Trip Wallet, our latest iPhone app, is out!
Apple’s approval people are on a roll! 6 days from submission to in the AppStore is quite good, in addition to the 3 day update for mobileAgent the other day…. So, Trip Wallet is out. What is it? It’s a small app for recording how much you are spending when you are on holiday (or any time, really – it’s …
Read MoreTongariro Alpine Crossing
Leonie, mum and I did the Tongariro Crossing yesterday. I’ve done it a few times before (3-4x) and mum’s done it more than a few times (6-10x?), but it was Leonie’s first time. Nothing quite like taking a newbie up. It’s still quite a slog up (and down) the mountain, but it was an amazing day, we really hit the best …
Read MoreWanganui, Mowhanau Beach
Nice hot day for a walk on the beach, and some fish and chips after.
Read MoreLA – Hermosa, Manhattan Beach, Mulholland Drive, Venice Beach
LA view from Mulholland Drive Street art around Venice Beach. Venice Beach Manhattan Beach Pier
Read MoreLA / Hermosa Beach / Santa Barbara
Hermosa Beach (and this was a bad day…. in winter. Sheesh…) Santa Barbara from the hills above. (iPhone, pano) Santa Barbara Beach (iPhone, pano) Santa Barbara beach Aldo: Big scary dog (two out of three aint bad. He’s HUGE, but very friendly) Back to Hermosa Beach on thursday, and to NZ on Sunday.
Read MoreA day at the museum
I took a day off today, and Leonie and I finally went to the Natural History Museum, after a somewhat lack-luster breakfast at Nude Espresso (which, to their credit, the staff (in person) and owners (via email) corrected and put right. Thanks) The NH museum is in a fantastic old building, and while there are loads of amazing dead things in there …
Read MoreCanary Wharf by night.
After a nice dinner at Roka
Read MoreVisa “waver” program for the US just got crazy(er)
Warning: possibly-useful-to-others travel rant below. File this under ESTA CBP DHS Visa Waver Program Travel Promotion Act Update: looks like it’s just as bad if you are an American trying to come back to the US. OK, so it was nice a while back – after 11/9, up until 2005 or so. Just get on a plane to the US, …
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