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I spent much of the weekend glazing beads. I was going to fire the kiln today but other things are going to take up my time and I might not be able to remember to turn up the kiln at regular intervals.Earlier this morning I took 97 photos and three were worthy. Show More Summary
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When the rhythm of the heart becomes hectic,Time takes on the strain until it breaks;Then all the unattended stress falls inOn the mind like an endless, increasing weight,The light in the mind becomes dim.Things you could take in your...Show More Summary
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I don't make many of these, beads without holes, also known as cabochons. This one has been signed with my potter mark on the back. It is also being offered over at the Ceramic Art Bead Marketplace on Facebook.In other news, it was supposed to rain all day long but it did not rain. Show More Summary
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Yep, it's a giveaway, one an hour. I'm slotted in for 11 pm EDT.It's not too late to join and get in on all the fabulous giveaways.I'm giving away this set of three Harvest Blossom Beads, one off white (creamy), one Apple Green, and one Caramel Brown.They are all about 20 mm from hole to hole.
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Kids Creating in Swoon's studioStreet Art // Sunday, December 30, 2012
An artist's studio space such as Swoons must be highly entertaining and overwhelming for a young kid. These two have the potential to be the next art stars; surrounded with brilliant imagery at an impressionable age or maybe they will be completely over art when they become adults.
Swoon: Konbit Shelter in Haiti Project on KickstarterJuxtapoz // Friday, December 21, 2012
Brooklyn-based Swoon has spent a good deal of her art career working as a socially conscious, charity and project-based philanthropist, and in that time, become one of our all-time favorites. She just launched a Kickstarter for a project we fully back, the Konbit Shelter project in Haiti. Konbit Shelter is building creative, safe, beautiful, and sustainable homes for Haitian families in the continuing aftermath of the earthquake of 2010 and Hurricane Sandy.
Swoon's Konbit Shelter VideoJuxtapoz // Sunday, December 09, 2012
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Video: Swoon's Konbit ShelterStreet Art // Friday, December 07, 2012
In part of MOCAtv's art in the streets series, Swoon is the subject of their newest installment focusing on her work for the "Konbit Shelter" project in Bigones-Leogane, Haiti. Take nine minutes out of your day for this insightful look into what Swoon has been up to.
Swoon In PrintJuxtapoz // Wednesday, November 28, 2012
One of our all-time favorites, and 2x cover artist, Brooklyn-based Swoon, just started a print website, Swoon in Print, where she will be releasing limited-run prints. As the site mentions, better than we can break it down, "Swoon in Print is a resource for small, hand crafted, unique variant print editions by the artist Swoon."
"Bring Back The Boardwalks" Silent Art Auction & FundraiserStreet Art // Thursday, November 15, 2012
Hurricane Sandy's aftermath left many cities and towns on the Eastern Seaboard inoperable or completely destroyed, many having to rebuild on their own without any government assistance. The beach communities of the Far Rockaway and Coney Island in Queens were greatly affected. A group of New Yorkers came together to help their recovery process by setting up a silent auction and fundraiser with 100% of the proceeds going to the communities.
Dennis McNett's "HALLO-WOLFBAT" @ House of Vans, BrooklynJuxtapoz // Wednesday, October 10, 2012
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Issue Preview: November 2012 Art & Politics curated by Ron EnglishJuxtapoz // Monday, October 08, 2012
'Tis the season. No, we don't mean holiday cheer, we mean the Political Season, a time of undecideds, debates, and campaign trails. Juxtapoz is in a similar mood, and we brought legendary fine artist and political satirist Ron English to our November 2012 issue to have him curate our special examination of Politics & Art in 2012.
Read More and Swoon cameos in Diplo VideoGraffiti // Wednesday, September 05, 2012
I have been on a Major Lazer music marathon lately and of course that means I have been listening to plenty of Diplo. While watching videos this morning to get pumped for the day, I ran across the "Express Yourself" video by Diplo, which basically consists of more ass shaking than anything. If you watch closely, the video has a quick frame where a Read More Books sticker is the main focus and Swoon's wheatpastes act as a backdrop for a majority of the song.
New Swoon in BrooklynStreet Art // Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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I am writing regarding the parking meters around St. Peter's Cathedral and St. Elizabeth's Hospital on Second Street in Belleville. Family members do not always know how long they will be visiting their loved ones who are patients in the hospital. Also Mass may go longer at the Cathedral than expected. When I go to Memorial Hospital I do not see any meters around its buildings. It seems to me that something is out of balance, or should I say unfair? Who can correct this problem?
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When local government needs to find ways to lower taxes to stimulate job creation in this area, Stookey Township has the gall to propose a huge increase in the sewer tax, affecting not only homeowners but also tenants. It will lower property values and raise rents, It will disproportionately affect people with lower incomes. Please contact Township Supervisor David Bone to oppose any increase in the sewer tax.
A good sign for village
Many, many condemned signs -- maybe 100 -- have gone up all across Washington Park. Any idea on what is going on? Long past due, in my opinion.
Wrong kind of church
Now I know what church not to attend. You should be a shamed of yourselves for publishing the gay marriage pictures.
No comparison
Regarding the July 22 editorial: Putting the death of former U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon on the front page of the newspaper was news. There is no comparing that with putting the photos and article about gay marriage on the front page. There is no comparison between Dixon and a couple of lesbians. Your paper really needs help.
Poor news judgment
Full coverage of lesbians on the front page while the rest of the world is going to hell in a handbasket. You are really a small-town newspaper.
No repairs, no sale
The former owners of Main Street Market had to know how many things were wrong with that building before they sold it. In Belleville you can't sell a house without it being up to code. Why did the city turn its head on this one?
Here's a dumb idea
Gov. Pat Quinn feels it's dumb to let Illinois taxpayers keep more of their money. I think it's a dumb idea that he is running for a third term. Who knows more about how to spend taxpayers' money than those who legally earn it?
Forget the fence
Trying to secure the border with Mexico though fencing and other means just isn't going to work. People will climb over fences and then the government will need people monitoring the situation. Simple solution: land mines. That may offend some people. Too bad; it will only happen a few times before they stop trying. In the long run it's more humane than immigrants starving and dying of heat stroke as they try to get into the country.
