Ever since I was little I have always had an admiring view of one of our quieter European cousins, Sweden. It had a focus on the environment even before it was fashionable,…
Finally it is all mine
At the beginning of the year I mentioned that I had decided to change my Audi for something a little more practical. More middle aged as one of my friends said at…
Professional meets amateur
Recently I took delivery of a new mountain bike. Usually such an event wouldn’t be worth a mention but when I had to wait several months for it to be built in…
For god’s sake Audi!
Just when I thought all was well in the car front Audi has gone and put a big spanner in the works with the launch of the Audi Q3 RS at the…
Weather improving – Atom time
My weekends have now become dictated by the weather; is it a normal day (ie rainy) or an Atom day (dry without any chance of rain)? With the car being delivered near…
Car technology moves apace
I have just returned from a short ski holiday, and as is usual I hired a car at Munich Airport (home to BMW) to get me back and forth to the ski…
New Year, new car
Over the Christmas break I decided that it was time to chop in the Audi and get a bit more of a practical car. Having spent most of the week driving around…
Credit where credit is due
If you have ever read any of my older posts you will know that I am the proud owner of an Audi and have many times sung it’s praises. When you own…
A changed perspective
So last Friday saw me making my way to rural Somerset to collect my bank destroying, rib crushing, scary, horse like (read previous post!), and irrefutably handsome car. I was rather nervous…
Progress Report
So I am painfully close to taking delivery of the Atom, but it looks like I will be missing the summer and taking delivery about exactly the time I can’t do anything…
The new place in the med
I spent an enjoyable week with my father at his new home in Montenegro where he has setup a business, Montenegro Marine Services, supporting yachts and motor boats in their newest marina,…
New tyres
Isn’t it great when you receive service from a company you have never used before and it exceeds your expectations? It is probably the state of our society that ‘good’ and ‘service’…
Another year, another Goodwood
I am recovering after my weekend of debauchery at Henley Regatta and Goodwood Festival of Speed. Goodwood was another superb day and even with its familiar format from last year it managed…
How to drift
I spent an enjoyable day yesterday at Silverstone with Caterham learning how to drift. For those of you without petrol coursing through your veins basically controlled skidding. The idea is to enable…
London could learn a bit from Hong Kong
I have been lucky enough to have had a bit of holiday last week and spent it in Hong Kong, my new number one city (after London of course). Having never visited…