Well, Christmas is over (nearly) so I decided to spend today doing a little research on getting my blog looking better! I am using Wordpress as blog platform, and early on I managed to get my Flickr PhotoRoll...
rss & feedburner
26 December, 2006
25 December, 2006
merry christmas
just a quick note to wish you all the grandest tidings of christmas.. hope Santa bought you all a little joy today! don't forget all those unfortunate in the world today, that need some help, I will be thinking of them also. Hope you spare some time for those as wellMERRY CHRIST...
21 December, 2006
del.icio.us links
I have been using del.icio.us for some time now as my primary bookmarker. I used to save loads of pages within Firefox/IE, and I would have trouble syncing between different browsers, and especially different...
home for christmas
So I am home for the Christmas Holidays now! I have moved out of my old house now, and moved about three miles from where I work (instead of the ten miles I was before). That means I can now run to work...
09 December, 2006
lack of posts
So has anybody noticed the lack of posts recently? I doubt it, after all I don't exactly write a blog as popular as techcrunch do I? Anyway, its been nearly a month since I last wrote, and its because I have been pretty busy at work. That and trying to find a new place. Why?Well, sometimes relationships...
13 November, 2006
business conferences
Just back from my company's annual business conference. I had a great time, and finally met some of those I jabber too a lot. But at 31 and 1/2, I don't know if I am unlucky never to have attended one before.. or blessed! I mean its not as if I haven't travelled abroad on business before, but that was...
31 October, 2006
running
I think I was a little hasty today. A colleague told me about something happening in Reading on the 25th march 06... Do you want to know what I did?I signed up for next years Half Marathon.. yes, 13 miles of running the grey and wet roads of Reading. Put it in your diary's, so that nearer the time you...
29 October, 2006
snowboard crew
So a week after I had caught up with old friends in Worcester, I was seeing the ex-members of the Yellowsnow Snowboard Club in Richmond. One of my best friends at Uni, Kate and her boyfriend Mike have...
23 October, 2006
cowboys and indians
Lewy and Laura were having a party back home in Worcester on Saturday, and as I haven't been home to see the boys for a while, I thought I'd better go and show my face before they forget what I look like!It was down the Tops. What a place.. I did actually go back there a few years ago, when I was younger...
14 October, 2006
the future of smarthouses
Now I wish I had the technical & business skills to be able to approach someone for Venture Capital. I have this kickass idea, that one day we are all going to be going "Why didn't I think of that!"...
more google news?
What is it about Google and the media constantly looking at what they are doing next? As you may be aware (unless you have been living under a rock) Google bought YouTube for $1.65billion in Google Stock...
England vs Croatia
What a disapointing week of Euro 2008 fixtures. Having played four games in our Group E fixtures now (and winning the first two) we go and draw against Macedonia, at home... Steven Gerrard and Gary Neville...
02 October, 2006
all alone :(
My girlfriend has left me...She has gone and left me to look after the cats on our own.. Booley and Chanel have now only got one person to 'Miaow' at...However its not all that bad news! She's only gone on a holiday for her best friends wedding..Jayme and Don get married next Saturday in Moncton, Canada.....
google products
Am I a Google Fanboy?? I am a big user of Gmail > Google Calendar > Google RSS Reader > Google Writely > Picasa > Google Analytics > Google Maps/Earth > what is it about this company...
26 September, 2006
12 September, 2006
03 September, 2006
England vs Andorra
I missed the match, as it was only Andorra. It was Englands opening qualifier for Euro2008, played at Old Trafford and we cruised to a 5-0 victory. Peter Crouch got two, Steven Gerrad got one, and Jermain Defoe the other two.See the BBC write up hereIn other news, my football team Aston Villa FC have...
Grandads Life
I had Friday off work so that me and Zena could go back home to say our farewells to Grandad. It was really good to see all of my family in one place, even it was for such a sad occasion.We all gathered...
27 August, 2006
Bristol Party
A busy week at work ended with the last Bank Holiday Weekend of the year. Me and Zee had Sy and Chrystal over for Zee's speciality Cheese Fondue (750g of three different Swiss cheeses, 1/2 bottle of white wine, and some shots of vodka and you then dip different veggies and breads in...mmmmm) and we...
23 August, 2006
Terrible Holiday
Me and Zena took a couple of days off work last week, so we could go camping in Devon. As I mentioned in a previous post, we didn't end up going the first day as it was raining.. The same happened Friday, so all we did was go down to Exmouth for Zenas Grandparents Diamond Wedding Anniversary....