New editor needed
I was disappointed to see the photo of the gay couple getting married on the front page. Sadly it is a sign of our times but it is not newsworthy. I'm glad school wasn't in session; the students didn't get this in the classroom. We need new reporters or a better editor.
License to deceive
The Secretary of State needs to think twice about issuing semi-cardboard license plates to people who have bought a car and don't have plates already. This is a terrible idea because they are being misused. I know of a half dozen people who transfer those around to whatever car they are driving. These things are tattered and torn; you can't read the numbers and many of the plates are expired. The Belleville Police don't look for expired license plates. The same is true on license stickers and mobile phone use and driving without lights on. All these things are dangerous to drivers, but no enforcement.
Missing the mark
This is in regard to the article about the shooting complex in Sparta and the allegations of sexual harassment made by a former employee. The shooting complex is a multi-million dollar flop just like Mid-America Airport. More than $50 million of our state tax dollars were spent initially. Concerts have been flops and several have been cancelled because of low ticket sales. This venue needs to be used to its fullest capability. Someone with expertise needs to be running it. Why isn't the Illinois Department of Natural Resources investigating? Don't IDNR leaders care what their employees are doing?
Enough already
Does Russia have to physically attack the United States, sink some ships or shoot down some of our planes, before we decide enough is enough? It's a good thing I'm not president. I'd be pulling out all my diplomats and closing the embassy until they come around.
Retirement is different
As a retired military, I found it amusing as to how local leaders were reacting to the results of a survey about where active duty military Air Force members like serving. I recall a short time ago Illinois was rated among the worst for those who retired. When all the tax-free benefits go away the minute you retire, you realize the real cost of government without any real relief. Belleville was a nice place to live while on active duty, but now that I'm retired, not so much.
The bar gets lowered
I was already disgusted with your failure to cover two major items of international news on your front page -- the Ukrainian air disaster and the Israeli action in Gaza which were both buried in later pages. Following this failure, one couple's relationship covered nearly the entire front page and more of your July 20 paper. Calling those who disagree with you "angry" is unprofessional and does not rationally support an argument. Poor journalism has become the standard for your newspaper, which is consistently filled with typographical and grammatical errors.
Worried about police
After reading about St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly and former State's Attorney Bob Haida's lack of confidence with a number of area police officers, I have less of a concern with private citizens and concealed carry and more apprehension about the police officers we arm. Given that most cops have type A personalities, it is only a matter of time before one goes off the rail and becomes responsible for a mass killing.
Changing places
I often wonder whether the truck drivers hauling the gravel out of the quarries in Dupo and Columbia would like to sustain the damage to their cars that they cause to other people's vehicles. By law their truck is supposed to be covered up and swept off. So how about the police start ticketing these truck drivers for damaging other people's vehicles and preventing possible fatal outcomes? Nothing like having a softball-size rock fall out of a truck, bouncing up and breaking the windshield of my five-day-old car and the truck owner said, "Too bad."
Terminate the trooper
What is wrong with the Illinois State Police? Are they so corrupt that they cannot terminate one of their own? Trooper Brad Wilken allegedly choked and intimidated a motorist, has a history of anger management issues and has such major credibility issues that his testimony is worthless in a court of law. You would think the ISP would have learned a lesson from its dealings with former trooper Matt Mitchell, another malcontent whose reckless conduct cost Illinois taxpayers millions of dollars. Mitchell's total disregard for public safety took the lives of two beautiful young girls. Get rid of Wilken before it's too late and Illinois taxpayers go for another expensive ride.
A cap tip to Odorizzi
I love the photo in the Thursday paper of Highland native Jake Odorizzi tipping his cap. BND reporter David Wilhelm wrote a really good article. If the St. Louis Cardinals had to lose, at least they lost to an extremely talented hometown boy like Jake.
Promote local sports
I do not understand your sports section. We have Fairmount Park, with quite a few employees and much interest in horse racing locally, yet you do not publish much about it. Instead you write about cycling, boxing, tennis and bowling. Why don't you promote the local sports and forget about the out of town stuff?
Belleville, start bailing
I'll be darned if somebody in Collinsville bails out the Brooks Catsup bottle but nobody in Belleville bails out the former Belleville Hotel. All the bankers, lawyers and big businessmen in Belleville should be taken out and beaten. This town is full of old money and the failure for someone to come forward and save this site is a disgrace.
Bad for business
Thanks to the Democrats and President Obama, Walgreens may move its headquarters out of America because we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world. I don't like to see tax avoidance but I can't blame the company if it leaves. Why doesn't the U.S. lower the tax rate and bring businesses back to create a bunch of jobs? Get these Democrats out of office.
Let landlord move in
Great work by the Belleville Police in capturing the suspects in the West Main Street apartment shooting. Maybe the owner needs to leave Florissant, Mo., and come live in the Belleville complex to see what's happening.
Arnold owns up
To the Sound-off caller attacking Fairview Heights Alderwoman Linda Arnold: I think the BND's editorial about Arnold changing her mind on TGI Friday's was right; thank you to the editor for calling it like it is. I'd like to recognize Arnold for realizing and admitting her mistake then doing the right thing. Many politicians don't.
Who would donate?
If any Illinois resident doubts that our political system is corrupt, please explain to me how a governor who has done a despicable job would have millions of campaign dollars funneled to his war chest.
Growing better
Bringing in the marijuana-growing business to Marissa will bring positive improvements for the town. It is outdated thinking and propaganda from the government that gives this new business a bad rap. What about all the bars in town? Alcohol- related accidents are a leading cause of death and injury.
Bar shares in blame
This is an observation about the accident in which a girl was struck and killed on the highway in Breese. Everyone is crucifying the young man accused of hitting her, but I think some of the blame lies with the bar that both of them were at prior to this (probably most of the blame). The girl was intoxicated and walking on a main highway. Why was she walking alone? This young man had also been at the bar. This could have been any one of us on that highway. His mistake was trying to get rid of the vehicle after the accident.


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"Let me show you the world in my eyes!" littlebush's Profile
Hi, 2014 was the year of the big trip! Here's a link to my blog:
Here's my YouTube account with various travel clips:
I've just emigrated from the UK to Auckland.
Hi, and welcome to my homepage! I hope that you will find my pages useful to pick up tips for your own travels. As well as finding VT useful to pick up tips and chat about travel, I like to use it as a personal record to keep photos, travel info' and travel journals. All (well, most of) my pages are based on budget travel, so if you're into backpacking...read on........
