Another day in Melbourne as we got to grips with being in Australia

Our first full day in Australia...

A 24 Hour flight to Melbourne, how bad could it be?

On giving up alcohol and (some) sugar for (some of) January.

Trying to find a diary for this year's adventures.

A short review of the Oscar-nominated drama.

A trip to Spain for New Year.

Here's my ten favourite albums of the year...

Here's my ten favourite songs of the year, along with a Spotify playlist.

December's album digest features albums by Bjork, Phoebe Bridgers, Watter, and Neil Finn.

A recipe for your turkey leftovers this Christmas.

For the next day of our Iceland trip we drove from Fluðir to Vik, taking in plenty of waterfalls.

November's album digest features albums by 00110100 01010100, James Holden and the Animal Spirits, Daniele Luppi (with Parquet Courts and Karen O), and Fever Ray.

A brilliant remix of a track from Kaitlyn Aurelia's wonderful album "The Kid".

Matt Haig's account of escaping anxiety and depression is as uplifting and life-affirming as its title suggests.

A tasty tomato-free Bolognaise sauce made with beetroot.

If you don't vectorise, R will punish you.

I've been wearing a suit to work, it's fun.

This month's album digest features albums by Four Tet, Rival Consoles, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Mary Epworth.

A little post to celebrate three years of living in one place.

Sarah Ladipo Manyika's experimental novel explores the effect of age on memory and circumstance in San Francisco.

The Coral's debut album bristles with excitement and ideas. However, as with most of the albums in this series there's even more going on under the surface.

For the next day of our Iceland trip we drove from Reykjavík to Fluðir, visiting Þingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss along the way.

Some thoughts on the Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition I went to at Tate Modern last year.