17 August, 2006
England vs Greece
Steve McLaren and John Terry, respectively the new Manager and Captain of the England football team, won their first game last night, in a 4-0 drubbing of Greece in a friendly. JT even managed to get first on the score sheet, with Peter Crouch grabbing two and Frank Lampard, who during the recent World...
Does anyone else hate the Daily Mail?
Me and Zena are on our first holiday since coming back from travelling, and we have taken a few days off work to go camping down in South Devon. Guess what??Its raining :(Anyway we haven't got any further...
02 August, 2006
Grandad :(
I took half a day off work today becuase my Grandads ill :(He had a hip operation on Monday, which went very well but afterwards suffered a massive heart attack. Later that day he had another. I couldn't...
26 July, 2006
The blogs working!!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my web host providers, who last night fixed two problems with my siteground hosted web pages..MX records are now working, and my email for this domain is now being routed to gMails Hosted emails. Also Siteground Tech Support fixed the blog last night, and...
10 July, 2006
The blog needs work!
I am a bit behind in the blog at the moment, guys!! I still have not put up my USA overview, and also the entire trip overview!! There are three England Posts missing (Ecuador, Portugal, End of World Cup) .. plus more news on our new house and life in Reading!Keep in touch.. I am just v.busy here!!PLUS...
Aaaargh! Sorry…
So there I was about two weeks ago happily enjoying the World Cup.. Everything was great!! In fact I was on such a high, I decided to go and completely mess my blog up.I started afresh.. New host .. New blog provider .. Why oh why???...
End of World Cup
TBC :)Germany vs It...
02 July, 2006
England vs Portugal
TBC :(QF C: Winner 3 v Winner 4Sat, Jul 1, 16:00-18...
26 June, 2006
England vs Ecuador
TBC...
21 June, 2006
England vs Sweden
The final game in the group stages, and its against a team England have not beaten in 38 years, nearly as long ago when we last won the World Cup!! This time its on the more respectable time of 8 o'clock but unfortunately on ITV. In recent years, my opinion of ITV has gone downhill. I am not a BBC fanboy,...
17 June, 2006
England Vs Trinidad & Tobago
The hype for this years FIFA World Cup is going through the roof here in England!! I suppose it doesn't help that is being held in Germany, and the Germans have said, "Come on over! even if don't have tickets.. Its time to party!!"And you know? No-one partys like the Germans :DI lived in Germany for...
11 June, 2006
England vs Paraguay
Me and Zena have finally got the house sorted.. well nearly :)Our first guests were Sy & Chrystal. Both good friends from Uni, who live a 15 minute walk away, they came over when the place was a bit of tip! Fearless Phil also came over the other night to watch the opening game of the World Cup....
10 June, 2006
My new house..
Sorry there hasn't been a posting for a while, but I have been a little busy.. Moving in to our new house!After finally coming home to the UK after our amazing world tour, me and Zee are now settled in the town of Reading. Slap bang in the middle of the Silicon Valley in UK. Both of us working for massive...
25 May, 2006
The Future of this Blog
This blog was created back on April 03 2005, and back then the idea was to write a journal for when I was going travelling through NZ, Australia, Fiji and the USA. I had no idea what I was going to put within these hallowed pages! In fact I foresaw:"Well this blog is gonna be showing you the highlights...
Happy Birthday Jez :)
Happy Birthday to me.. Happy Birthday to me.. Happy Birthday to jezzzzz.. Happy Birthday to me!!Yep, another year and another number added to my already over the hill age of 30. I am 31 today :(Never...
22 May, 2006
One Year of Travelling
Some comments on my year away!! TBC...
18 May, 2006
USA Overview
TBC :)Our USA tour is now over and after our 6 hour flight from JFK Airport in NYC to Heathrow, me and Zena are now back in lovely Somerset!I thought I would do a quick overview of our trip through the United States of America... After a lovley 12 hour flight from Fiji to LAX, I was stopped by the Federalos...
17 May, 2006
361 days away
after 361 days in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and the USA, our travels are finally over :(06:30 Wednesday 17th May 2006 and me and Zena arrive back at London Heathrow, after a 6hour flight from JFK Airport NYC, in good old UK mist! I have gone to Zenas house in Somerset for a few days, and I will be...
15 May, 2006
Central Park
Central Park 1 Originally uploaded by jezarnold. Today me and Zena went our seperate ways as Zee wanted to do more shopping.. I wanted to spend a beautiful day in the sun going around another museum,...
14 May, 2006
13 May, 2006
Union Square to United Nations
Building the UN - Zanetti Mural Originally uploaded by jezarnold. There is so much to do in NYC, and even if you are here for a week like we are.. you still couldn't do it all!We wanted to do a little...
