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The Air Guitar World Championships and the Press

When I got on the bus to go to Air Guitar bootcamp, I was surprised at what I found. There were about six others on the bus with me and only one to two others had any experience playing the air guitar. But all were working on a story. Jack from the Times, who actually [...]

Still going Baltic

Those of you who have kept a journal before can commiserate with this scenario. You’ve been busy, you’ve been having fun or you just haven’t picked up a pen in a long time. Of course, the whole time you’ve been ignoring your duties as a scribe, you are finding more and more things you want [...]

Oulu, Finland and the Air Guitar World Championships

Okay, Martha, Mike, Scott and I have been in this quiet little northern university town for a week, and let me tell you, it has been a huge party. From 21 to 23 August, I could make believe I was a rock star.
Here’s the long and the short of it: I was eliminated in the [...]

Martha and Matthew, where are you?!

Here’s the big up-date on our humble travels. I did mention in a previous blog that we were in Vienna, Austria, but let me tell ya how we got there.
From Istanbul, we wanted to go to Budapest. However, we didn’t fancy the train ride through Bulgaria (where I think we needed visas, not a good [...]

And we’re back!

Yuppers, the pics are back. Check it, this time with some narration, so you’ll have a better idea of what you are lookin’ at. Enjoy.

And now they are down

Oops. Not likin’ some of the “features” (read: restrictions) that come with Internet Cafe hopping. I was trying to tune up the new page with all the new pics and, well, now it’s not working. As soon as I find a more accommodating Internet Point, things should be fixed. Stay tuned.

More Pictures are Up!

In the interests of speed and time, we’ve put up a whack of photos in an uncategorised fashion. That means no witty commentary from us. Check this entry later. We’ll provide a few more deets, when we got the time. Until then, go to Pics and take the link at the top of the page.

In the land of K and D

It was in some Mediterranean country, Portugal I think, that Martha and I were flipping through a tourist brochure of things to do. On one page, in big bold letters, was the word ‘Tosca.’ I pointed to this listing and said, “Wicked. I can’t believe those guys are playing here. We should totally go and [...]

Ungrammatically Turkey

Turkey quickly became one of our favourite countries to explore. Rhodes to Marmaris and then off to Dalyan. Pension right on the river, below Lycian tombs cut in the rock Last Crusade style. Went on a boat trip with Jan, a Kiwi, and Jim, a Londoner born in Maricious (sp?). Back flips off the bow [...]

Rocky Rhodos

Rhodes—the biggest tourist trap since Cinque Terre with half the charm. Sure, there are ancient edifices. The old town looks pretty cool with its narrow streets and small squares, all within the old city walls. The place is rammed with shops. The ones selling stylish chess sets or carpets or pillows add to the flavour [...]