So the other day (the 11th) marked 3 years since I'd landed in sunny Dubai. Lots has happened - and apart from the being away from relatives and friends - and obviously, the long shadow of Covid-19 has impacted so much…
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3 years in Dubai, Tim Kobe
NUX 6 reviewYesterday, I attended NUX (Northern User Experience) annual conference in Manchester. 1 word summary? Superb. 1691 word summary?... Great curation. The balance of speakers went from someone telling us about GDPR and the…
Reasons.to.2016I've just attended Reasons.to. An "Award winning, international 3 day conference with a festival vibe" mostly single track conference set in the wonderful city of Brighton. Although I'm still processing the huge amount…
- Harrogate Railway Museum (not recovered)
At the time of writing these words (2026), the original copy for this page, along with a handful of others (less than 30 from a total of 2,438 posts) for some inexplicable reason, has been lost to the mists of time.…
- UX LONDON 2016.3
Day 2 for me, day 3 for the conference (I nearly called it a festival then) and I was fully switched into learning mode. After the afore mentioned 'Full English' breakfast (sans black pudding) I used the UX chair lift…
- UX LONDON 2016.2
Seb Lee-Delisle joked last night, in the day two closing event (where he turned the whole audience into a band using glow-sticks, after we'd all played a game of giant laser drawn flappy bird where we, the crowd,…
- Ladies of leisure
Like many ladies, my house is full to bursting with stuff. My stuff, Matt's stuff, the kids stuff, even the animals have stuff. So the last thing I wanted or needed was more stuff. Christmas though, presented a problem.…
- Trip Advisor Just Got Personal (not recovered)
At the time of writing these words (2026), the original copy for this page, along with a handful of others (less than 30 from a total of 2,438 posts) for some inexplicable reason, has been lost to the mists of time.…
- Tasting Room Belgrade (not recovered)
At the time of writing these words (2026), the original copy for this page, along with a handful of others (less than 30 from a total of 2,438 posts) for some inexplicable reason, has been lost to the mists of time.…
- Things to do in Harrogate with little people
I thought I would write a list of my tried and tested things to do in Harrogate with a toddler. All the activities take place in term time unless otherwise stated (not restricted to term time NRTTT). Most take place in…
- Surprise for Matt
As a life long Paddington fan Matt has wanted to watch the new film ever since it's Christmas release. Whilst collection g Sophie from school I overheard a parent talking about watching it this Saturday in the cinema.…
- World book day
Today was world book day. Sophie went to school dressed as one of goldilocks's three bears or as she secretly knew, in her pyjamas. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of her but I did get a picture of Annie-Mo and her…
Rift BarHow different from one night to the next. Tonight I am sat in Rift bar drinking my complimentary cocktail from their new menu. The music is funky and the bar isn't too busy yet. The new menu is filled with sweet options…
Museum of film and photographyOn Saturday we visited the Museum Of Film and Photography in Bradford. Matt had heard of an exhibition by Joan Fotcuberta called Stranger then Fiction. We were treated to wierd and wonderful creatures created by…
Harrogate alternative radio launchSwan on the Stray hosted the relaunch party for Harrogate Alternative radio. The broadcasting Internet child of Andy Backhouse, a gentleman fizzing with ideas and enthusiasm, HAR is filled with the kind of music, red…