12 May, 2006
Remembering NYC
Today me and Zena went to Ground Zero to remember all those who perished on Sept 11, 2001.. it was a pretty harrowing experience and one that will always be with me. It was a cold grim day today and...
10 May, 2006
Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls Originally uploaded by jezarnold. After a 500 mile dash along I-94 and a quick run through Canada, we arrived in Niagara Falls. We stayed in one of the cheapest motels so far,...
08 May, 2006
07 May, 2006
Route 66 - St Louis MO to Chicago IL
Early start today as we want to get to Chicago to get a room... There is only a few things to see, but one of the most important icons on Route 66 is the Chain of Rocks bridge over the Missisippi in St...
06 May, 2006
Route 66 - Baxter Springs KS to St Louis MO
We have managed to stay in every State on the Route 66 so far. The one I was worrying about was Kansas. After all there it is only 13 miles (or less than 1%) of the entire tripIt is one of the most beautiful...
05 May, 2006
Route 66 - Clinton OK to Baxter Springs KS
Headed striaight to the Route 66 Museum. We did pass the National Route 66 Museum, but the book said that this was the better one, so we followed its guidance!! It was pretty impressive, giving a decent...
04 May, 2006
Route 66 - Amarillo TX to Clinton OK
Tucking into a 'Standard' BurgerOriginally uploaded by jezarnold. We had a nice lazy morning, shopping in a few malls, trying to find internet (no such luck at the Library and I couldn't do anything...
03 May, 2006
Route 66 - Alburqueque AZ to Amarillo TX
Instead of heading to Santa Fe, we took the alternate route so we could see the Route 66 Auto Museum. Its in Santa Rosa, and has some amzing classics.. including my favourites the Ford Mustang.. I was...
02 May, 2006
Route 66 - Flagstaff AZ to Alburqueque NM
Mayday - The day without Immigrants.. Today thousands of illegal immigrants, mostly of Mexican origin, decided to strike. They striked because of HR4437, which would make the immigrants even more resticted...
01 May, 2006
Route 66 - Barstow CA to Flagstaff AZ
After staying the night in the Route 66 Motel in Barstow CA, we got up early the next morning for our 300 mile journey east! As we got on the I-40 we saw loads of bikers heading back to California. We...
30 April, 2006
Route 66
It's difficult to stop everyday and write an entry for the blog. Most motels have free hi-speed wireless connections, but I haven't got a laptop to utilise this.. so I haven't managed to find anywhere yet.Until Amarillo... Its quite a big city in Northern Texas. Famous for the Cadillac Ranch and also...
Back in LA..
After a great drive back down the Pacific Coast Highway, via one of the Central Coast wine regions, we arrived back in Long Beach. Ordered some pizza for us all, as a thank you for Danni and La Rue for...
29 April, 2006
San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge and Oil Tanker Originally uploaded by jezarnold. We arrived in San Francisco late that day and found a great place to stay, right near downtown. We have been having a few problems...
25 April, 2006
Giant Sequioas
An early start for our trips to Sequioa & Kings Canyon NP and hopefully Yosemite. It's a great drive whichever way you go up to the National Park, and we were a bit concerned when we saw snow and...
24 April, 2006
Death Valley
The Grand Canyon was amazing, but we had to be gone by 16:30 to make it to Las Vegas, so that we could stay the night and then head on to Death Valley. It was at least a 6 hour drive...I drove the interstate...
23 April, 2006
Grand Canyon
One of the seven wonders of the Natural world, the Grand Canyon has to be seen to be believed! As we are doing a few National Parks in the USA we decided to get a $50 annual pass, and when you have three...
22 April, 2006
Route 66 to Williams, AZ
We left Las Vegas on Friday morning, on our way to the Grand Canyon. As it takes more than 6 hours to drive there, we decided to take a nice drive via the Hoover Dam and also a small section of Route...
21 April, 2006
Viva Las Vegas
The City of Sin.. The first stop on our 12 day tour of California, Nevada and Arizona. ..and what a place!! As we are taking Mr La Rue (Danni's Dog) with us on our trip, we couldn't book into any of the...
14 April, 2006
The Longest Day
Thursday 13th April 2006 - One of the longest days of my life.. Yesterday we flew into Los Angeles International (known to all Angelenos as LAX .. pronounced lacks). Our first US destination, and nearly...
13 April, 2006
Fiji overview…
If I could have any superpower it would be hindsight. (or xray vision..)We really loved Fiji, but I wished that I could have had some advice about where I should NOT have gone... there is so much to do...
