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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 a [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 that registration [...]

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I’ve Bought a Road Bike! (Trek Madone 4.7)

Posted by Techboy on Friday, June 5th, 2009

I bought a new mountain bike in January and just 5 months on I’ve bought a road bike!
Over the past 18 months I have competed in several Adventure Races which are great fun, but there is always an element of luck in them because competitors can choose multiple routes. So I would like to try a [...]

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Archive for the ‘Buying’ Category

Present ideas (for me!)?

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

It’s my birthday on Tuesday (31) and I can’t think of anything I want for a present. Any ideas?
Backup plan is a Herman Miller Mirra chair.

My first Triathlon is Looming – Sooner than I Thought!

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Last Tuesday (9th June) I got an e-mail in my inbox telling me that I had won a prize in a competition…
Me: Fantastic!
Reading on: The prize is free entry into a Triathlon
Me: That’s good I want to enter a Triathlon
Reading on: It’s a Sprint Triathlon – 750m swimming (in a  lake), 20km cycling, 5km running)
Me: [...]

I’ve Bought a Road Bike! (Trek Madone 4.7)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

I bought a new mountain bike in January and just 5 months on I’ve bought a road bike!
Over the past 18 months I have competed in several Adventure Races which are great fun, but there is always an element of luck in them because competitors can choose multiple routes. So I would like to try a [...]

Going Tubeless!

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

In my last Adventure Race, I got 2 punctures. The time it took me to fix them resulted in Steve and I ending up in 17th place when we should have been in around 8th place.
I think the punctures were just a result of bad luck as I was using good wheels, tyres and inner [...]

New Camera – Canon 40D!

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

A few months ago I heard that the Canon 450D was coming out, so I sold my Canon 350D on ebay and eagerly awaited its release.
Then once the 450D came out I did a little research (here and on other websites and magazines) and found out that the 40D (which had been out for a [...]