Archives for January 2009
Food, glorious food
Whilst idling on the sofa one evening last Autumn I discovered that one of the many special mode settings on my compact camera is ‘food’. Yes, many Japanese stereotypes are based on truth so it’s not surprise that this was a standard feature of the cheeky little Panasonic Lumix.
One of my regional tours towards the end of 2008 offered a chance to put this mode into action. Weeks of travelling and lack of exercise were taking their toll. What if I were to record everything I ate for a week? As well as appealing to the male list-making side of my brain, it might make me think more carefully about snacking and bloating.
So, tenacious reader, this is a visual review of what I consumed in late October last year. Vegetarians may wish to look away now.
[A clearer set on Flickr]
Getting the vote out
There are a lot of bad travel websites around, consisting of ‘I did this, and then that, and it was, like, awesome’ (click any of the months to the right of this page to see a good example), and there are a handful of good ones. Vagabonding, for example, was good inspiration before my years of semi-retirement.
Another site in this category is Lisa Lubin’s LLWorldTour. I met Lisa when she volunteered at Crisis last Christmas, and have followed her travels since. She’s been nominated of some blog award and deserves a good vote so, if my two readers considered voting, that’d be a good gesture. And a much needed one!
