It's dreary, it's cold, it's dark... guess I must be back in London! Nah it's not all that bad; it's just that the winter weather here doesn't really cut the mustard after a taste of an Australian summer. I won't lie, it was beautiful and I didn't want to leave. Maybe it was the weather, maybe it was seeing so many old faces, or maybe it was being on holiday - but I can say that that my brief whirlwind tous was brilliant! I some how managed to catch up with ...

I'd heard that New Year in London can be a fizzler and was hoping to get out of town. Pretty much everyone from my house was planning to celebrate Hogmanay in Edinburgh and with a little persuasion I was on the band wagon. Well actually a Ford Galaxy people carrier on an 8 hour road trip north to the Scotland coast. We scored a great deal with one of the flashiest hostels I've ever seen, inclusive of Hogmanay street ticket. That's right, Edinburgh holds such an a...

One week ago I'd never heard of Guy Fawkes day. After this weekend I don't think I'll ever forget. I read in the paper that annually Brits burn effigies, light bon fires and set off fireworks to commemorate Guy Fawkes' attempt to burn down parliament in 1604. Just a little harmless fun in the park. Wrong! I don't think I was really prepared for the three day onslaught that was soon to come. Seriously, I've never seen anything like it. Londoners must have spent a ...

Today is 6 months since I arrived in London and although I probably haven't changed much, to an extent I'm accustomed to daily life here. When I first arrived I found myself constantly commenting on English culture, noticing subtle but interesting differences everywhere I looked. Now I look around me and everything is starting to seem normal. My life style is now one of habits and routine - like catching a double decker bus to and from work every day and not even...

Hi everyone... well it's been a while since I posted an update. My excuse... the boring usual, I've just been so damn busy! As of a couple weeks ago I've been working 5 days a week at Mute which is great news. Still enjoying it but more importantly I don't have to work long hours to finish everything of course there's the additional cash. Keeping the current web site up to date has become a second priority to working on the new site which is planned to be la...