(Please note that some of my pages were written 10 years ago when i was new to travelling and i think as a person you change and so your travelling 'style' changes, so some of my pages may not reflect how i feel today)
It all really started in September 2000 when I set off on my first Round the World backpacking trip. I intended to go away for around 18 months or more. I had 2 working holiday visas, one for Australia, one for New Zealand. However, being the lazy bugger that I am, I ended up not working at all, wasting 2 visas and only being away for 10 months! Since then though, I've got 'the bug' and travel has now become an obsession!
After that RTW trip, I had the bug, and travelled around europe on cheap low cost airlines with nearly a weekend away every month(Good old Ryanair!).
At the end of 2002, I'd saved up again, wasn't enjoying my job and so jacked in the job and set off to Africa for 2 months for a totally awesome experience, which only made my 'bug' stronger!
2002 and 2003 were awesome travel years, going away 12 times each year, but 2004 was a study year and so only went away 4 times. 2005 was one of the best years ever with trips to New Zealand, Thailand, and Morocco and plenty of cheap quick Europeans getaways in between. 2006 was superb-a trip to Vietnam & Bangkok, a few weekends away plus Germay for the World Cup for 3 weeks in a campervan - superb.
I didn't go long haul for the first time in years in 2007, but had 12 trips away, the highlights being Moscow, Bulgaria and the Baltics.
2008 was a busy year (No long haul again which is disappointing) visiting my Bulgaria apartments twice, city breaks to Berlin, Belfast and Barcelona, the Cologne carnival and a trip to Belarus, plus a mini adventure through northern central europe before flying off to Malta. The year finally ended with a week in the Canaries.
2009 wasnt quite so busy but i managed a 17 day backpacking trip around the Balkans plus some weekend trips to new countries.
2010 was great, I went to cyprus for several days, plus a few visits to moscow and the big trip was to south africa for the world cup, which was great and my first long haul for 4 years! I then went on a great trip from Croatia through to Bulgaria. Awesome.
2011 started out to be my worst year of travelling since i started, mainly because i found it hard to get away from work having started a new secondment with work in Newcastle. However, it ended up to be an awesome year, with a trip to Israel and Jordan, Cuba and finally Xmas in Gambia.
2012 was a year to never forget. What with the Euros in Ukraine, and the Olympics as well as the Jubilee in London. I also got married. Trips included Jersey, Macedonia, Albania, Bucharest, Chisinau, Kiev, Greek islands, Moscow, Tunisia, and a multiple city break through central Europe.
2013 was huge, with trips to Barcelona, Paris, Bruges, Australia, Italy, Madrid, Snowdonia, Georgia and Armenia and Moscow three times and a short trip to Dortmund.
2014 was the big one, some huge trips plus a RTW trip. The final one. All resulting in a new life in New Zealand.
Nowadays, I often find myself staring at a map of the world and just dreaming of a new route or the next trip.
As for me as a person, Im very laid back...love my adventure activites..but my life really evolves around travelling! I just cant say no to a cheap flight or an offer to get away! I love to meet people so I'm happy to meet any willing VT members.
The Highs and Lows of Backpacking
Heres a few words for anyone considering going on their first backpacking trip:
The hardest part of any long backpacking trip is making the decision to go! A lot of people talk about doing it, but never end up doing it. Every person has different reasons why they want to go and everyone has different reasons stopping them from going. But, once the decision has been made to go, the adventure begins! Personally I dont think theres any buzz like the one you have when you walk out of the travel agents(or come offline/he phone) after booking it all up!
The best part of travelling is the people you meet, whether locals or fellow travellers. You can meet a set of complete strangers one morning from all corners of the globe and by that evening they are suddenly your best mates. You'll go out and have a few beers and chat about the places youve been and heading to. Back at the hostel, you'll play cards (nearly always '***head'!). You'll eat '5 minute super noodles' and drink a minging 4 litre cask of wine because it only cost a couple of bucks! You'll find that although you packed 10 t-shirts when you left home, you only wear 2 of them all week because you cant be bothered to wash them that regularly! You'll say you wont drink tonight as youve drunk every night for the past 3 weeks but know that by morning, you wont remember the night before! You'll end up getting a wrong bus at some point and find yourself asking someone who doesnt speak a word of your language where the hell you are and the only English that they will know will be 'Manchester Utd' or 'David Beckham'!....i could go on....but the big picture is...it an experience for which you'll have stories to tell for the rest of your life!
One day you can be on a deserted beach with crystal clear waters, the next in the middle of the bussle and noise of a big city. You are free to roam around at your own pace and make your own decisions about where and when you want to go. All you have to do is pick up the backpack and move onto the next place. You even forget which day of the week it is, who cares!
More recently, i've got into couch surfing (www.couchsurfing.com) and have found this such a great way to meet local people and to get to know the locla culture. Its a fantastic concept. My early years of travelling were about meeting other travellers, now I love to live like a local and really get into local life. In London i used to organise a weekly couch surf meet and have made some great friends through the site.
The worst part about the whole experience is coming home. Different people deal with it better than others, some are ready to see family and friends and settle back into their old routine happy with their adventurous memories. But some, have the Wanderlust,wishing they were still away and cant settle back into everyday life back in their homeland. After having so much freedom and living a completely different life, it can be very hard to adjust back into a 'routine'.....youve been warned!
A Few Tips for Backpackers
Tax Rebate (Maybe only UK) - This may seem like a bizarre tip but most people dont even realise it. If youre going away for some time and yout trip takes you from one tax year to the next (tax year end 5th April) then you will probably be due a rebate for the year you leave in. Get a form from your tax office and declare that you wont be working again in the current year and you should get a nice rebate. I left in September and got ?500, a real bonus when saving for a big trip!
Check Bank Card Details - Again, if youre going away for a while, check the expiry dates on your cards. If theyre going to run out whilst away, get a new one before you go. Its a lot easier than your new one trying to find you on the other side of the world!
Things to Take :
- A sarong, takes up hardly any room and can be used on the beach, as a towel, as a sheet in bed, or even wear it (for girls, or David Beckham).
- Sleeping pills. Go tell your doctor youre scared of flying and he'll dish out a few pills. Keep them for long train/bus journeys! very useful!
