Sunday 12 February 2012
Wildlife in Richmond Park: deer and tropical birds braving the winter. Yes - those birds being here is very bizarre!
Sunday 12 February 2012
Typical tourist shots: Pratiwi at Windsor castle. Didn't have time to go in... or was I too tight to pay? 
Sunday 12 February 2012
Outside the Old Barn in Little Marlow. Oh, and red phone boxes being rare and all...
Sunday 12 February 2012
Our home last night: The Old Barn at Little Marlow. Stroke of luck finding this place. Historic & very cosy B&B.
Saturday 11 February 2012
Pictures from that lunch in Kenilworth. Hmmmmm... nom, nom, nom! 
Saturday 11 February 2012
Last set of random snowy scenes from Scunthorpe before heading South.
Saturday 11 February 2012
Sitting in a window seat in the sun. Beautiful 
Having lunch in the Queen & Castle. Opposite Kenilworth... erm... Castle.
Saturday 11 February 2012
Brrrrr... #minus7
Friday 10 February 2012
Sunset from sunny Scunny. Actually living up to it's name today
Wednesday 8 February 2012
And the captain obvious award goes to... 
#RiskOfIce
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Pratiwi posing in the snow in Dad's garden. Does this mean we're acclimatised now?
Wednesday 8 February 2012
B-b-b-b-back in B-b-b-b-Blighty. B-b-b-b-bloody c-c-c-c-cold!
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Dubai airport very early in the morning: full of people & shiny things in glass cases. Most stuff I looked at is cheaper in Sydney though!
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Some had said that the Emirates 777 would be a bit cramped, but really, where's the problem? 4 seats each. Nice
Monday 6 February 2012
Get up at midday, another farewell, lunch, little walk, spa, re-pack, taxi, check in 66kg of baggage - oops - thank you Emirates Now fly!
Monday 6 February 2012
'In transit' Sorry, this was about as exciting as it got for 24 hours. Emirates really not that bad at all though
Sunday 5 February 2012
... and relax. It's been a very busy last couple of days but finally, nothing to do but relax and look forward
Saturday 4 February 2012
Last Indo meal for a while. Well in a restaurant anyhow. You're looking at my source of home cooked Indo goodness
Saturday 4 February 2012
And she said it wouldn't fit! Reckon I could get 3 bikes, a trainer & the racks in there if we really had to! Ummm
Saturday 4 February 2012
[root@plex ~]# uptime 07:34:18 up 241 days, 4:44, 1 user, load average: 0.10, 0.06, 0.08 [root@plex ~]# poweroff #sweetdreamsSOHOserver
Friday 3 February 2012
Another Champagne moment 
So guess who finished work today? Thank you W - been saving it, and very nice it is
Friday 3 February 2012
Time to ditch this pile of paperweights. I'm going paperless from now on
Friday 3 February 2012
6 months on, think I've finished the photos from our honeymoon! In the nick of time too as new trip starts Monday! http://rainton.com/20110712/bali...
Friday 3 February 2012
@MarkCavendish I'm all for safer cycling, but asking for stuff like 20mph speed limits isn't going to win friends. It's all about education.
Thursday 2 February 2012
Full of duck & pork & other Chinese goodies. This time next week it will be stodgy pommie pub grub! So thanks all for another send off
Monday 30 January 2012
Bit hot & sticky for running errands. All done now though. The couch is comfy, the aircon & beer cool. Mondays... What's not to like?
Saturday 28 January 2012
Lovely breakfast in Dee Why this morning. Not as chaotic as you'd think either! Feel like I'm going to pay for that ice cream later though!
Friday 27 January 2012
Chinese tourists see Australia as 'lifestyle & environment'? They clearly haven't seen the mess their appetite for Aussie resources make! 
Thursday 26 January 2012
Does the fact my idea of fun is 60mins of 5/5 trainer intervals, the last 5 of which were basically 100% HR make me sick? #timeforbeer
Thursday 26 January 2012
Paris-Nice route out. We'll get our 1st taste of Euro cycling Mar 8 on final Montée Laurent Jalabert climb. Might make start on 9th too
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Packing crockery has never been so much fun! The only suitable paper I could find... honest!
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Ooops... another item I forgot to get rid of. Anyone want a Behringher UB502 mixer?
Wednesday 25 January 2012
And off goes the 1st load of baggage! Gear for a year: 32kg cycling. 7.6kg cameras. 4.1kg other tech. 22kg trekking. 20kg skiing. Phew!
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Browsing skis. New models sound awesome & would love a pair. But: price checks find the Bandit XX packed for holiday #LifeInTheOldDogYet
Tuesday 24 January 2012
@bikewhisperer01 Yup - The Fozzer was priced to sell and it went real quick. Looked very nice once I'd polished it for hours, huh? #MovingOn
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Goodbye Mr Forester. We had some good times but they just weren't meant to last! *sigh*
Friday 20 January 2012
Well... That's it! Official on holiday FOR A YEAR! Cheers! PS. Not my choice of beer
Thursday 19 January 2012
Who wants to buy our car? Silver Subaru Forester XT Lux. MY04. Leather, sunroof, etc. Manual. Towbar. FSH. 69,500km. Snap it up at $14490!
Wednesday 18 January 2012
I support #wikipediablackout! Show your support here http://tinyurl.com/7vq4o8g
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Great Malaysian lunch with the old crew at Sambal in Lane Cove. Too slow with the camera - Rendang was so good!
Sunday 15 January 2012
Pratiwi on seeing @AndreGreipel in the post race interview tonight: "Hey - the Gorilla!" How many fan's wives would know that? So proud!
Sunday 15 January 2012
@inrng @tourdownunder Non-MS users can watch live stream with VLC and pointing at mms://news.netshow.ninemsn.com.au/9MSNLive #tdu
Sunday 15 January 2012
@inrng @franreyesf Live stream looks to be using Windows Media plugin. No joy for Linux users Bring back @sbs & @CyclingCentral !!!
Sunday 15 January 2012
@ninemsn You're kidding! Propriety plugin means many can't see live stream of @tourdownunder. @CyclingCentral & @sbs did a much better job!
Saturday 14 January 2012
@CyclingCentral Why did @channel9 bother acquiring the rights to TdU if they are just showing highlights late at night? Put it back on @SBS!
Saturday 14 January 2012
Lunch at Sun Sun... nom, nom, nom
Thursday 12 January 2012
@ZBOnAir Charge airline passengers by weight? They do it for your luggage so why not you too? Surely only fair, so I'd be for that!
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Dear press and politicians: Roads are not dangerous. Idiots using them without care, attention and experience are.
Monday 9 January 2012
It's lucky we aren't here for the views, but once in a while it's pretty nice. Misty morning from the bedroom window.
