Whatever Happened To That Hat?
The hat in question is a Wilco baseball cap that I bought at a gig of theirs in 2004, the night that Germany got eliminated from Euro 2004. …
Album Digest, June 2014
Watter are a “supergroup” composed from various members of Grails, Slint, and other bands. I did not know anything about Hundred …
Album Digest, May 2014
This month was strange. I didn’t listen to much new music and after last month’s bumper digest there’s probably a reason for that. Not to …
South America, Part 9
In a tour full of highlights, Christmas week of 2013 was nonetheless one of the greatest weeks of my life. I may have moaned, groaned, and …
Should I Drop Dropbox?
I am thinking about whether I want to use Dropbox to sync my files anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I love Dropbox. It came along in beta …
Album Digest, March 2014
I’m back in the UK so it’s back to posts about albums each month. This one is a bit different because I didn’t listen to very much new stuff …
South America, Part 8
Arequipa and Cusco – the two cities that are the subject of this post – are probably the two cities in Peru that are most …
South America, Part 7
Next up was a piecemeal section of the trip that took in a varied set of sights and helped us get to know the new passengers who joined in …
South America, Part 6
From Punta Sal we took a long driving down to Huanchaco, via a stop off at the Lord of Saipan museum. The lord of Saipan is a Moche mummy …
South America, Part 5
After Cuenca we set off for the Peruvian border. One of the great advantages of having a UK passport in South America is that you …
South America, Part 4
After Baños, we set off for Cuenca, which is a town in the south of Ecuador. Being a long drive, the journey was broken up with our first …
South America, Part 3
We left Misahualli for Baños via an hour in nearby Tena to get something for the truck fixed. After that the drive to Banos was pretty short …