- 'The ***s' tablets and a good first aid kit. Its surprising how much you wil need it!
- Spare passport photos. You may need some for visas.
- Flexible tickets. When boking tickets,try to get as flexible tickets as possible, trust me, your plans 'WILL' change.
- Don't plan too much, as above, your plans 'WILL' change!
- A journal. Write down all your memories, its easy to forget little things that when you read it back a few years later, will bring a smile to your face(or maybe a tear to the eye).
- All the usual things you'd have heard of but definately worth taking - pack of cards, a good book(for swapping), insurance!
Facts about the World
Our Planet, Our Environment, Our Lives :
- The Worlds population is now over 7 billion people
- 4.9 billion people live in a developing country
- 2.5 billion people do not have electricity
- 3 billion people live on less than US$2 per day
- 1 in 4 adults in the World is illiterate
- 45% of the Worlds population live in cities
- The average New Yorker uses 680 litres of water a day, the average Kenyan, just 4 litres a day
- There are 700 million motor vehicles on earth(30n the USA)
- At the beginning of 2002, 50 million people were displaced from their homes due to war or disaster.
-10.7 million children every year do not live to see their 5th birthday
-1 fifth of humanity live in countries where many people think nothing of spending US$2 a day on a cappuccino. Another fifth of humanity survive on less than a dollar a day and live in countries where children die for want of a simple anti-mosquito net.
Largest Countries :
- Russia - 16,996 thousand km2
- Canada - 9,976 thousand km2
- China - 9,597 thousand km2
- USA - 9,373 thousand km2
- Brazil - 8,512 thousand km2
Largest Populations :
- China - 1,335 million
- India - 1,144 million
- USA - 306 million
- Indonesia - 229 million
- Brazil - 190 million
My top 10 favourite cities in the world are(not in any particular order) :
1 - New York City, USA
2 - Cape Town, South Africa
3 - Bangkok, Thailand
4 - Sydney, Australia
5 - Perth, Australia
6 - London, England (Home)
7 - Cairo, Egypt
8 - Barcelona, Spain
9 - Christchurch, New Zealand
10 - Tel Aviv, Israel
My most favourite places to chill out on earth :
- Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
- Ko Pha-ngan, Thailand
- Cape Range National Park, Australia
- Aitutaki, Cook Islands
- Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
- Benguerua Island, Mozambique
- Cintsa, South Africa
- Kande Beach, Lake Malawi
- Barra Beach, Tofu, Mozambique
- Kiwengwa Beach, Zanzibar
- Jinack Island, Gambia
- Dunsborough beach, Australia
- Nong Khiaw, Laos
- Rabbit Island, Cambodia
- Kong Rong Sanloem, Cambodia
- Koh Mak, Thailand
Best places for sun rise or sun set:
-Jinack Island, Gambia
-Key West, Florida
-Broome, WA, Australia
-Santorini, Italy
-Cafe Del Mar, Ibiza, Spain
-Mosada, Israel (although this is sunRISE)
-Halong Bay, Vietnam
-Bazaruto islands, Mozambique
-Mindil beach,Darwin,Australia
-Uluru, Australia (sunRISE)
-White lake, Mongolia
-Kep, Cambodia
-Lonely beach, Ko Chang, Thailand
-Koh Mak, Thailand
Trips are that are top of the to do list: (I would love to visit everywhere, but these are higher priority than others although new places pop into my head all the time):
- Trans Siberia in Winter
- Canada & Alaska
- Easter Island
- Cape Verde
- Dominica
- Japan
- Climb Mount Kili
- Climb Mount Toubkal
- African mountain gorillas
- Azores
- Madeira
- Scily isles
- Greenland
- Bora Bora
- Road trip across USA
- India
- Argentina, Chile, Bolivia
- Uzbekistan
- Mali
- Central America
- Oman
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Iran
Some of my best travel journeys:
- Perth to Darwin, Australia(Car)
- Flam Railway, Norway (Train)
- Corromandel Peninsula, New Zealand(Car)
- Milford Sound, New Zealand(Boat)
- Death Valley, USA (Car)
- Zagreb to Pula (Train)
- Belgrade to Sofia (Train)
- Girona to Andorra (Car)
- Fira to Oia, Santorini, Greece(by foot!)
- Cuzco to Machu Picchu (Train)
- Bishkek to Osh, Kyrgyzstan (Car)
Favourite hostels
(What makes a good hostel? - a good common area to be able to meet people, friendly helpful staff, a good crowd, good facilities, good location, obvious signs theyve gone that bit further to accomdoate you, sometimes a bar helps but just generally one that creates a feel good vibe)
- Bucaneers,Cintsa,South Africa
- Big Blue, Cape Town, South Africa
- Ozi Inn, Perth, Australia
- Beachouse lodge (formally Three Pines), Dunsborough, Australia
- Cokers, Christchurch, New Zealand
-Hanoi Backpackers hostel, Hanoi, Vietnam
-Fun Franks Friendly hostel, Riga, Latvia
-Hostel Mostel, Sofia, Bulgaria
-Malealea lodge, Malealea, Lesotho
-Abraham hostel, Jerusalem, Israel
-Wombats, Berlin, Germany
-Envoy, Yerevan, Armenia
Best cities for a beer:
- London (Or any Uk town)
- Cape Town
- Perth
- Sydney
- Darwin
- Stockholm
- Moscow
- Tel Aviv
- Madrid (but in a different kind of way to the others)
Stupid things I can claim I've done since travelling
- Been to the worlds tallest building (As was in 2000 - Malaysia)
- Been on the worlds steepest railway (Australia)
- Been on the worlds steepest road (NZ)
- Been on the worlds longest straight road (Australia)
- Been to the worlds most southern city (NZ)
- Been to the worlds oldest standing man made structure (Malta)
Asleep yet!?
- Been to Europes only continuously active volcano (Sicily)
I often get asked whats my favourite country. I find this impossible to answer as i have loved every single border ive crossed and got something from every single trip. Experiencing every country culture is part of the reason i do it. But if you pushed i'd have a few favourites for different reasons. New Zealand for its all round beauty, followed closely by Iceland. Mozambique for its rawness. Cook islands for desert island life. Israel for culture and sight seeing in a compact space. The Balkans for history and rural beauty. Armenia and Georgia for the people. But then there's just stand out places within countries that are so memorable, such as Lake Bled, Santorini, Sardinia, Lake Como, Lake Ohrid, just to name a few....
