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Waving the flag from one major TV event to the next

Posted 13/Jun at 19:49 by EuroVisionary in Sports & Events with no comments so far read by 15 people

We barely just got home from Oslo before the World Cup in South Africa started. Ok, football and the Eurovision Song Contest are two entirely different things, but the similarities are enough... read more

Travelspecs

Posted 7/Jun at 15:13 by Travelspecs in Travel & Tourism with one comment read by 17 people

Hi All,
I just posted a brand new and interactive travel website! www.travelspecs.com Travelspecs was founded by a team of passionate travelers who... We... Our... read more

Create the best picture - out of some mediocre ones...

Posted 4/Jun at 13:25 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech with no comments so far read by 12 people

Let me start with a statement. I don't like Microsoft. As a matter of fact, there are many companies, people and a couple of animals I'm not so keen on. I also believe that there is something... read more

Lena from Germany wins Eurovision Songfestival 2010!!

Posted 30/May at 00:51 by Geestman in Music & Sound with no comments so far read by 52 people

Now, most years I have watched this program (yes I do) and watch the votes count with sheer amazement, surprised how the continent I live in can vote for a song like that.....
But this year I... Lena... read more

Web Meets Paper - The Twitter Notepad

Posted 27/Apr at 15:27 by woutervanvliet in Fun & Games with no comments so far read by 24 people

Look at the picture, need I say more?
Everybody knows those info-mercials, where some guy - usually Mike - tries to sell the most wonderful products? Cooking machines, glue that replaces... This... read more

Vulcano Spotting: Katla

Posted 20/Apr at 15:13 by woutervanvliet in Earth & Nature with one comment read by 324 people

With all that attention from last night on a possible Hekla breakout, I had almost forgotten about Katla.
Iceland's national broadcaster RUV has, of course, also put up a live stream on that... Who's... read more

Keep your eyes on Hekla - LIVE!

Posted 20/Apr at 11:36 by woutervanvliet in Earth & Nature with 2 comments read by 149 people

Large parts of Europe have been hold hostage by some kind of Icelandic version of Mount Doom. Or more precise the ash the Eyjafjallajökull vulcano has been spewing lately. And then of course... read more

Need more money? Print your own!

Posted 22/Mar at 21:23 by Geestman in News & Politics with no comments so far read by 6 people

Now this is very strange. One of those news items you read three times to believe it.
Towns in the UK such as Stroud in Gloucester, Brixton in London and Lewes in Sussex have printed a local... The... read more

84 days to the Stockholm Jazz Festival!!!

Posted 17/Mar at 23:55 by Geestman in Music & Sound with no comments so far

Just 84 days to the Stockholm Jazz Festival!
The Stockholm Jazz Festival takes place between 10-12 June 2010. Now this is your opportunity to combine listening to some of the best jazz from all... The... read more

Sweden is melting!

Posted 16/Mar at 01:04 by News of Sweden in News & Politics with no comments so far

The country has been covered in snow an ice since mid December.
It is not surprising that now it finally seems to begin to thaw that this is welcomed with some exaggeration and misleading... And... read more

Gå Inte Ut! (Don't go out)

Posted 1/Mar at 23:15 by Geestman in Cars & Vehicles with no comments so far read by 6 people

Well this was the headline on the night of Sunday 28th February when hundreds of Dutch people arrived in Sweden to travel some 800km to their Swedish ski vacation destinations.
Interestingly,... It... read more

Also available in White..... spotted during my morning commute

Posted 1/Mar at 22:05 by Geestman in Cars & Vehicles with no comments so far

Also available in White..... spotted during my morning commute.
Click the picture so it enlarges and you'll see the black van, with written in white 'Finns även i vit', meaning 'also available... read more

Selective snow removal....but how long?

Posted 14/Feb at 22:03 by BeetleRed in Cars & Vehicles with no comments so far read by 11 people

Pulled up at the petrol station and saw this car. I looked at it closely and realised it was not a joke or anything, just a guy who really had not taken away the snow from his roof since... read more

Mission: Make the web a better place!

Posted 26/Jan at 15:05 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech with no comments so far read by 8 people

When asked about my mission in live some ten to fifteen years ago, I would steadily answer "to make everybody happy". I knew it was going to be hard, but impossible? Well - perhaps. But what... read more

What I'd like to see in the Apple Tablet (aka iSlate)

Posted 24/Jan at 14:49 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech with 3 comments read by 34 people

Ilikealotter Frank the Man just posted a likealot about the expected forthcoming of the Apple iSlate / Tablet device. He mentions a few features, which inspired me to give my two cents. read more

Sheldon could have gotten lucky

Posted 18/Jan at 14:05 by woutervanvliet in Film & Video with 2 comments read by 102 people

In Episode 12 of the third season Big Bang Theory, the most unexpected thing happened: Sheldon and Rasj having successful social interactions with girls. Now, I wonder - did Sheldon not like... read more

Losing those holiday grams, the easy way?

Posted 5/Jan at 14:45 by woutervanvliet in Fashion & Style with no comments so far read by 30 people

I am one of those people who has known for quite a while that they need to lose weight. I've been saying that I'll soon start to get more exercise, change my eating habits and all of that. And... read more

Sweden Blogs - Part 11 - Serious, serious winter weather

Posted 18/Dec 2009 at 21:50 by Geestman in Earth & Nature with one comment read by 26 people

I was going to write this post last night. I was going to start with a sentence along the lines of: "while I am writing it is snowing heavily outside. Thick flocks are dancing on the wind -... read more

Winter, the most wonderful time of the year

Posted 16/Dec 2009 at 14:23 by woutervanvliet in Earth & Nature with no comments so far read by 85 people

I was about to give up hope of ever seeing the beautiful white snow flakes coming down from way above again. From my childhood I remember playing in the snow every winter, on most days of... read more

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