Tag Archives: Birmingham

My big fat fake wedding

I never thought I would see the day that I put on a brocaded wedding gown (with train, tiara and veil) but somehow it finally happened last weekend. Here I am… This is why I’ve been absent from my blog … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Junction Flickrmeet

Why Birmingham Flickrmeets rawk and possibly create an opportunity local adventure tourism – check out the full story over on my travel blog. Meanwhile, here is a slideshow of yesterday’s concrete loveliness – or view the full set on Spaghetti … Continue reading

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A night of personal improv-ment

After a week of unusual nights out– featuring trampolining, Balkan and Israeli folk dancing and ukulele to name three – tonight had the potential to be the weirdest yet. The Box of Frogs theatre impro workshop is held in Moseley, … Continue reading

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SXSW Wordle spells ‘Content people want’

I took 16 pages of notes at SXSW Interactive festival this year. It’s hard to get your head around all the difference panels, talks, core conversations and notes-to-self but I think this Wordle shows something of what I was getting … Continue reading

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NYE at Birmingham Coach Station

Apologies for the cross-posting but my new travel blog Tourist Vs Traveller is now up and running, and has some nice, shiny new content on it so I’m shouting about it a bit. It being that time of year, I’ve … Continue reading

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Why I am moving back to Brum…

It looks like I’ve reached that moment in a blogger’s life when you log into your poor neglected blog(s), make apologies to folks for the lack of posting, explain why and then make a new promise to report back a bit … Continue reading

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