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,…
The next big dip
I was greeted from my return from holiday to not just mass looting across London and the UK but also a significant market crash. Now though that seems to have taken a…
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…
Is China a bubble waiting to burst?
After a recent trip to China I was awed by the development going on in the country. I have for years read about its massive growth, investment opportunities and its ability to…
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…
Sort of like owning a horse
Well the time has come for me to firm up my specification for the Atom which will hopefully be with me before the end of the summer… It went quicker than I…
Cirque du Soleil continues to wow
I seem to be running a bit behind on my updates, however one memorable visit we made as a company a few weeks ago was to the Royal Albert Hall to see…
It does what it says on the tin
It seems that some stories on broadband still get broadsheet journalists in a tizzy with the latest being the debate over ‘up to’ or ‘average speed’. Last week a number of people…
Tron Legacy – a geek’s wet dream
Just before Christmas I got to an opportunity to go to the IMAX and see Disney’s latest reincarnation of the 80’s classic, Tron Legacy. In glorious 3D it was an epic movie…
At least I am not that crazy
Enjoyed last weeks test drive of the new Ariel Atom V8 on Top Gear. For those who have missed it, the V8 is the latest incarnation of the ultra fast Atom. Obviously…
Succeed with a Chinese Mother
I have really enjoyed reading the extracts from Amy Chau and her new book (‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother’) in the Sunday Times over the last few weeks. It tells the…
Shiny to a whole new level
As some of you may know I hold a peculiar passion in the form of cleaning my car (Wax on Wax Off). I am not quite sure if it is the sense…
Two thousand and eleven is wrong
I would bet that most of you, when asked, would pronounce the year we currently find ourselves, two thousand and eleven. Even I am guilty. However if I was to ask you…