Dara O'Briain Maths Tube Ad

post from Going Underground's Blog on 29 April 2012 10:23:13 PM. © Going Underground's Blog

I was always rubbish at algebra and probability type tests at school. So no matter how many times I stared at Dara O'Briain's ad on the London Underground for his new maths TV show (School of Hard Sums), I knew I wouldn't get it

I actually got the ones seen on the inside of Tube carriages about next symbols or letter in a series. But the minute I'm asked about "if" something usually travels or moves at "y", then when would "z" happen, something in my brain disconnects and I can't do it. I want to say 59 minutes but I know that seems too obvious and there's going to be some trick about British Summer time or clocks going forward or the Tube not having a timetable anyway.

Visting the site (at time of writing) currently provides no answer either, but there are more puzzles involving moving matchsticks, joining dots with the fewest number of straight lines and working out next symbols in series. Maybe the answer will be revealed later today, or in the following weeks. Although I'm sure tons of you will know the answer anyway.

It would be good to see more train related brain teasers to pass away a few minutes staring across a platform. Perhaps the next ads will be placed around Stratford and ask how long you have to wait for the next train during the London Olympics based on the probability of TfL's latest predictions having various degrees of accuracy. Or how to make a journey from x to y using as few of the Olympic hotspot stations as possible - now that would a brain teaser.

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Empire State Building Turns Pink to Celebrate
Japanese Cherry Blossoms

post from Japan Probe on 29 April 2012 09:49:17 PM. © Japan Probe

A Japanese TV news report shows how New York’s Empire State Building was lit up in pink and white to celebrate of the centennial of Japan’s gift of cherry blossom trees to the United States: For more info on the centennial, check out: Diplomacy flowers with cherry blossoms (Christian Science Monitor) Festival marks 100 years [...]

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PHOTO: Walking Through an Archway of Water at
Parque de Agua (Water Park) in Lima, Peru

post from Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel on 29 April 2012 07:30:32 PM. © Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel

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Sights of Sydney Infographic

post from Travel Wonders of the World on 29 April 2012 07:23:30 PM. © Travel Wonders of the World

Here is a fun and exclusive infographic on a few of the major sights to see when visiting Sydney[...]

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Singapore: Hawker food at Jalan Tua Kong Lau Lim
Mee Pok, Old Airport Road Food Centre & 126 Dim Sum

post from Ivan About Town | Tourist Spots in the Philippines | Philippine Travel Blog on 29 April 2012 07:21:59 PM. © Ivan About Town | Tourist Spots in the Philippines | Philippine Travel Blog

Hawker food is an integral part of any real visit to Singapore. While there are some hawker centers that are popular with tourists, the locals can point you towards the 'famous' ones. During my recent visit, my Singaporean friends took me to many popular places to eat. Among them were Jalan Tua Kong Lau Lim Mee Pok, Old Airport Road Food Centre and 126 ??? Dim Sum Restaurant in the Geylang area.

At the Jalan Tua Kong Lau Lim Mee Pok at the Bedok Shopping Complex, we had Crispy Deep-Fried Yong Tau Foo and Mee Pok (??) with fishcake, minced meat, pork slices and fish balls of course!

Since I'm a fan of satay, we drove over to the Old Airport Road Food Centre, one of the best hawker centers in Singapore, where you can get some really tasty satay from Chuan Kee Satay. You can get Pork Satay, Chicken Satay and Mutton Sattay here for SG$0.50 a piece.

I had also been craving for Char Kway Teow which we purchased from Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow which starts at SG$3 a serving. Char Kway Teow is a personal favorite, especially the one with cockles.

My friends ordered Big Prawn Noodle from Albert Street Prawn Noodle which starts at SG$5 a bowl.

For dessert, we got Tau Huay (??) at 51 Soya Bean. Note that they also have Durian Bean Curd which I was told is really good too.

