tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90595352009-03-01T08:07:26.622ZRamblings and rantings for the love of Thai Sweet Chilly crisps.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-23496348056592627872008-03-14T23:33:00.003Z2008-03-15T00:29:35.143Z

As embedding YouTube videos are all the rage - here are some of my favourite on a variety of themes but all a bit 'Holland' orientated.Fluitsma & van Tijn - 15 miljoen mensen. Good song, better video.France 98 and a very excited Jack van Gelder.Brits do amusing things for charity. Made me laugh.One of the greatest bits of TV..ever. Season 2 finale - The West WingOr more light-hearted, but a great

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-32197642594679607212008-01-16T19:38:00.001Z2008-01-16T21:01:09.565Z

A few weeks ago I was pondering to myself why nobody had done anything clever yet in terms of getting many of Scotland's hill walking routes up on the web. There were plenty of amateur sites giving route descriptions and photos, or with snippets of OS maps included, or showing the rough location of the hill the walk focussed on - but none that went the whole hog.For me the biggest bug bear is

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-17982009724305465812008-01-06T17:06:00.001Z2008-01-06T17:58:51.559Z

Below, a selection of my favourite moments and pictures of 2007. I've tried to do them in chronological order... but might have got it wrong. Click on the pictures for an enlarged version. Requests, are ..err.. on request.Early 2007 saw me get a days skiing at Nevis Range amidst glorious weather.The beautiful River Coe in Glencoe.Gaz's wedding up in AberdeenshireBuying our first flat here in

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-46752689507274748442007-09-02T12:21:00.000+01:002007-09-02T12:36:11.788+01:00

It's been a while again... who thought updating a blog was such hard work. Any way, it's been a very very very busy month. My dissertation was handed in over two weeks ago now, and after having over six months to work on it, it still came down to spending all night (till 6am) trying to get those last few things finished. I'm pretty glad to get it all finished and out the way - it's not nearly as

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-6111259809273391882007-07-16T11:35:00.000+01:002007-07-16T11:37:28.722+01:00

Hi folks,I haven't updated in ages. Sorry! I've been really busy with my dissertation. It's now due in just over 4 weeks time with an awful lot of words still to write. In addition I'm off on holiday to Croatia tomorow, as it was the only time Sophie could go. She starts her job as a primary teacher in August, having graduated last month from the University of Glasgow.Take care,Jan

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-32277752947041499612007-04-02T21:51:00.000+01:002007-04-02T22:12:03.753+01:00

Hi folks,Not updated for ages. Sorry!- Happy Birthday to pap for last Friday! Sorry I couldn't make it.- Congratulations to my sister for getting into uni ... everywhere!- Well done to Sophie for finishing & passing her second placement.- Thank you to Gaz & Stag do organisers for great fun last weekend.So, what have I been up too?Well, I pretty much finished the taught element of my course by the

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-84366179826621874752007-01-27T23:25:00.000Z2007-01-27T23:37:32.373Z

Hello!I haven't posted for ages, even though I probably promised I would. I guess I can attribute that to uni - which I suppose is a good thing.Anyway.. I had a lovely Christmas with mum and dad, and brother and sister, and those crazy dogs. But like Australia, it now seems so very far and long ago.I'm three weeks back into uni now - for those of you who don't know, I'm doing a masters at

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-9810478063709792942006-12-31T16:54:00.000Z2006-12-31T16:57:11.945Z

To all those interested, part 2 of my Australia photos are now online, detailing life in rural NSW.Tbat leaves me with just part 3 to finish, and they are mainly the remaining photos from the time I spent with Sophie travelling up the coast...many of which are already on the main Australia photo page. I'll try and get them done soon. Sadly it appears my Melbourne photos (plus a few machinery and

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-69195786876997586722006-12-20T16:12:00.000Z2007-01-29T22:10:32.936Z

For a long time now I've really wanted to have the ability to stream internet radio to the rest of my flat. This poses some problems, as you either need to re-transmit the signal from the PC receiving it (and weak FM signals are notoriously suspect to interference), or move wirelessly connected speakers throughout the house(I cant afford enough for the WHOLE home). In addition, for both solutions

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-82959576399162726112006-12-16T22:36:00.000Z2006-12-17T16:30:44.684Z

I made a start to getting most of my Australia photos online. They can be found in the photos section of the website, together with a small commentary. I also uploaded them too my facebook account, so if you wish to leave comments on individual photos I guess it's best to do it on there.Edit - I'm slowly also georeferencing most of my photos. For now, I'm doing it through my Panoramio account,

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-8112874948121422642006-12-13T23:04:00.000Z2006-12-13T23:10:20.136Z

The past two weeks, have without a doubt been the most mind numbingly dull weeks of my life.End statement.Seriously, after over twelve weeks of working your ass off without a break on coursework, that is to some extent spoon fed (i.e. deadline by deadline basis), to be able to motivate yourself to revise for two weeks straight on the immensely dry literature of computer data models, codd's

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-59473204733254684882006-11-28T12:28:00.000Z2006-11-28T13:08:49.537Z

So with less than a month till Christmas, I compiled a list of the things I'd really rather like. Not that anyone will ever see it anyway..but it beats doing exam revision.- A sports car. With my punto fast getting far too old, not to mention uncool - I need a replacement. While ideally I'd have an Aston Martin Vanquish, I'd probably happily settle for a simple mx5.- CD'sStill looking for a

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1163769240592258292006-11-17T13:04:00.000Z2006-11-17T13:15:32.916Z

I feel obliged to blog today, even if I haven't done so for weeks upon weeks.Dance 4 LifeIniative that grew from Holland aiming to get 1,000,000 young people dancing in the fight against AIDS, by 2012. The first run of events occur next week, with dance events in Amsterdam, London and in front of the Pyramids, Egypt. It all occurs, one week prior to World AIDS day, which I'm sure will gladly

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1157503700576130142006-09-06T01:46:00.000+01:002006-09-06T01:48:20.586+01:00

At last I've uploaded a small selection of photos from my travels. They can be found in the photo section of the website. In the meantime, I'm preparing myself for starting at Edinburgh. Very busy at work at the moment, but we've pretty much finished the harvest. To those off travelling in the near future - enjoy!Jan.

