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Playing around

Just trying out theme variations. This is a nice simple one.

Mesklin

Pesky updates

Been a while – but I’m back.

I’ve done the update from 3.0 to 3.1. You think you’ve saved all the bits, but the sneaky prog deletes the old images. Thank you guys! Bit dumb. eh?

I’ve been writing, fighting wars with Bhangra Telecom (or BT as they refer to themselves), enjoying the benefits of […]

Hitting the Heights.

The day has finally arrived. We have booked our helicopter trip to the Grand Canyon (months in advance, all paid for and confirmed earlier in the week). I have my camera – all charged up – and a spare memory card. We’ve had breakfast. We are both sitting at the entrance of our timeshare […]

Here come the pictures …

If you care to have a re-look at ‘Heroes and Villains, you will see the first gallery of pictures from the Mojave Desert and Calico Ghost Town.

Just click on the thumbnails to see the bigger picture.

Las Vegas to come next!

Mesklin

Update & other things

The blog has just been updated to V3.0 and the theme has also been updated. As a result, the header graphics have been returned to the default pics. Annoying …

Will soon bring back the proper pics and do the long-needed changes to makeit easier to access the main tachras site and the Dave Book […]

Blighty

Back in the UK again. Was unable to find decent Internet facilities in Lake Tahoe ( journalism tends to falter at $1 a minute – $10 minimum – when using the business facilities in Harrah’s Casino! ), so the rest of the Nevada series had to wait till I got home ( and recovered from […]

All's well that ends well

During the journey on the Metro, I had imagined the warm welcome awaiting me when I reached the home of the friends who were to give me hospitality. An hour later, I stood in a Paris street with my huge suitcase wondering what on earth to do next. The house was dark, there was no […]

If you can’t afford to lose …

Am now safely esconced (first time I’ve used that word!) in our Las Vegas accomodation. Nice place. Roomy, cool and reasonably well laid out. Not on The Strip, but then, we did choose the place ourselves. And the alternatives that were right in the centre of Las Vegas, were of the Mega-hotel type. Not […]

Heroes and Villains

The military say that no plan survives contact with the enemy. Well, I plan my holidays like a military campaign …

… and I have met the enemy!

First – the Airline. Virgin Atlantic Book months in advance. Pay up front. Arrange your seats long before you go. Try to check your seat. Virgin […]

Nevada Through the Clouds

Getting Near …

Not long now. Just three weeks. And the Disaster Sweepstake is up and running. Icelandic volcanoes with unpronounceable names, dust clouds, awkward airlines. ( I am truly grateful NOT to be flying Ryanair or Malaysian Airlines – there is always one, and in this case two! Don’t tick their boxes. )

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