Monthly Archives: July 2009

Cloudy and dusty but good lighting

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Ian

Click on the image above to see it large at Flickr. I’m trying to figure out a quick and easy way to embed draggable panoramas. Then after reading the newspaper and having a coffee at the Hilton you could see … Continue reading →

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Dust Storm Today

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Ian

The photo was taken here. I was out and about and even ended up trying to take a shortcut back to the office to avoid a traffic jam and ending up going in a big circle! It is hard to … Continue reading →

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View of Kuwait City

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Ian

It was very clear today on the drive to site. You can see Kuwait City across the bay about 25 km to the south. You can here or click on the photo for a larger version. The blue marker on … Continue reading →

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Kuwaiti dates

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Ian

Dates are an amazing food, full of nutrients and of many varieties. The date palm as food has been used by people in the Arabian Gulf for over 7500 years. In 2001 world date production was 5.4 million tons and … Continue reading →

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100 Things You Can do With Google Maps

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Ian

Click here for the list. You’ll find some interesting uses that you can’t resist. But it won’t let me embed maps any more. I think it may be because I’m in Kuwait?

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Always Wear Sunscreen

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Ian
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Diving

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Ian

I finally went out diving. The highlight was while doing a drifting 5 meter safety stop I saw a couple dark shapes coming by on my left about 2 meters away and going very fast and it was — some … Continue reading →

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Cord Chaos

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Ian

This is one way to organize the cords. But, it isn’t so easy here with so many devices and all different kinds of plugs, British, European and American and most of the stuff at 240 volt but some only running … Continue reading →

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City Snooty Shop in Fintas

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Ian

This is in the Fintas Coop which has a fancy spiral ramp to go up to the main coop grocery area. I was there to get money from the NBK bank machine which is inside the coop mall. Click here … Continue reading →

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Sushi Night

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Ian

Tonight was sushi at Sakura. Here’s the appetiser, miso soup. Just playing with my camera phone then a few tweaks in Adobe Lightroom

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