Category Archives: travel

Ridley Scott is exploring an idea discussed by Dziga Vertov several decades ago

Posted on 07/25/2010 by warzamobile

Disclaimer: These are thoughts, rather than a well structured post. Ridley Scott wants your user generated videos for a film “A Day on Earth” and whilst people are hyping this idea as something new the concept is an old one. … Continue reading →

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Don’t rely on twitter in case of Emergency.

Posted on 03/04/2009 by richard

Snowboarding is a fun and safe sport as long as you know what you’re doing. Occasionally of course we push the limits. A few years ago whilst snowboarding with someone around La Dole we decided that rather than go back … Continue reading →

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A busy few days

Posted on 12/04/2008 by richard

Tomorrow I will be in Lausanne once more, this time to meet the people from Bloggy Friday. It’s Switzerland’s bloggers and social media types coming together for a chat and the traditional fondue (or so it’s been for the past … Continue reading →

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Gael Métroz and Dziga Vertov

Posted on 09/13/2008 by richard

For three weeks he had no battery and was unable to record anything but the rest of the time he was collecting 150hrs worth of video for his documentary Nomad’s land. We’re speaking of Gael Métroz of course, a swiss … Continue reading →

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View from the vineyards – Fun little trip

Posted on 07/04/2008 by richard

Everyone’s always sitting in an office or at least in cities. I’m breaking away from that to stream the countryside. Remind people that it also exists.

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Nokia and the Sportstracker

Posted on 05/03/2008 by richard

A few weeks ago I was in Paris and when someone pulled out the iphone I commented that it’s a bureaucratic tool but wasn’t sure why. The n95 is a flexible fun phone to play with especially when looking at … Continue reading →

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Parisian moments

Posted on 04/06/2008 by richard

There is more video to come but I need to wait for seesmic to recognise and promote the files before I link to them.

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The Paris Seesmic meetup

Posted on 03/29/2008 by richard

Next Saturday I’ll be catching the TGV to Paris to meet with a few friends from the Seesmic community. I had planned to do this for over two months but never got the opportunity due to various events. It’s fun … Continue reading →

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The drive home – My 400th post

Posted on 03/05/2008 by richard

Last night’s drive was amazing. It’s just the type of drive you want to have. It starts in the middle of the afternoon as a friend helps you load the car and you set off for a 900 kilometer drive. … Continue reading →

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The Social media birthday, what is this stupid phrase about?

Posted on 12/20/2007 by richard

Birthdays, until recently were about being with friends, birthday presents and good meals. Today however they have moved into the digital era, as a result of our ever more international lifestyle. Many of us travel between countries at least once … Continue reading →

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