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I took a break from work today to go watch the Olympic torch going through London. There were about 30-50 police and guards around the runner but protesters still managed to disrupt the progress all throughout the city. Since Trafalgar Square hosts protests all year, I headed there to see what I could. The tension [...]

I recently got back from a 4 day snowboarding trip in Westendorf, Austria. It was unseasonably warm, but can’t complain about getting sun in February. Check the photos here.

Alistair and I took a 4 day weekend to Denmark and Sweden. We flew to Copenhagen and wandered around from there. It was cold, expensive, but very clean and orderly. That is until the Danish get their drink on. Then it felt just like grungy London.
Check of the photo’s here on Facebook. 

Stefan and I met up with his friend Johannes in Munich for Oktoberfest. What a fantastic event! Lots of happy drunk people from all over the world singing songs and spilling beer. Despite the 6 million attending, it managed to feel relatively un-commercial. Notice that there aren’t any embarrassing photo’s of me. The power of [...]

I went up to Newcastle last weekend with Jo to support her in the Great North Run. It’s the largest sporting event in the UK and the largest half marathon in the world. I loved Newcastle and the run was beautiful. 50,000 people running plus spectators and no hassle at all. The organization was [...]

Over Christmas I took two and half weeks to fly home and take a road trip up to San Francisco with Jo. It was great to see home again, especially after being away for so long. I’ve finally gotten around to putting up some photos:
Here’s some photos of Christmas Eve. The one on the [...]