This year John was one of the Clarke judges, which meant that on Wednesday we took the train down to London for the ceremony. I was curious how it would go, being more familiar with …
Pimlico
Had a short weekend in London, chilling on the Saturday and then spending Sunday wandering Pimlico. It’s an area I haven’t spent much time in, so it was fun to have a little explore – …
A Map
After fiddling around on and off with several opaque map plugins, I’ve finally settled on a simple OSM embed and am working on making a nerdy map, mainly for my pleasure but hopefuly of some …
Vienna
We barely had time to unpack from Belfast when we had to leave for Vienna. Poor us! John had a work conference to attend, so for him it was not pure leisure, but I was …
Belfast: The Sights
When Belfast was announced as the Eastercon 2025 location, we were excited about getting to explore the city and maybe do some more general touristing. I had never been to Northern Ireland at all, and …
Belfast: The Eastercon
It is always tricky to decide which day to arrive and how long to stay for a convention, especially when its in a place you want to explore. Aside from the obvious considerations around money …
Belfast: Good Eats, Great Drinks
We had the very great luck of booking at the Bullit Hotel, about and eight minute walk from the ICC and Hilton where the convention was taking place. Obviously there is always a risk of …
Belfast Eastercon and so much more.
in order to do justice to our wonderful time in Northern Ireland, I think it is best to split my con report into three parts covering the city, the food and drink, and the convention …
Hugo Finalist
The list is out and I’m delighted to be on there for fan artist again, along with a really solid roster. Most of the categories look really strong, and even some of the ones I …
The Farrell Centre
On Saturday we popped into town to The Farrell Centre to check out their Concrete Dream exhibition, which looks at the big urban planning projects of the 1960s and 70s in Tyneside. Side by side …