My most memorable moments whilst travelling :
- Sharing my packed lunch with a kangeroo in Cape Range NP, Western Australia.
- Seeing the Grand Canyon by helicopter.
- Skydiving the bay of Islands, New Zealand.
- Holding a chimpanzee at Singapore zoo.
- Scenic flight over Vic Falls in Zimbabwe.
- Walking with Lions in Zimbabwe.
- Chilling out in a hammock by the lagoons of the Cook Islands.
- Cruising the streets of Zanzibar on a 250cc motorbike.
- Watching the sunset at Key West, Florida.
- Standing at the rim of an active volcano on White Island, New Zealand.
- Attending the tumunu on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.
- Gambling in Las Vegas casino's til 8am.
- Sunrise at Uluru (Ayres Rock).
- Seeing the great pyramid at Giza for the first time.
- Viewing Cape Town from the top of Table Mountain.
- Shark Diving in New Zealand.
- Viewing a pride of lions after a kill in Nakuru, Kenya.
- In the water with dolphins in Monkey Mia, Australia.
- Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef.
- Visiting Australia's first settlement from 1626, in the Abrolhos Islands.
- Walking on a glacier in Iceland
- Canyoning in Wanaka, NZ
- Hang Gliding in Queenstown, NZ
- River surfing in Queenstown , NZ
-Desert Safari in Dubai
-Trekking in the high atlas mountains, Morocco
-Experiencing minus 16 degrees on a night out in Brno, Czech.
-Watching the sun go down from a boat with a cold beer in Halong Bay,Vietnam.
-Touring Germany in a campervan whilst following the England Football team at the 2006 World Cup.
-Partying all night in Moscow, Russia
-Standing on the eerie World war battle fields near Ieper in Belgium
-Chillin' out at my newly purchased apartments in Bulgaria!
-Crossing from Europe into Asia across the Bosphorus sea in Istanbul
-Climbing a Via Ferrata in stunning scenery in Andorra
-Cruising the streets and bars, and drinking cheap beer in Soweto with some locals
-Walking across the old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia&Herzogovina
-Walking asround the ancient city of Petra, Jordan
-Sunrise at Masada, Israel
-Floating in the dead sea, Israel
-Walking the Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, Israel
-Roaming the back steets of Havana, Cuba
-Walking a deserted beach for miles crossing the invisible border from Gambia into Senegal on Jinack Island, Gambia.
-Feeling like a local sitting in a cafe for several hours (minus cigarette) watching the world go by in Tirana.
-Cruising the quiet sleepy island of Kimolos by motorbike, Greece
-Watching the sun set over one of the most breath-taking views I've ever seen from our lovely suite balcony on Santorini, Greece
-Spending the weekend with some couch surfer locals on a weekend away trip in Tunisia
-Just being at the fairytale beauty of Lake Bled, Slovenia
-Drinking in the cool edgy bars of El Raval, Barcelona, Spain
-Enjoying the great food of Paris, France
-Enjoying the softest whitest sand of the beaches around Esperance, WA, Australia
-Walking around the crumbling buildings of Tbilisi's old town, Georgia
-Hiking in Kazbegi, Georgia
- Crossing the border by train into Armenia to complete my visit to very European country with the beautiful backdrop of Mt Ararat in the background
-Walking to the southern summit of mount Aragats in Armenia
-Beer and tapas crawling around Madrid, Spain
-Glimpsing Aurora Borealis, Kiruna, Sweden
-Dog Sleighing, Kiruna, Sweden
-Staying with a Sami family and snow mobiling & reindeer sleighing, Ovre Soppero, Sweden
-Watching the mist clear to reveal Machu Picchu, Peru
-Enjoying the view from the feet of Christ the Redeemer, Rio, Brazil
-Cycling around beautiful remote French villages, Dordogne, France
-Seeing the summit of Europes only continually active volcano explode, Sicily, Italy
-Staying in a yurt at Song Kol lake, Kyrgyzstan
-Horse riding in Mongolia
-Trekking China's Great Wall, Beijing, China
-Island hopping in Palawan, Philippines
-Kayaking on the Nam Ou river in Nong Khiaw, Laos
-Visiting the temples of Angkor, Cambodia
-Being far too chillaxed on Koh Rong Sanloem, Cambodia
-Being on Ko Mak, Thailand
-New Zealand's South Island again, NZ
-Chilling on a swing on Okupu beach in stunning Great Barrier island, NZ
Now, I love my sport and one of the reasons for loving sport is down to that moment when your team/individual wins. Here are some of the most memorable moments of live sport I've witnessed:
-Being ringside to witness Frank Bruno become world heavyweight champion - 1995
-Gulliano Grazzioli scoring Stevenage Boro's equaliser against Premiership giants, Newcastle Utd in the FA cup 4th round - 1998
-Steve Morrison scorer in the 89th minute to win the first ever final at the new Wembley stadium and winning the FA trophy for Stevenage - 2007
-Jonny Wilkinson scoring a last minute drop goal to beat Australia on their own turf to win the Rugby World cup final (I wasn't actually there for this one but the feeling when that ball when over was just as good!) - 2003
-Michael Owen scoring in the 92nd minute to beat Argentina 3-2 in a friendly match in Gevena (Although only a friendly, it felt like we'd won the world cup that night - true rivalry!) - 2005
-Joel Byroms goal for Stevenage against Kidderminster in April 2010 to seal the Championship and send us into the football league.
-John Mousinho's goal at Old Trafford to send Stevenage into league one in the play off final of 2011.
This is where my homepage gets its title from (I'm a Depeche Mode fan!)
