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Decisions – Which New Mobile Phone Shall I Get?

Posted by Techboy on Friday, June 11th, 2010

I currently have an HTC HD (running Windows Mobile 6.1 OS) on the O2 network and my contact expires at the end of this month, which means that I can get a new phone. My preferences for a new phone fall into 3 categories: Android based, iPhone 4 and Windows Phone 7 based. Android I [...]

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The Gardening Trolls of Pennadomo, Italy

Posted by Techboy on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

It is a little known fact that there are trolls all around the Abruzzo province/region of Italy, but with a little knowledge and a lot of patience you might be able to track them down and catch a glimpse of them. As in most societies, there are nice trolls and naughty trolls. Plus there is [...]

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What I got for Christmas (besides fat)

Posted by Techboy on Saturday, December 26th, 2009

This year I got a Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash which is Canon’s most powerful flash unit for SLR’s It will work great with my Canon 40D which is a digital SLR. I have always had an interest in photography and did a photography course in Italy last October. Plus I would like to get [...]

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Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon (27/09/2009)

Posted by Techboy on Sunday, September 27th, 2009

I did the Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon today. It was my 2nd Sprint distance triathlon and I really enjoyed it. I can see me doing a lot more Triathlons on 2010 I got up at 0615, left my house at 0635 and got to the school at Roade at 0650. I thought I would be [...]

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Well Whad’ya Know? I’m a Triathlete!

Posted by Techboy on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Well I’ve done 1 anyway. As stated in my previous posts, by way of winning a prize in a competition, I got free entry into the For Goodness Shakes! Sponsored Sprint Triathlon (750m swimming, 20km cycling, 5km running) at Dorney Lake, Eton with less than 2 weeks notice! I read the letter carefully which stated [...]

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Holiday ideas (for me!)?

Posted by Techboy on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

I have the next 2 weeks off as holiday from work but no plans. I was hoping to stay in my apartment in Nice, France for a few days, but it got rented out again as soon as the previous tenant had moved out.

A friend has invited me to go walking with him in the Lake District. That would be really nice and I thought about it, but I’ve decided not to as I’m walking up 3 mountains:

  • Snowdon (Wales – 1085m)
  • Scafell Pike (England – 978m)
  • Ben Nevis (Scotland – 1344m)

in 24 hours on Saturday/Sunday as part of a 3 Peaks charity event with some people from work so I wouldn’t want to do any major exercise on Thursday/Friday. Plus I’ll be driving up on Friday and coming back on Monday.

I’ve looked on TravBuddy and YowTrip but can’t see anything I fancy. Hmm…

I was tempted by a walking holiday like one to Everest basecamp or Jordan (lowest point on earth) but after doing a lot of sporting things recently (and more coming up) such as walking up Snowdon twice 2 weeks ago, 6 hour Adventure Races, a Sprint Triathlon, a half marathon, etc. I think I deserve something more relaxing. So I’m thinking of a photography course+holiday like this one in Italy.

Any other suggestions? Please post them here.

Posted in: Holiday, Paul's Life Update, Photography.

One Response to “Holiday ideas (for me!)?”

  1. Techboy Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 18:50

    I’ve decided to go on the photography course in Italy! :-)

    See http://blog.techboy.co.uk/index.php/2009/09/07/im-going-to-italy-for-a-photography-course/ for details.

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