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Where to buy quality gourmet sausages in London

The summer is here which can mean only one thing, rain. However, even in the UK we do have a couple of good days which necessitate the unboxing of the rarely used BBQ. Ignoring the usual fish and steaks, sausages …

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What’s your favourite iPhone photo effects app?

The iPhone 4 has a great camera for both still and shooting HD movies.  However, sometimes certain photos could do with a little “je ne sais quoi”….. So, what apps to use?  The best of the free bunch is …

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Human powered coffee machines – and one you can carry in your bag..

coffee |ˈkôfē; ˈkäfē|

noun

1 a drink made from the roasted and ground beanlike seeds of a tropical shrub, served hot or iced : a cup of coffee | [as adj. ] a coffee pot.

There’s nothing like a good …

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Am I going to buy the new iPad 2 and more to the point, should you?

There’s been the usual amount of hype surrounding the launch of the new iPad 2, jostled in-between the slow release of the competing tablets – namely the android and windows 7 models.

I’m a great fan of the iPad as …

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Guilin, the forest of Sweet Osmanthus

As with most of the newer airports in China, Guilin airport is clean and efficient. Unfortunately, the taxis waiting outside are not!  Why is it that you can provide chinese translations of both hotel name and address but you still …

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Irkutsk and diving Lake Baikal

Irkutsk……nearly three quarters of the way to Beijing and the largest city in Siberia.  Famous for the many Russian exiles who were sent there for their part in the Decembrist revolt and lake Baikal – the worlds oldest and deepest …

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Nice lemon tree and a smashed iPhone!

Colombia Road flower market is a great place to spend an hour or two on a Sunday morning, as the street is transformed into oasis of foliage and flowers.  After a suitably pleasing purchase, a lemon tree, it was time …

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