Travelling Tim

Travelling Tim maintains a number of separate Blog Pages that reflect his current interests. See the latest entries below...

	Travelling Tim - A Voyage of Discovery into Other Minds and Cultures. Rio de Janeiro - This and That August 18, 2010 10:37 PM Comments (0) Back in Rio de Janeiro at the end of yet another epic Overland journey: this time it was a six month trip around South America that covered Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela. A great mix of passengers:... A Letter from Lima May 21, 2010 10:43 PM Comments (0) Whilst chatting the other day about packing lists, belongings, and the items that travellers take around with them, it struck me that in my travels, I have picked up a fair few items from around the globe. Checking my...
	GPS Jottings - I navigate through the World of GPS, and GPS Maps. South America Overland Maps February 17, 2010 11:45 AM Comments (0) In February 2010, I joined yet another Dragoman truck to embark on a 6 month Overland journey around South America (See the full route here.) Starting in Rio de Janeiro, and continuing every driving day since then, I have been... Testing the Mobile Action GT-200e November 11, 2009 11:41 AM Comments (0) I have recently been testing out a compact GPS receiver from the people at www.mobileaction.com. This Taiwanese company produces a range of small GPS devices suitable for walkers, cyclists, and other travellers. The unit I have been looking at is...
	Tims Web Notes - The Conquest of Conundrums: A list of Web How-To's. Too many open files February 29, 2008 3:54 PM Comments (0) My website was recently having a problem accessing pages with active content, driven from the cgi bin. When I type their address in my browser, I get a '500 Internal Server Error' page. Its text read as follows: Internal Server... Movable Type 4.0 site Hacked February 18, 2008 5:24 PM Comments (0) Ever had your website taken over? Its no fun. The other day I logged on to find that my site was partially infested with files that I hadn't put there. In certain directories there was an .htaccess file, and another...
	Photo Focus - Discoveries in Hardware, Software, Technique, & Sales. HDR photos - some finer points December 31, 2009 8:26 AM Comments (0) I am sure you have all read the tutorials, and know the basics of HDR photography. A good steady tripod, the camera set to aperture-priority, a range of different apertures, preferably taken automatically to minimise any movement, and hence 'ghosts'... HDR Photography - 2 January 10, 2009 6:27 AM Comments (1) Some more of my recent HDR photographs for you to look at... The Jaswant Thada at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India The Jaswant Thada at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India The Jaswant Thada at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India The Gadi Sagar at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India...
	Thoughts & Serendipity - Things to Share from Mind, Life, & Web. One Life is Ended July 13, 2008 10:59 AM Comments (0) I was recently reading a book called 'Slow Boats To China', in which the author, Gavin Young, describes a series of sea journeys he took whilst travelling from Athens to Canton. In that book he narrates an incident that happened... Things I'd like to share October 26, 2007 2:29 PM Comments (0) The idea behind this particular one of my Blogs came about whilst surfing on the internet. You all know the kind of thing: start with a particular site in mind, explore it for a while, then click on an interesting...
	Photo Gallery - An online Exhibition of Walks and Travel Photographs. If a picture speaks a thousand words, then there are plenty here to keep you a satisfied surfer. Explore the East Sussex countryside, and plot the location of every walk-photo on a Google Satellite Map. See my latest outings and journeys with students, friends, and family. Check out my travels through Africa. And keep coming back - this Gallery is updated regularly.