Author Archives: Geoff

Do I or Don’t I?

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Geoff

I have this set of magnificent maps and guides all in German of The Rhine cycle route. The question is at 1kg do I take them tomorrow? The route is in my GPS and on my Eee ( the iPad … Continue reading →

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Remote blogging

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Geoff

Last night I tried to set up another Posterous account so I could post here. However, apparently you can only post to one site with each email address so no joy with that then, as I already use Posterous with … Continue reading →

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Biking with Bikely

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Geoff

Today whilst researching my upcoming bike ride down the length of The Rhine I came across the website Bikely, this amazingly allows you to trace over Google Maps and generate gpx files that my Garmin understands. I can thus plan … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s walk around Pakenham

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Geoff

With the Cambridge Rambling Club  A team skirting the coastline of the Isle of Wight. Sally and I decided to do a jaunt with the Newmarket Ramblers. Debbie led 15 of us on a good walk around the Suffolk countryside, … Continue reading →

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iPad first post

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Geoff

Experimenting with the WordPress app on my new iPad. Beginning to love the iPad especially the HUGE Fonts available, in fact it’s rather weird going back to the iPhone! the iPad is ideal for us oldies with failing eyesight. A … Continue reading →

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Scribefire now available for Chrome

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Geoff

Just trying out the new scribefire extension for chrome, looking good so far. Lets insert an image:- Oh dear it needs a url, so already has to be on the web. No browse option Dragging images in only gives this Photo … Continue reading →

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Standon circular walk

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Geoff

Today’s walk with the Cambridge Rambling Club A team was a circular walk starting from Standon and then heading over to Much Hadham. Christine ably led the walk and 10 of us set off on the hottest day of the … Continue reading →

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The Thames Path

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Geoff

After 10 days of walking I completed The Thames Path from its rural source close to Cirencester and its 180+ mile twisty route to the Thames Barrier. The route encompasses a lot of famous place names associated with Royalty and … Continue reading →

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More of The Cotswold Way

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Geoff

Today we started of The Cotswold Way from Wotton Under Edge to Horton returning via Bays wood and open fields to Wotton. Very hilly for we Cambridge folk but fantastic scenery and the Bays Wood area looking very much like … Continue reading →

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Wotton to Tyndale monument circluar wark

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Geoff

Here is our first day’s walk in The Cotswolds. A pretty damp day with a cold wind on the tops. Amazing to see and smell the woods filled with wild garlic & bluebells. We still managed a few circles in … Continue reading →

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