Hi, I'm a travel journalist & editor, an audio journalist & producer, and a freelance webmaster & web 2.0 consultant.

This site is where I draw those different strands together. 

 
And here (below) is some of the stuff I'm writing about at the moment... 
 

 

Twitter for Noobs

TrainingA few weeks ago I did a four-hour training session on 'social media' with 20 PR executives and principals at a PR company in London.

Rather than take them through a structured tour of social media (Facebook, Youtube, blogs & bloggers, forums, twitter, etc) I covered the outlines and let them set the agenda by asking about stuff they wanted to know.

Afterwards, I realised that at least three of those four hours had been dedicated entirely to Twitter, most of it on the basics - how you do it, how it works, what people tweet, url shorteners, hashtags, retweets, etc.

I never got to some of the more advanced stuff (eg. Ironic hashtags, who sees replies, etc).

So I've been thinking about offering a 90min 'Twitter for Noobs' crash course. Especially aimed at specialist travel PRs.

Get in touch if you think your company could use it.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 August 2010 11:50 )

 

Retro air tour recreates Qantas' 1934 Aerial Route To Australia

Convair CV580Qantas is highlighting the 75th anniversary of the first scheduled flights between Australia and England by offering two rare opportunities to relive those grand touring days on a 21-day or 22-day, 17 destination trip in a classic Convair CV580 propellor airliner.

These two trips, exclusive to Qantas Holidays, will see a total of 44 passengers, only 22 on each trip, travelling from Sydney to London or visa versa with the option of booking additional pre and post touring.

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Collect Facebook badges from visiting the National Parks: America's Best Idea

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PBS National Parks badge widgetThe National Parks - America's Best Idea is a 12-hour documentary series by documentary film-maker Ken Burns, which is about to launch (27 Sept) on the USA's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) channels.

The US National Park Service is responsible for almost 400 natural, cultural, historic and recreational parks in the USA and this landmark TV series will not only trace the history of the parks' evolution, but highlight the scale and beauty of some of the best, and least, well-known.

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Watch or run the Jersey half-marathon

Local hotel company, Modern Hotels (01534 759529), have a Jersey Half-Marathon package for those who want to either watch or participate in the event, whose one-lap course on the east of the island offers superb views across the sea to the French coast.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 October 2009 12:55 )

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Aalborg's waterfront regeneration

Aalborg waterfrontWaterfront regeneration is all the rage these days. Hull has done it, Portsmouth has done it, Cardiff has done it, and over on the continent lots of port cities are up to the same thing - the latest being Denmark's third largest city, Aalborg.

'Phase One' of their £35 million waterfront regeneration programme sees the completion, this month, of Nordkraft a new cultural centre redeveloped from a disused power station with dramatic views over the Limfjord.

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