January 2011
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Saint Pancras Grand
For all its economic power and metropolitan vibe, London’s railway stations are remarkably insipid and even dingy. This obviously goes hand in hand with the parlous state of the English railways in general, which are distinctly unglamourous. There is one happy exception to this rule however, and that is the newly renovated St Pancras station, home of the Eurostar trains to the continent. It...
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NY Times' 41 places to visit in 2011 →
Many more places on here that I haven’t been to than have been to, so a good source of inspiration. Top 5 wishlist:
Singapore
The Danube
Melbourne, Australia
Talinn, Estonia
Pingyao, China (gotta have China on that list)
And, I’m proud to report Antwerp is at number 14 on that list.
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Films seen in December 2010
A Prophet (Lovefilm Blu-ray)
Gripping portrayal of life in prison, and how it actually enables bigger and bolder criminality rather than discouraging it…
Iron Man 2 (iTunes rental)
Has all the ingredients of the original but the combination is slightly less gripping. Ultimately forgettable, but a great performance by Mickey Rourke.
Mesrine, Part 1 and 2 (Lovefilm Blu-ray)
Great...
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Favourite things of 2010
Most “best of the year” lists appear somewhere mid-November, but I prefer to wait until the year is truly over, you never know what December might bring… So here’s a list of my favourite things in 2010, in no particular order and with no particular logic.
Favourite music album
“Most of the remixes” by Soulwax. The DJ duo from Ghent’s electro-beat...