Then there's Geylang, which is a famous and infamous for a lot of things, hawker food included. We visited 126 ??? (Wen Dao Shi) Dim Sum Restaurant, another 'famous' place for dim sum. Aside from the address number, the Chinese characters actually read wan tou sek (found something to eat) in Cantonese, and thus sounds like 126.

From pork buns and dumplings to chicken feet, they definitely serve really good dim sum there. Thanks again to my SSEAYP batchmate Ong Han Chong and wife Diana for the treats! More food posts to follow.

Jalan Tua Kong Lau Lim Mee Pok
306 Bedok Road (Simpang Bedok)
Bedok Shopping Complex

Old Airport Road Food Centre
19 Old Airport Road

126 ??? Dim Sum Restaurant
126 Sims Avenue (near Geylang Lorong 17)

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For Rent: Bike Box in Fort Collins

post from FelixWong.com on 29 April 2012 04:11:55 PM. © FelixWong.com

I have a Trico Iron Case bike box that’s been just lying around and not being used, so I thought I’d offer it for rent to cycle tourers and triathletes living in the Fort Collins, Colorado area. Details: Iron Case® bicycle carriers from Trico offer the best travel protection on the market. The vacuum formed [...]

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Bike With ISP Fits in Bike Case

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Integrated seat posts potentially can save a few grams from a bicycle frame versus traditional seat posts, and can have some theoretical aerodynamic benefits. Of course, rationality pales next to the real reason people covet them: ISPs are sexy! But cyclists usually have two concerns about them: 1) whether there would be enough saddle height [...]

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Great hotel in a good location in Delhi

post from Gard's travel blog on 29 April 2012 02:23:49 PM. © Gard's travel blog

My wife and I stayed at Shangri-La?s Eros hotel in New Delhi for a couple of days in April 2012. I booked the hotel online on Agoda and it cost 475 USD for two nights for the superior room. I travel a bit for work and pleasure and I have stayed at various 4 and 5 star hotels around the world just to give you an idea about the background for this review.

We normally just use public transportation to get from the airport to our hotels but as this was our first time in India and since we had such a short time in Delhi, we decided to pre-book transport from the airport to the hotel and combine this with a half day tour afterwards. The trip from the airport to the city takes 30-45 minutes depending on where you are going and how heavy the traffic is. You can arrange for transportation through the hotel but I think it was a bit expensive (costing about 3000 Rupee ? (60 USD)) ? but if you want to really live it up you can be fetched by the hotel?s Rolls-Royce if you pay for it Winking smile When we arrived at the hotel there was an inspection of the car before entering the hotel area and before entering the hotel we also had to go through a security check including scanning of bags and metal detectors. I have to say that the check was pretty superficial. I was a bit disappointed when entering the lobby as it didn?t have the signature scent that I feel one finds in other Shangri-La hotels that I have stayed at.

Check in was pretty quick but I was told that I had to pay extra as I had only booked a room for 1. I reminded them that as a Golden Circle Jade member this is one of the benefits. I also asked about breakfast and reminded them that this was also a Jade member benefit and they agreed to that. The lady that checked us in also took us to our room 1014. We also got a complimentary gift of two Kingfisher beers, Perrier water and some chocolate ? it was great of them to give us a room so early in the morning (we arrived at about 9 am). When entering the room the floor was in large black tiles but it went over to a carpet as you stepped into the bedroom. There was a height difference between the tiles and the carpet and I kept stepping on it for some reason. In the hall there was a wardrobe with two robes, enough hangers, a mini safe (large enough for a laptop and with a socket to plug the laptop in) and there was also an iron and ironing board. The small mini fridge included soda and beer and a coke was about 200 rupee (about 4 USD).There was also a water boiler in the entrance and a selection of tea/coffee ? and the drawers included coffee cups and glasses. As tap water is not recommended to drink we got two big bottles of complimentary water each day.

