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The Hidden Context in some Great Movies
I love the cinema and movies. I also make films myself. What stared as a simple passion for the action and adventure in films has become a life long urge to understand what the filmmaker, the artist...
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Tier 1 – Operation Jawbreaker, what the Marshal saw (Promo Video inside!)
If you are interested in a DVD then please CLICK HERE to open the ordering window I stood looking out of the café window at the sun soaked street outside. People dressed in dishdashas and pakols were...
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Jawbreaker and Blackheart DVD double sets – Now Mailing!
After many edits, re-renders (taking on average 24 hours each time) and lots of work printing labels, cutting box inserts to size and generally fussing to create the best product possible – it’s ready!...
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Hong Kong : The Most Photogenic City in the world
Certain cities in the world are instantly recognisable from hundreds of classic movies that have been set there. No one could mistake Paris, New York or London on film, but for me the most recognisable...
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China: Li River to Shangri-La
At one point in our journey I actually advocated to Cesca that we skip China. That she didn’t listen, and talked me round, proves clearly that I don’t know everything and Cesca has some great ideas...
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For Sale: Steinhart Forty-Four GMT Black
Dear all, Selling my Steinhart Forty-Four GMT Black The new Ocean Forty-Four GMT is our modern interpretation of a classic design, whose massive processing is a guarantee for high durability and...
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Tier 1 Military Simulations: Sandstorm (Plus the Promo Film!)
“But I didn’t want to raise the alarm” “Why not?” I asked “Well,” said the man, uncertainty creeping into his voice as his mind digested what he was about to say, “I didn’t want to wake everyone up.”...
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Yaks for tea and Tibetan Temples. Living the high life in Shangri-la
“You have to imagine,” said the man in broken English, “that this…” he gestured his hands at the view in front of us, “big lake… flood wide and deep… great water!” He broke into a wide toothy smile....
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Tiger Leaping Gorge & Lijiang
Flanked by several enormous mountains, Tiger Leaping Gorge is top contender for the deepest gorge in the world. The upper road of the gorge makes for some breath-taking hiking and winds slowly up the...
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Watches, Homages and Branding
Please note, before I begin, that the following are all my own thoughts and words. So, by their very nature, they will be subjective – you’d be amazed of some of the comments I get posted to this blog...
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ASK.COM: Jeeves is ALIVE!
FEATURED IN OUR “BLAST FROM THE PAST” FOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 Originally Published on: May 24, 2005 @ 16:29 Ask Jeeves. Much is made of the supposedly artificial intelligence of the Ask Jeeves search...
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Mount Wudang and the Meaning of Life
In China, Daoist mountain temples are so numerous that there must be something about high places that appeal to Daoists. A longing for mountains, cliff edges and being above the clouds. A simplistic...
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Pebble Smart Watch Review – More than just potential?
No recent product launch has grasped the Zeitgeist as much as the Pebble watch. It represents a perfect storm of elements coming together all at once and its success is going to be studied for years....
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Outside Context - Travel writing, reviews, philosophy and airsoftEveryone loves Pandas and at the Panda Conservation Centre near Chengdu, China is probably the best place to see them in the world....
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Beijing and the Great Wall – Our final days in China
Outside Context - Travel writing, reviews, philosophy and airsoft“So,” said Cesca loudly and clearly, just as I was drinking from a water bottle, “What’s all this about China and Tiananmen Square?” I...
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The Purpose of Travel
Outside Context - Travel writing, reviews, philosophy and airsoftWe often take arriving at the destination to be the purpose of travel. Taken in this way the journey itself is not the point, rather it...
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Arriving in Japan
Outside Context - Travel writing, reviews, philosophy and airsoftI have always looked at maps of the world and wondered if they skew perspective. America appears massive while Australia and India are...
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Tokyo: Akihabara, Asakusa and Shibuya
Outside Context - Travel writing, reviews, philosophy and airsoftTokyo, like Beijing and especially like Delhi, is a city that one could spend a lifetime in and never feel a sense of completion. The...
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Tsukiji Fish Market, Adventures in Sushi and the Edo-Tokyo Museum
Outside Context - Travel writing, reviews, philosophy and airsoft4am in Tokyo, Japan trickled around and we were ready to go. We skipped breakfast and headed down to the famous Tsukiji Fish Market. It...
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Mount Fuji, Tokyo and the 200 mph Bullet Train
Outside Context - Travel writing, reviews, philosophy and airsoftI wallowed comfortably in the exceedingly warm waters, the balmy mountain air was cool and smelled of the rich wood my surroundings were...
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