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Moorish style inn in central Cordoba.

Hammam in central Cordoba.

Those Kanyes! Always a pain when having a poo!

New People Under The Stairs album out on October 13th. Strictly only for those who like their hiphop to be old skool.

A huge influence on so many people, myself included. Subconciously, I think I've modelled my cooking style on his (particular the wine-whilst-cooking idea, especially when entertaining). I feel the need for a dinner party to mark his passing.

For anyone that thinks that plant breeding and development is not important, then consider the work of this man.

Anyone who doesn't think that there will soon be wars fought over water (rather than oil) needs to read this.

Holiday accommodation in Alnwick, Northumberland.

I was there for the 25th anniversary celebrations, as a pupil. We didn't have name badges then.

Photos from Friday's live gig by Kraak en Smaak in the Abdijplein in Middelburg as part of the Nazomerfestival. Hels, Tom and I are so unspeakably cool that we travelled all the way there for this gig (ok, actually we were nearby on holiday) and it was utterly, utterly brilliant, quite the best live performance I've seen, ever. Period. It would be easy for a dance outfit to descend into techno-wizadry and not really give a good stage performance, but that wasn't the case here. Rose and Sebastiaan are not only excellent vocalists but have stage presence too, and the music for the K&S trio (plus added drums) was stunning, featuring tracks from both Boogie Angst and Plastic People plus an excellent cover of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" (1977? really? blimey). I was pogoing around like a loon – it's hard to dance in any other fashion when you have a three-and-a-half year old on your shoulders (who was also pogoing and VERY into the music). Grins all round.

I've had major PC problems for the last, oh, fortnight. I've re-installed Vista, which has been a bloody nightmare. So far, I've had more problems in two weeks with my PC that in the last six years put together. Anyway, this is the latest problem – DEP errors in IE8. This site lists solutions.

Arts festival in Middelburg. And look who is playing there on Friday 4 September…

Bicycle hire in Domburg, including hire of tandems and kiddie cars.

Not the first exploit of the Human Shrub, apparently, although judging by his/her outfit, it is more a case of gorilla gardening than guerilla gardening.