"Let me take you on a trip
Around the world and back
And you won't have to move
You just sit still
Now let your mind do the walking
And let my body do the talking
Let me show you the world in my eyes
I'll take you to the highest mountain
To the depths of the deepest sea
We won't need a map, believe me
Now let my body do the moving
And let my hands do the soothing
Let me show you the world in my eyes
That's all there is
Nothing more than you can feel now
That's all there is
Let me put you on a ship
On a long, long trip
Your lips close to my lips
All the islands in the ocean
All the heaven's in the motion
Let me show you the world in my eyes
That's all there is
Nothing more than you can touch now
That's all there is
Let me show you the world in my eyes"
(Depeche Mode, Violator,1991
Below is a log of all my trips over the years:
-1990-1st ever trip abroad, aged 13 - school trip to Paris
-1993-La Tranche, France
-1994-Malgrat, Spain
-May 1995-Ibiza, Spain (first ever flight)
-July 1995-Ibiza, Spain
-June 1996-Ibiza, Spain
-August 1996, Gran Canaria, Spain
-June 1997, Majorca, Spain
-June 1998, Crete, Greece
-December 1998, Tenerife, Spain
-June 1999, Rhodes, Greece
-September 1999, San Fransisco, Yosemite, Death Valley, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, LA, NYC
-February 2000, Dublin, Ireland
-August 2000, Frankfurt, Germany
-August 2000, Lisbon, Cascais, Portugal
-September 2000-July 2001-RTW trip - NYC, East Coast of USA, Florida Keys, Hawaii, Cook Islands, New Zealand (all over), Australia (all over), Bali/Lombok (Indonesia), Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
-August 2001, Glasgow/Edinburgh, Scotland
-February 2002, Venice, Italy
-March 2002, Barcelona, Spain
-Aprl 2002, Athens, Cairo, Luxor, Aswan
-May 2002, Rome, Italy, Vatican City
-June 2002, Brussells, Belgium
-September 2002, Sardinia, Italy
-October 2002, Salzburg, Vienna, Linz, Budapest, Bratislava, Graz (Austria, Hungary, Slovakia)
-November 2002, Glasgow/Edinburgh, Scotland
-November 2002, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya
-April 2003, West coast of Ireland incl Cork, Galway
-May 2003-Oslo, Norway
-June 2003, Trieste, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Istria, Portoroz (Italy, Slovenia, Croatia)
-August 2003-Blackpool, UK
-August 2003, Malmo, Stockholm, Sweden
-September 2003-Amsterdam, Holland
-September 2003-Glasgow/Edinburgh, Scotland
-November 2003-Zurich, Vaduz (switzerland, Liechtenstein)
-December 2003-Milan, Italy
-December 2003-Edinburgh, Scotland
-January 2004-Pisa,Florence, Italy
-June 2004-Lisbon/Cascais, Coimbra,Portugal
-July 2004-Iceland (all over)
-September 2004-Katowice, Krakow, Poland
-October 2004-Baku, Azerbaijan
-March 2005-Auckland, Tauranga, Christchurch, Queensland, Wanaka, Dubai (New Zealand and UAE)
-May 2005-Varna, Bourgas, Bulgaria
-September-Phuket, Bangkok, Thailand
-June 2005-Stockholm, Sweden
-November 2005-Geneva, Switzerland
-December 2005-Glasgow/Edinburgh, Scotland
-December 2005-Marrakesh, Atlas Mountains, Essouira, Morocco
-January 2006-Oslo, Norway
-January 2006-Brno, Czech Republic
-February 2006-Stockholm, Sweden
-April 2006-Bangkok, Hanoi, Hoi An, Denang (Thailand and Vietnam)
-April 2006-Snowdonia, Wales
-June 2006-Germany (all over for World Cup)
-July 2006-Aberdeen
-August 2006-Aberdeen
-August 2006-Blackpool, UK
-September 2006-Aberdeen
-December 2006-Ljubljana, Lake Bled, Slovenia
-January 2007-Venice, Italy
-March 2007-Dublin, Ireland
-May 2007-Glasgow, Scotland
-June 2007-Blackpool
-July 2007-Bourgas, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
-August 2007-Dusseldorf, Germany
-September 2007-Stockholm, Sweden
-October 2007-Moscow, Russia
-November 2007-Malaga, Estepona, Gibralter, Spain, UK
-December 2007, Tallin, Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Moscow (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia)
-December 2007-Paris, France
-January 2008-Belfast, N.Ireland
-January 2008-Cologne, Germany
-February 2008-Berlin, Moscow (Gerrmany, Russia)
-June 2008-Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
-July 2008-Glasgow, Scotland
-August 2008-Glasgow/Edinburgh, Scotland
-September 2008-Barcelona, Spain
-September 2008-Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
-October 2008-Minsk, Moscow (Belarus, Russia)
-October 2008-Glasgow, Scotland
-November 2008-Brugges, Luxembourg, Rhine Valley, Treviso, Malta (all over) (Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Malta)
-December 2008-Lanzarote, Spain
-March 2009-Nice, Monaco, France
-March 2009-Ieper, Belgium
-April 2009-Helsinki, St Petersburg (Finland, Russia)
-July 2009-Sofia, Veleiko Turnavo, Sunny Beach, Istanbul (Bulgaria, Turkey)
-October 2009-Kiev, Ukraine
-July 2009-Malgrat, Andorra (Spain, Andorra)
-December 2009-Lake Como, Rimini, San Marino, Italy
-March 2010-Cyprus (Greek side)
-April 2010, Moscow, Suzdal, Russia
-May 2010-Moscow, Russia
-June 2010-Johannesburg, Blomfontein, Lesotho (south Africa and Lesotho)
-July 2010-Moscow, Russia
-September 2010-Dubrovnik, Kotor, Mostar, Podgorica, Phristina, Skopje, Sofia, Sunny Beach (Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria)
-November 2010-Moscow, Russia
-December 2010-Moscow, Russia
-April 2011-Belfast-Derry, N.Ireland
-August 2011-Northern Scotland, John O Groats, Scotland
-September 2011-Israel and Jordan
-November 2011-Havana, Cuba
-December 2011-Gambia
-February 2012-Berwick upon tweed
-March 2012-Pembrokeshire, Wales
-May 2012-Jersey, UK
-June 2012-Skopje, Lake Ohrid, Tirana (Macedonia, Albania)
-June 2012-Bucharest, Chisinau, Kiev (Romania, Moldova, Ukraine)
-August 2012-Kimolos, Santorini, Athens, Greece
-September 2012-Moscow, Russia
-November 2012-Tunisia
-December 2012 - Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Bratislava, Vienna, Slovenia
-January 2013 - Barcelona, Spain
-March 2013 - Paris, France
-March 2013 - Perth and south west WA, Australia
-May 2013 - Bruges, Belgium
-June 2013 - Moscow, Russia
- July 2013 - Siena, San Gimingnano, Pompeii, Sorrento, Visuvius, Italy
- August 2013 - Riga, Georgia and Armenia
- September 2013- Moscow, Russia
- September 2013- Edinburgh, Scotland
- October 2013 - Madrid, Spain
- November 2013 - Dortmund, Germany
- December 2013 - Cornwall, UK
- December 2013 - Moscow, Russia
- March 2014 - Stockholm & Swedish lapland
