There is a big event coming up, and you are looking for accommodation close by. Not easy. Most of us have been faced with this dilemma at one time or another. You definitely don’t want to miss the event but accommodation in the area has been fully booked for months. What do you do? Have you considered sleeping in a box? Just such a situation arose when I was planning my … [Read more...]
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The benefits of Dragon Dictate
As a journalist, I have to do a lot of writing as you might expect, and in this line of work I also find myself interviewing people on a regular basis. But transcribing lengthy interviews for use in the particular feature or book I might be writing can take hours. So of course I'm always on the look out for tech to help me speed up the process. My field of work is obviously … [Read more...]
Camping at Le Mans 24H 2014
If you have followed our earlier blogs you will have seen that we went camping at Le Mans this year. Our journey began as usual in West Wales and after an overnight stopover we made the 08h15 sailing time for our ferry from Portsmouth to Caen on the Brittany Ferries’ vessel, Mont St. Michel. This was the very same vessel that had carried the 89-year old veteran Bernard Jordan, … [Read more...]
The right gear
So, donning a pair of trousers is not rocket science you might say, but having the right gear for the right job is essential because trooping around the Le Mans circuit for the 24-hour race is tougher than you might think. Firstly, it is summer in France, and it can get hot, real hot and steamy, but in an instant it can pour with rain. And some years it has even been freezing … [Read more...]
Cyclisme en France
Getting around the famous 13.5km Circuit de la Sarthe can be a challenge, especially when you are carrying camera gear and you need to criss-cross the huge compound during the week-long activities in search of people to interview, or to capture that perfect shot. As in previous years Virtual Motorpix (VMP) was there from the Tuesday of race week, this time though equipped with … [Read more...]
These boots were definitely made for walking
As a professional journalist and photographer, it is essential to have the right gear. I spend many weekends tramping around race tracks in all kinds of weather or setting up photoshoots for cars I am test driving, and this can be in city locations or in the forest or on mountains near to where I live in Wales. If you have ever worked trackside at the races, you will know … [Read more...]
