Volkswagen UK have had consistently brilliant TV adverts for as long as I can remember; but Night Driving is one of their finest.
The ad is beautifully shot and Richard Burton’s narration of Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas works wonderfully with the soundtrack which is by Cliff Martinez from the soundtrack to the film Solaris.
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I’d read the stories of swinging data charges when roaming so when I went to Barcelona recently I made sure that data roaming was switched off.
However, I decided that I’d switch it on just to use British Airways online check-in for my return flight. So there I sat on La Rambla with a cold beer [...]

I’ve just got back from a fantastic week away in Cornwall to find very pleasant surprise waiting for me in my inbox - one of my photographs of the Pantheon has been selected for use in the new version of the Schmap guide to Rome.
I’ve been very lucky to visit some amazingly photographic places [...]

I met up with a friend last night for quick drink after a meeting in London. The drink was sadly too quick but very pleasant nonetheless.
However, the real event of the evening was catching a bus to the station… This probably sounds silly, but I realised that in all the time I commuted to London [...]

I’ve decided that tomorrow I will mostly be listening to rock music!
So I’ve loaded up the multi-changer with the following selection for my delectation:

The Who – Who’s Next
Pink Floyd – Echoes
Ian Brown – The Greatest
Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
Pink Floyd – Is There Anybody Out There

Mostly classic rock monsters but with a little Ian Brown [...]

£13,192 – that’s a large amount of money isn’t it?
Well, that’s roughly what I’ve spent commuting to London over the last 34 months. That’s an average of £388 a month and that excludes taxis to and from the station and other travel related expense.
What is most galling about such a significant expenditure is that [...]