There are countless stories of ships being wrecked along this coast, but never did I think we would have one on our doorstep. A little while ago we watched the tides and timed an exploration along the rugged coastline to the south of Crackington Haven. This area is only safely reachable when the tide is [...]
With the iphone so darned useful, I still keep finding things it won’t do – or at least I wish it would. So armed with a need, I set out to create my first app. Proportional Scaler is a very simple, one-screen tool that helps web designers calculate the dimensions of images and movies (or [...]
Our recent trip to the one of the spiritual hearts of Absinthe, the Val de Travers in Switzerland, was memorable for a whole host of reasons. But one experience in particular stood out. “We’re heading off to the secret fountain.” OK, I thought, time to see some cheesy tourist attraction with some vague connection with [...]
Last weekend was the first venture out on the kayak. We got wet, we broke stuff, bobbed on the water a bit, and had a thoroughly great time. Back in my teens I canoed a fair bit, and even achieved a basic canoeing instructors qualification – likely expired. My old canoe – appropriately named Green [...]
In a minibus of expectant absinthe professionals, I watch inside and out as we climb into the mountain mists. Towns give way to farms. Farms give way to forest. Forest to the restaurant at the end of the road*. Literally at the end of the road. We cannot see far for the deep fog all [...]
