Afrirampo oxford arts factory sydney
Right I’m going to have to come back to Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road and Spritualized. This gig was killer. After sweating all day in 40 degree plus heat (i’ll never tire of dropping temperatures in) in swept a southerly change to cool things off a bit, making activities such as catching [...]

Finally got round to seeing In the Shadow of the Moon  at free moonlight screening put on as part of the Sydney Festival in the Sydney Olympic Park. I know my fingers not exactly on the pulse here, the film probably came out a couple of years ago, but great to see this incredible documentary with a [...]

worth a try in a flat spell
Finally got round to the padang padang surf camp post. What a spot, located about 40 mins from kuta and 5 minutes drive to Uluwatu. In my usual style, presumed there’d  be room at the inn without actually booking. I had pretty much fixated on the place after checking out [...]

Fuck buttons at primavera 2008
An ecstatic peace poll requesting the top live performances of 2008 sent me trawling back through the diary, here’s my top 10 
1)my bloody valentine - roundhouse london
2)why - scala london (us election night)
3)shellac - primavera festival barcelona
4)scout niblett - primavera festival barcelona
5)times new viking - camden london, or bardens.
6)black dice - [...]

Didn’t think i’d be typing that today. Woke up feeling a bit shonky, convinced i must be suffering from malaria. either that or a few too many bintangs whilst  watching the mighty tigers come away with a noble draw at Anfield. Gotta  love live internet streaming at http://www.fcfootballblog.com . Early pickup for padang padang surfcamp, i’ll be coming [...]

There can be no better airport for a traveling webdesigner to be stuck in for 12 hours than Changai Singapore. Feeling disgruntled after shelling out $130 sing dollars excess for my board to Garuda, despite previous information that it would travel free.  After sulking through security, armed with vague directions from Astrid in Sri Lanka, I made [...]

Anyone passing by the south coast of Sri Lanka would be a fool to pass this little gem by. Run by a total star, mr Ratner. Great food, i could be stranded there for months and it would still be a delight to see fish curry rice turning up at the table, or maybe prawn [...]

Hello World, yep it’s taken some time, but things are going to pick up - honest! Decided to loose all planned semblance of chronology or nothing will ever happen here. Have added a few Sri Lanka updates here, surely more to come. Presently in Bali, bit more travail, than travel at the moment, cushioning the [...]

Matt, Jamie, Sunill (arse luck)  battle it out in a hard fought sri lanka, euro doubles battle. (mr Ratner minus head and Mickey look on)
Carrom, what a game, so suited to the hot and sticky Sri Lankan conditions as so little movement involved. Happy memories of some hard fought marathon morning sessions with Jamie, and more difficult [...]