The room itself was in cream and yellow colors with dark furniture ? one desk and chair and one small table with a chair and stool. The main feature in the room was the HUGE king-size bed which was firm but comfortable. A lot of downlights and lamps filled the room with enough light. The flat screen TV was mounted on the wall and it was a bit to the left of the bed ? it would have been great to be able to pull out the screen to see it directly from bed. There were a number of local and international TV channels. One thing that was slightly annoying was the smoke detector on the ceiling directly above the bed ? the blinking seemed to light up the room and woke me up in the middle of the night. The aircon seemed to work fine even if it did get a bit hot in the room at night.

The bathroom was in white and black tiles and included a sink, toilet and bathtub with a shower option. As per the new trend, there was a window between the bathroom and the rest of the room but there was also a blinder that could be pulled down for privacy. As usual at Shangri-La there are lots of amenities but the brand of shampoo etc was not the same as I have seen in Asia-Pacific ? maybe that have changed it recently? But other amenities included shower cap, toothbrush, sewing kit etc. A cool detail is the heat in the mirror that prevents it from steaming up when taking a shower. The shower curtain worked out pretty good but make sure you have one curtain on the outside and one on the inside to prevent minor flooding

The view from our room was towards Windsor place ? basically a large roundabout and towards Le Meridien hotel. Even if there were lots of traffic on the outside, it was not disturbing at night.
The breakfast buffet was very good ? they had a great selection of cereal including granola, muesli and fruit. There was also staff at all stations to provide us with fresh juice (even a mix to your liking), waffles or pancakes, eggs the way you like them etc. There was also a good selection of local breakfast dishes but also bacon, sausages etc. Basically this place had all that I could think of having for breakfast. The staff did seem to get a bit stressed out when the restaurant was completely full and on two mornings we were placed at a table where someone had already been assigned. This lead to a bit of discussion between the waiters and the welcome staff in the restaurant but staff in general were very helpful and brought us the food that we ordered. Note that you can also sit outside near the pool area to enjoy your breakfast.

The pool was reached by taking the lift to the lower ground level and it was a large pool with depth of 1.35 meters. When we were there pool seem to go into shade at about 4.30 PM ? and you might have to fight for your place in the pool as there were lots of pigeons that seemed to enjoy taking a dip! We also tried out the spa at the hotel and we enjoyed some Indian massage. 1 hour of massage was 3900 rupee (75 USD) according to the spa menu but when we were done with the treatment we found out that this was excluding taxes so it got closer to 5000 rupee (95 USD)? so this is something to keep in mind!

The concierge was very helpful and helped us book restaurants and they also made sure that taxi drivers understood where we wanted to go and they gave us a Shangri-La business card that we could use in case we needed to call the hotel for assistance. I also got help from them to buy a local sim card to be able to call locally without breaking the bank. The shopping arcade in the lobby was a bit of a joke ? only two stores and not much happening. And every time you enter the hotel you have to go through a security check.

Location of the hotel is pretty good ? located half way between Rajpath and Connaught Place in New Delhi, it is in one of the better neighborhoods of the city. You can actually walk to the places mentioned above but if you do this you must be prepared to be mentally ?assaulted? on the way by the auto rickshaw drivers, by beggars and by ?accidental? friendly people that want to show you the way to a shopping mall that is very cheap.

Conclusion
Shangri-La hotels are normally a safe choice and the Shangri-La in New Delhi did not disappoint in any way. We had a great stay there and I can?t think of many things that could be changed to make the hotel any better. If you are going to Delhi and want to pay for a 5 star hotel you should really consider Shangri-La Eros.

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Keep It Real Travel Reviews

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Duddo Stone Circle, Northumberland, England

The Duddo Stone Circle, also known as the Duddo Five Stones in Northumberland, lies just off the B6354 signposted from the A1 for Etal, just south of Berwick upon Tweed. We’d seen the small brown “stone circle” sign on the bend in the road in Duddo many times when driving past on the way to [...]

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