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1156889628198683112006-08-29T23:12:00.000+01:002006-08-29T23:13:48.216+01:00

Hello!For those ordering stuff from Amazon in the future, please click this link everytime you go to order to navigate to the Amazon site. Thanks. Click here to go to amazon.co.uk Jan.

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1155519368978459372006-08-14T02:03:00.000+01:002006-08-14T02:37:13.103+01:00

So I'm back to where it all began, downtown Sydney.I left Goondiwindi last Saturday afternoon, and caught a bus (1.5hrs) to Moree, where the following morning I caught the daily countrylink train back to Sydney. I'm staying in the rather basic Sydney Central on Wentworth, but it's cheap, a private room and very central. I lodged my tax return earlier today at travellers express and should

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1155192795477925122006-08-10T07:48:00.000+01:002006-08-10T07:53:15.493+01:00

Hi everyone,It's been a busy few months. After arriving back out here in rural NSW, we went straight back into planting. It's been a mixed season with rain stopping us where it has fallen, and not letting us get on with the job in the places it missed. In any case, we finished our last job last Monday, and I have finished work yesterday. I managed to change my tickets home, so will be flying out

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1149641093948841392006-06-07T01:16:00.000+01:002006-06-07T01:44:54.010+01:00

Hi folks.Welcome to a chilly Melbourne. It's a bit cooler here compared to Cairns. It touches freezing point at night, but it's a crisp 15 odd degrees during the day, with glorious blue skies and sunshine.I arrived in Melbourne by Virgin Blue flight from Sydney late on Saturday, and checked into the very central Greenhouse backpackers. It was ok, but after two nights of non privacy, a serious

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1149383014065128442006-06-04T01:48:00.000+01:002006-06-04T02:03:34.083+01:00

Hi,Quick update in order I suppose.We spent our last few days in Cairns enjoying (or as one evening was the case, suffering) the sunshine and heat. Probably hit mid to high twenties, with high humidity. Cairns is nice in an 'in your face' sort of way. It's nothing much more than six square blocks of pubs, resutaurants, tour agents, accomodation and shops, surrounded by vast expanses of commercial

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1148873271288364122006-05-29T04:09:00.000+01:002006-06-01T03:14:25.516+01:00

Hi everyone,I never realised how bad and broken this blogged looked through internet explorer. Yet another reason to use firefox! Still.. there isn't much I can do about it at the moment - so I apologise for the months that it's looked awful.So after surviving the sharks and killer jellyfish at the Whitsundays, we have now arrived in Cairns. We returned our little car today, so now have until

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1148521910212884862006-05-25T02:41:00.000+01:002006-05-25T02:51:50.226+01:00

hello,We safely survived the rain and thunder and cold weather of the Whitsunday islands. Seriously though, we had cloud the first few days and strong winds which made it a bit chilly, and the scenery a bit dull. We got on board the Alexander Stewart for a three days two night cruise/sail. We did get to see the magnificent Whitehaven Beach, sea turtles, dolphins and more. The highlight though was

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1148013139197860112006-05-19T05:01:00.000+01:002006-05-19T05:32:27.430+01:00

The middle bit involved much travelling!Anyway, weare about 1000km further up the coast, in the tropical paradise of the Whitsunday Islands. We have a room for a few nights at Airlie beach, on the mainland, are off this afternoon to book a 3 day, 2 night sailing adventure with Aussie Adventure Sailing. Not entirely sure which vessel yet, as it depends which ones have room on standby rates. In any

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1147423747974166782006-05-12T09:40:00.000+01:002006-05-12T09:49:07.993+01:00

Hello all,Today the rain came down for the first time since Sophie arrived, and for me, the first time since this time last month. Which was a shame because we were spending a few days just north of the Sunshine coast at rainbow beach, and due to pick up a 4wd and tour Fraser Island. After days of planning and finding the cheapest rental companies, doing itineries and organising camping gear we

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1147058622824340722006-05-08T04:14:00.000+01:002006-05-08T04:23:42.836+01:00

We are currently on the Sunshine Coast, just North of Brisbane in Queensland. We have rented an apartment in Caloundra, with gorgeous views overlooking Moffat Beach and the Coral Sea. We've been here since last Wednesday and have spent most of our days on the beach or wandering around - temperature around 25C. Yesterday however we went to the fabulous Australia Zoo, home of the crocodile hunter,

Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252468350604984251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059535.post-1146535384547241062006-05-02T02:17:00.000+01:002006-05-30T04:46:48.280+01:00

Hello folks,As I'm typing this I'm sitting in an internet cafe in Haymarket, Sydney, while poor Sophie is off finding croissants for breakfast. We've been here a few days now, me having arrived back in Sydney late Friday night, and she arriving from Scotland (via Dubai and Bangkok) on Saturday morning. But before I go into that, I'll update quickly on what the past two months of work have been

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