- April 2014 - Peru & Brazil
- May 2014 - Rural France
- June 2014 - Moscow, Russia
- July 2014 -Sicily, Ibiza
- August 2014 - Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, China, Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand
- January 2015 - Tongariro, NZ
- February 2015 - Waiheke island, NZ
- March 2015 - Great Barrier island, NZ
- April 2015 - Coromandel, NZ
- April 2015 - Whanganui River, NZ
My travel career in numbers (yes I see travelling as a career!):
(I'm quite sad in that being an accountant, I view my life in numbers and I'm always writing stuff down)
Countries visited-89
Countries most visited-Scotland x14, Spain x 14, Russia x 15, Italy x 11, Germany x 8
Longest time in one country - Australia 5 months
Number of flights-321
Estimated spend on travelling-£80,000
Average cost per flight-£63
Average spend per day-£55
No. hostels stayed in-133
Restaurants that have served memorable meals:
-DJanny, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
-One Elm, Stratford Upon Avon, UK
-Beaufort street Merchant, Perth, Australia
-Los Nardos, Havana, Cuba
-Noosh, Newcastle, UK
-Six, Gateshead, UK
-Lussmans, St Albans, UK
-Chej Mumtaj, St Albans, UK
-Kyma, Kimolos, Greece
-Kashka Fe, Cuzco, Peru
-Mari Vanna, London, UK
-Centro Galego De Londres, London, UK
-Coya, London, UK
Favourite cafes:
-Ware to eat, Ware, Herts, UK (perfect greesy spoon)
-Florence, Hendon, London, UK (great egg and bacon rolls)
-H+H, Crouch End, London, UK (great place for snacks and coffee)
-Olive, Hornsey, London, UK (so cheap and great food)
-Olive branch, Palmers Green, London, UK (great breakfasts)
-Breakfast Club, St Albans, UK (posh breakfasts)
-The Step, Bowes Park, London (perfection in every way)
- Gylly Beach cafe, Falmouth, UK (great vibe right on the beach)
Great bars around the world:
-Cafe Coco, Portoroz, Slovenia
-Fallen Angel, Cuzco, Peru
-Faltering Fullback, London, UK
-Dizzy Frishdon, Tel Aviv, Israel
-Palaphita Kitch, Rio, Brazil
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Thanks everyone. Yep first of many in NZ. All good here, loving it!
Happy birthday, first in NZ
Happy birthday, i hope the cyclone is not too strong and windy !
Happy birthday, Dave, greetings from Iceland.
All the best with your new life here, hope the weather is kind to you :-))
Do you support a sinking lid policy on pokies in Auckland? (Favorite memory of my trip there).
Wow! You sure get around! Stunning opening photo!
Best wishes for 2015
Fascinate travel experience! Inspiring!
lovely Atlas mountain pic! are you still aiming for China in Sept etc?
Angie, very jealous, that's the route we wanted to do but visas restricted us. Good luck
so you mean you didnt go to Mongolia? Youd said you were off to MOngolia from Nyran/Kyrzg so was wondering if you got your visa back in Uk or from China or on arrival. Loving Kashgar at moment and feeling very reluctant to leave! though thats probably just indulgence and laziness lol!
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Now another handy feature of Lens Blur is the ability to use a Depth Map to determine what sections of the image to blur. Let's open up another project of a scene that was rendered from a 3D program and I have also rendered a separate depth map that shows the distance of various objects from the camera. White is closer, black is further away. I will select the image itself, not the depth map, and apply Effect > Lens Blur. I'll crank up the blur a little bit, so you can see what's going on, took it up 20 pixels.
And for my Depth Map I will select my special render from my 3D program. This will now cause some objects to appear sharply in focus, in this case the background, another objects to appear out of focus. In other words that grayscale depth map determines what is in or out of focus. I can invert the Depth Map, so instead close objects are in focus and far away objects are out of focus. I can also play around with the Blur Focal Distance. What this parameter does is it determines what values of gray are in focus and then values on either side will go out of focus. For example, if I set this to 120, you'll see that these buildings in the back are in focus, while things in the foreground, or things in the very back are out of focus. If I go ahead and move the focus a bit closer, 180, you'll see that the focus moves so that these objects are now in focus, the closest once are slightly out of focus, and objects behind are also out of focus.
So again, this allows you to add real world camera effects to 3D renders where normally everything would be in perfect focus. Let's go ahead and look at another project. This is another case of a bit more fanciful 3D render. Again I have objects that are rendered in 3D and I have rendered a separate depth map that shows what's close, such as the leading edges of these screens and what's far away. The darker the pixel, the further away it is. I have already got Lens Blur applied, I will enable it, and I'll go ahead and calculate a RAM preview to show you what's like to animate the Blur Focal Distance over the length of this composition. In essence, I'll be pulling focus from near objects to far objects.
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We can go ahead and pick a layer to be its own depth map. And what you want to do is pick whatever is going to be the best channel to work for depth. So I have my effect turned off, I'll go to my Comp panel and I want to find what color channel provides the greatest contrast between objects that are supposed to be out focus, the stars, and objects are supposed to be in focus such as this blue haze. I'll go ahead and look at the Red channel and it shows me a lot of contrast. The sky drops out to black, all the stars are white. Look at other channels for contrast.
Pick the Green. Hmmm, fair. Blue, almost no contrast at all. That won't be useful at all. The Red channel is going to be my best map. I'll go back to RGB, turn on Lens Blur, choose from my Depth Map Channel the Red channel and crank up my Iris Radius a little bit on my stars. We'll now see that the blue haze is remained in focus, but the stars have gone out of focus. I can go ahead and play around with things such as Specular Threshold to pump up the stars in the final render. Lens Blur off, Lens Blur on, and it does take a moment to render.
