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Article — 8 March 2014 — 618 words

Iceland adventures part 6: New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik

Bars are not open before midnight at new year in Reykjavik. But that didn’t stop it from being the best new year’s experience I have ever had.

Article — 6 February 2014 — 1,318 words

Iceland adventures part 5: restaurants, bars and beer

Personal — Travel

It is true that Iceland can be an expensive place to eat out. And their beer is not always great. But with care, you can get around both issues.

Article — 31 January 2014 — 798 words

Iceland adventures part 4: architecture

Architecture — Personal — Travel

There is some interesting architecture in Iceland. Here are some buildings that particularly caught my eye on my recent trip there.

Article — 28 January 2014 — 157 words

Racing car construction kit

Personal

My brother got me this wooden racing car construction kit for Christmas.

Article — 26 January 2014 — 1,004 words

Iceland adventures part 3: natural attractions

Personal — Travel

It’s no secret that Iceland has some stunning scenery. Its geography is just fantastic. Nature does not get much more extreme than volcanoes. But more visually spectacular are its waterfalls — and, of course, the northern lights.

Article — 19 January 2014 — 970 words

Iceland adventures part 2: in and around Reykjavik

Personal — Travel

About half of my trip to Iceland was spent in Reykjavik. Read about my trips to a geothermal spring, Reykjavik’s museums and shopping for an Icelandic jumper.

Article — 12 January 2014 — 1,243 words

Iceland adventures part 1: general impressions

Personal — Travel

I went on holiday to Iceland over new year. I have plenty to write about, but this first article looks at my general impressions of Iceland as a country.

Article — 15 December 2013 — 159 words

Fyrish Hill

Walking

Last weekend I took a trip up to the Highlands. There I climbed up Fyrish Hill, overlooking the Cromarty Firth near Alness.

Article — 9 October 2013 — 1,205 words

Implementing header images

Personal — Web

I decided to add header images to this website’s design. I opted for a parallax effect, despite the fact that I normally rail against them.

Article — 20 June 2013 — 980 words

Migrating to another Google account

Personal — Technology

I recently decided to switch my main Google account. But how can you do that when your old account contains all of your data? I found out that the process is not entirely straightforward. But with some care and a few sacrifices it is possible.

Article — 29 May 2013 — 367 words

Kinpurney Hill

Walking

It has been a while since we have had a chance to do one of these walks. We returned to Newtyle to tackle the romantic looking Kinpurney Hill.

Article — 14 May 2013 — 563 words

Dundee Law sculpture

Walking

The new sculpture at Dundee Law initially served to confuse me rather than amuse me. But hopefully it is the first of many improvements needed in the area.