Last weekend I had a few friends round and we had a bit of a Kotlich party! I imagine you’re now wondering what a Kotlich actually is… Let me explain, basically a Kotlich is an eastern European cooking pot, which is hung from a tripod over an open fire (I’ve also seen people refer to them as Bograc, I think this is the Hungarian word for them). After getting a full Kotlich set from Outdoor Kitchen, I decided the…
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I’ve just got a new skateboard in the form of the Globe Bantam ST. This is the latest plastic skateboard from Globe and it’s a bit smaller and lighter than the last Bantam. I’m guessing the ST stands for swallow tail, which is an awesome feature of the board, it gives a little nod to surfing and just looks plain sweet. As I said, this board is a bit smaller than their last one, it’s only 23 inches long…
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In my man cave there are two types of lighting, on and off. I wasn’t even aware that you needed a greater variety of lighting than that. Until one day, my educated girlfriend told me about a new type of lighting which is in between on and off. It’s called mood lighting. This is the sort of lighting that apparently you want when hanging about, chilling in the evening. I’ve been told the benefits are that it’s less intrusive…
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A couple weeks ago my girlfriend and I went on a lush little wander down to a very cool and lesser known Cornish beach. It’s off the beaten track and is one of my favourite beaches, especially in summer as it’s not known by tourists and locals alike. There is no car park, you simply park up on a country road and walk down what looks like someones drive until you see a small woodland path. From the top…
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Formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, Modest Mouse are an awesome, American, Indie Rock Band. My favourite album is their most recent, their 2007 album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. There are a few things I really like about this album. Number one – it’s got a sort of nautical theme, with most of the songs being about the sea in one shape or another. Number two – Johnny Marr of the Smiths played guitar on…
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