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Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin's last operating dog racing track, announced Tuesday that it will close with the conclusion of racing on Dec. 31.
The closure will put 180 employees out of work, said Dairyland executive vice president Roy Berger.
"It's a sad day for the Dairyland family and Kenosha community," Berger said in a press release. "We looked at every opportunity to apply for racing dates in 2010 but there was no longer a way to remain a viable entity."
Dairyland opened in June 1990 and enjoyed success as one of the state's top tourists attractions. In 1991, when it was one of five dog tracks in the state, revenue was $170 million. Business waned, however, and track operators have long tied the decline in revenue to the advent and growth of Indian casinos across the state.
Greyhound track operators have claimed that in order to survive, the tracks needed to be able to offer other forms of gambling to compete with the casino offerings by the tribes. State officials, however, have not allowed such expansion of gaming by the tracks. Over time, all but Dairyland have closed.
"The gaming landscape in the state has been slanted against pari-mutuel racing from the inception of the Native American casinos," Berger said. "It has been virtually impossible for us to compete fairly. Every time we asked the Legislature or state gaming officials for consideration with games to help make us competitive we have been rebuked. Finally, we have reached the point after seven years of steady escalating losses where we just can't see any viability with a single out of favor product and have been forced to make this decision."
Berger said he still backs a proposal by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin to build a $1 billion off-reservation Indian casino on the Dairyland site. A decision by the federal government to reject the proposal in the waning days of the Bush administration is being challenged in court by the tribe and a hearing on scheduling the case is slated for Nov. 23.


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John Hadfield Bennett (11 August 1885 – 25 May 1973) was an English field hockey player from Chorlton, Lancashire,[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He also played cricket for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship from 1906 to 1908.[2]
- ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: John Hadfield Bennett; Jul-Aug-Sep quarter 1885; District: Chorlton; Volume: 8c; Page: 788
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We have had this car for a few weeks now. I do a lot of driving, and it has been a very good car in the few weeks we have owned it. I activated the XM radio in it, it tends to loose a signal when going under bridges or parked next to 3 story buildings. the engine is very responsive and the steering is tight. I bought it with about 91000 miles, so it has already been well broken in. The interior is roomy, and the back seat is very roomy for the size of car it is. One option that I wish it had was being able to pull down the 40/60 seats from the interior of the car and not just from the trunk.
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2008 Pontiac G6 GT 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
My dad purchased the car for my sister and I for school and EMS duties. Fun car to drive, great on gas mileage but some problems with the design and interior. Example, To get the headlight out to replace the light, you have to pull apart your flimsy (Extremely flimsy) bumper and the grill will pop out if you aren't careful. Mine now has a small crack now from me trying to replace the light bulb.There are also electrical issues that have melted my wires. The back locks are faulty and very often will not lock when you lock the car or unlock when you hit unlock. The seats are comfortable but you have to be careful about reaching behind the seat because you can pop the plastic out of place too.
If you hit the brakes the radio turns itself down. Onstar helps when you get lost. Power mirrors since my sister and I have a noticeable high difference. Great breaks and gets up and goes in traffic.
Make the headlights easier to get out, Less flimsy bumpers Fix the electrical and AC issue (ac apparently has been leaking into my Floor mats. I do not wish to get sick due to mold). Fix the lock issue so things can't be stolen. I am a college student and can only fix so much.
2008 Pontiac G6 GT 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
I've owned my 3.5L G6 V6 for two years now and bought it with 41,000 mi on the od, it now has 72,000 mi. The only problem I've had drivetrain wise were a 2 month old set of Bosch Platinum 4-post spark plugs failing me one after another (wouldn't recommend them). I average about 21.5 mpg due to mostly stop and go but at low traffic times I get about 18 city and bested 31 hwy on a trip from Tx to WI with family. At about 65,000 mi the steering started clunking due to the intermediate steering shaft which I had replaced and the rear passenger side door lock stopped working, other than that I've had no problems with the car. Its quick when you need to blast onto the highway 0-60mph in 6.2sec
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Brakes are adequate for daily driving but when you want to push it the heat build up tends to cause brake fade prematurely for a sport sedan. The engine is quick reving and torquey up to 4500 rpm but the 4 speed tranny is not a good match. Put a close ratio six speed in this with a K&N filter and bump the power to 260HP (instead of 225hp) and 2008 and older V6 mustangs will be looking at your taillights. I was side by side with one up to 90mph on the strip. Speeking of which, this car WILL BEAT a 2011 Mazdaspeed 3 turbo and a 2011 Kia Forte Koup easily for anyone who thinks a G6 is slow. All in all its a good, dependable, AMERICAN MADE car. Sad to see GM phase out the Pontiac legacy..
2008 Pontiac G6 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
I purchased this car with 44k to replace a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant with 203,000 miles. It came equipped with a sunroof, remote starter, aux jack and onstar. Was excited to purchase this car especially since GM boasted that this car would get over 32 mpg hwy which was where this car would spend most of its time. However I was only able to get 17 mpg combined. I spoke to 3 GM mechanics & was sold a load of crap about winter air causing loss of fuel economy and trying to use Hess or Shell gas to get better gas mileage. Nothing worked. GM would do nothing to assist. This 4cyl car was a gas-guzzler. I also own a 2005 Grand Prix (V6) that gets way better gas mileage. Other than that, I liked it
Onstar, Remote Starter, Aux Jack, sunroof and 17 inch tire
There is no more Pntiac but this car is a replica of the Mlibu. The gas mileage needs to be addressed
2008 Pontiac G6 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
Quality that is. Purchased this car from a dealer with only 18,000 miles. Could have chosen a model with the V6, but chose the 2.4 Eco. MISTAKE! This car can't get out of it's own way, especially with the AC on. Had the car 2 months now, and it's been a big disapoinment. Been in for a steering rod replacement, twice. Other issues include a rattling sun roof shade, annoying vibration and hum at 2400 rpm, low quality dash, poor ergonomics with the armrests being too low. Don't get the 2.4 if you're use to a V6. You'll be disapointed. And the gas mileage averages 25 mpg for combination 70/30 hwy/city driving. I got the same with a Buick LeSabre with a 3.8 V6. Finally, lots of engine noice insid
Pretty decent sound system. Dependable handling but not sportscar material
Put some more torque into the 2.4. Give it some power.
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