17 Jan 2010
Just posted some pictures from a very nice trip to New Zealand over the xmas break. This trip was absolutely amazing, mainly due to the seven days of bike riding in Rotorua (click for NoBMoB post) but almost as good was the relaxation that followed and trek across Tongariro Crossing. Ahhhh... 
14 Mar 2009
Better late than never, some pictures have appeared (OK - they've been there for a while) from our xmas/NY trip to Tassie.
Highlights have to be xmas day where we spent close to 8 hours walking up to the summit (almost - it was a bit scary up there for some people so didn't get right to the top 
) and back down, round Dove Lake. Hotel staff told us it's not unusual for guest to wait a whole week for a clear day to do this so we were really fortunate to get clear skies the whole day which really made it as the views were astounding.
25 Oct 2008
Call me the Grinch if you like, but this is ridiculous. I saw some trees and decorations on sale earlier this month. OK - so you have to plan ahead sometimes - this can maybe be overlooked.
But today Coles gave us a green & red bag with "Merry Christmas" written on the side. Erm... they know it's not for two months, right?
What with the economic tough times coming you can imagine how bad the season is going to be for retailers but please people - if you want this holiday to continue to mean something (if indeed, the whole meaning hasn't already been beaten out of it in previous years commercialisation) you really can't abuse it like this by bringing the dates further and further forward.
Humf!
30 Sep 2008
As I may have mentioned earlier, this site has been running on pretty much the same software (a home grown PHP templating system) for over 10 years now. Strange but true though - it might be time to move on, and as Drupal sites are kindof my thing (well sometimes) the front page and stories at least, are now driven by this CMS.
So does this mean we're about to revert to a more 'blog' like site? Not sure, because the rest of it (travels for example) is still running from the old code. Ah you see - the wonders a modern nerd can achieve... ten year old code and a shiny new CMS mixed in perfect harmony! 
Anyhow - hope things might get updated a little more frequently now. Plus, there's that feeds pane up top now that might give you an idea of what I'm doing and interested in right now even if I can't be bothered to log in and write something once in a while.
17 Apr 2008
Hey, so guess what? I'm now a real Aussie. Well, half of one - I'm keeping the pommie passport too. Of course, who wouldn't? No pictures or anything (well, the ceremony was, afraid to say, not that riveting).
When thinking about what this actually means only two things spring to mind... I can now vote (which although is often a futile experience, at least gives one a minuscule hope of influencing what goes) and can come and go as I please.
It has crossed my mind to go back to Europe to work for another year or so, but just mulling that over conjures up thoughts of crowded commuter trains, the cold, filthy and dingy streets on dark mornings and the like. Hmmm... to visit a different country & culture on the weekend is fun, but is it worth the other associated pain? Sorry, but I'm really not convinced!
Plus - life is all good here, so why change?
5 Feb 2008
Wow! Is it, 2008 already. Yeah, yeah, I'm slow, huh?
A very good time was had by all over the new year, which was spent down in the snowy mountains riding bikes (what else?!). There are pictures of that and more over at NoBMoB.
A few other interesting things have been going on too. Not public knowledge... you'll have to ask if you want to know!
15 Nov 2007
People have been prodding me for not updating this much, so have added a link to my MTB Blog which has been getting more attention lately. Maybe if I was a super geek then it's contents would appear here in a block? Maybe if my home grown page generator is replaced by a more modern CMS (which would no doubt be Drupal. In the mean time, well, you know the story - all is good and as it should be There are new pictures from a recent trip to Barrington Tops around somewhere - will endevour to get them online soon.
7 Oct 2007
Happy Tenth Birthday! rainton.com is ten years old today! For almost all of that time the same page generation system has been running flawlessly - testimony to the fact if you do something right the first time it won't need changing for a long, long time!
8 Jun 2007
It's not like I've not been doing anything to write about. Maybe that's the problem. Am rather embarrassed that the pictures from Ski/Tour Japan, Jan/Feb '07 have been there for a while but haven't rated a mention on the front page 'til now. That is a crying shame, 'cos think they are nice pictures and had a great time there.
Really must make more of an effort between bike rides Erm... yeah... been bike riding a bit
20 Jan 2007
Does it still count?! Happy New Year!... and all that. Better late than never, eh? But there were all these photos from the recent trip to Perth & WA to sort out first. Sleeply little place, the pick of which had to be Freemantle, which of course included the obligatory visit to Little Creatures Brewery - Cheers indeed!
Oh - and the rest of this corner of WA turned out to be not bad either - take a look at the pics and see for yourself.
Not that things are every given away in advance here, but hopefully there will be more cool shots to share in the not too distant future. You never know