Tag Archives: photos

Party time

By 6000 | 6000 | December 12, 2011

You’re probably here looking for photographs of regular 6000 miles… reader Robyn’s 40th birthday party, and who am I to disappoint? Please enjoy this slideshow of a great evening.   You may note that the quality of the images decreases steadily as more tequila is added to the photographer. This all happened on Saturday evening. [...]

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NFL does London, Brian does NFL

By 6000 | 6000 | October 26, 2011

Another great post from my favourite UK blogger Brain Micklethwait: …let me tell you about something else that was happening at the same time as the Conference, just a walk away, in Trafalgar Square. This was the NFL Fan Rally, happening a day ahead of the game between the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay [...]

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The 6000 miles… Coldplay review

By 6000 | 6000 | October 6, 2011

So, after months of waiting, last night was it. Me, Mrs 6k and 53,000-odd others seeing Coldplay at the Cape Town Stadium. I’ve done several concert reviews on here before and I’ve learnt that that people like the whole package, so let me share my experiences with you. Don’t care for words, and just want [...]

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Parents on Tour

By 6000 | 6000 | March 17, 2011

As thos of you who follow me on twitter will probably know, my parents have been in New Zealand for the past few weeks. Fortunately, while they were in New Zealand at the time, they were some distance away from Christchurch when the earthquake struck. Even more fortunately, they were well gone from Japan – which [...]

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That Air Show blog… (or not)

By 6000 | 6000 | July 26, 2010

Another reason why brianmicklethwait.com is always top of my morning reading. Unerring (and amusing) narrative honesty. Brilliant. There’s even something symbolically wilting about the plane in the photo. UPDATE: Brian’s recovered and has blogged the air show in typical BM.com style.

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