground have...

Memory, reliability, trust, and confidence

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

People need time to learn. You and I are constantly in the role of a teacher, and in the role of a student. A teacher might go over a set of facts, an...

A crossword, by George

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

ACROSS DOWN

Talking myself away from the fear of being seen

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

Some people who have a lot to offer the internet feel too much doubt to write and publish it. Ashley Willis wrote a great post about this. Even though...

Wallington Square

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

45 45 Squared 14) WALLINGTON SQUARE, SM6 Borough of Sutton, 130m Wallington, a town halfway between Sutton and Croydon which once had its own town...

A new way of thinking

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

One way to think about writing is to offer a new way of thinking about a subject. You’re inviting someone over to your window to see the same topic,...

The longest possible gap between Bank Holiday Mondays

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

Hurrah it's a Bank Holiday Monday today. n.b. I'm now going to explore whether this is true, Bank Holiday Mondays are the touchpoints of the English...

You learn to swim by swimming…

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

Which means you need to get off dry land, and get in the water. You’ll need a teacher. They work best with you in the water too. It’s gonna be scary...

Nowhere Easter

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

This is the Easternmost station in London, which is Upminster. Crazy Beat Records, the Easternmost Iceland and the Easternmost library. If you're...

“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional”

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

A couple of months ago, I caught up with a good friend on the phone. An opening came up for me to recommend Derek Sivers’s book, Useful Not True, and...

10 Routes To The Summit of Box Hill

3 months ago

from diamond geezer in travel

10 Routes To The Summit of Box Hill 1) Burford Spur Box Hill, the one I keep coming back to, the route with the great views where you get the...

What the jellyfish knows: A compilation

3 months ago

from Herbert Lui in travel

Do most people get stuck with their creative work because they didn’t create momentum? Or do most people create momentum, but need more time to think...

Whale Watching and Adventure on This Québec Road Trip

3 months ago

from AFAR Media - Travel Stories, News, Reviews, Tips + Guides in travel