In late November 2010 I was challenged by Vodafone to travel from Lands End to John o'Groats with no money or food. I was given five £10 pay-as-you-go FreeBees SIM cards to use as currency and I bartered my way for 900 miles using social media. I took only my iPhone 4 for photos, video and audio and a macbook air 11" to edit on the move. Thanks to @RichardMackney and @Buddhamagnet there was a … [Read more...] about End to End – The Vodafone FreeBees Challenge
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Predict My Finish Time and Bag an iPhone 4 #FreeBees
Free_Iphone4_challenge.mov Watch on Posterous I just got an email from Dan Bowsher from the @VodafoneUK team telling me that anyone who tweets my exact finish time at John o'Groats (failing that I imagine the closest) with the #FreeBees hashtag will win an iPhone 4 and a £10 topped up FreeBees Vodafine sim. Make sure you follow this format.. @VodafoneUK 25/11 16:25 … [Read more...] about Predict My Finish Time and Bag an iPhone 4 #FreeBees
The Balvenie Signature 12 Year Old Whisky
Tonight I am drinking a wee dram from a sample bottle of the Balvenie Signature 12 Year Old Whisky. It's a limited release, single malt Scotch whisky that David Stewart first made in 2008 to mark his 45th year in the whisky industry. I've only recently finished a bottle of Single Barrel Balvenie a few weeks ago which I thoroughly enjoyed. With the Signature though, Malt Master David Stewart … [Read more...] about The Balvenie Signature 12 Year Old Whisky
Into Knoydart (part 5)
https://vimeo.com/7564431 On the road, soaking up the wilderness as we cross the Knoydart peninsular. We suffer a couple of minor injuries but nothing we can't handle. There will be, and in fact is, blood. But not much. This is part five of our trip. Part one is here: into-knoydart-part-1 Part two is here: into-knoydart-part-2 Part four is here: into-knoydart-part-3 Part four is here: … [Read more...] about Into Knoydart (part 5)
Home Is Where The Tech Is
I have always had to have some kind of tech with me when in the outdoors. Even if it is a compass or a fancy multi-tool. It's more than just being prepared. I could live without it but it goes a hell of a long way to making any trip or adventure more 'comfortable'. In this case a home comfort for me tends to be tech related. I can feel at home anywhere, especially if I have a bag full of tech. To … [Read more...] about Home Is Where The Tech Is