Archive for October, 2010

Don’t judge a 12 year old book by its cover

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Alex, at only 12, already showing a precious talent, having never really picked up a camera before this holiday other than to take family snaps., but spending time with him has really made me stop and think and re-taught me an invaluable lesson.


Close to home – review of Stuart Sipahigil’s ebook

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Once in a while, you read a book that you think “I could have written that” or perhaps more accurately “I wish I had thought of writing that”.

In this case I want to share a review of a fantastic new eBook from the Craft and Vision stable, that I know I could NEVER have written however much I might have wanted to.

Stuart Sipahigil has just released “”. Like many eBooks from Craft and Vision it mixes stunning, powerful and captivating images, with well structured, engaging and easily digestible prose.


Low light and landlag – a winning formula

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One of the few advantages of jet lag – or in my case as a cheeky friend pointed out given my mad travel schedule this should be renamed land lag – is that you are often up before the birds, which does provide you with the opportunity to take advantage of that magical time around [...]


Digesting the view

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Sitting in the Pan Pacific hotel last night In Singapore with a friend from work, putting the world to right between sips of a cheeky little “digestivo”, there was a constant woosh above us as the space age lifts navigated their way up and down the 40 odd floors of the hotel. Tilting my head [...]


Piering into a different world metaphorically

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It seems that piers are in fashion. At least one particular pier in Koh Samed seems to have had it’s fair share of attention from Messrs duChemin and Chapman in recent weeks. Looking at their wonderful images that both exude tranquility and transport you in an instant to a world of hammocks, Pad Thai and [...]