Content With Tag “Holiday”

Listing 47 pieces of content with the “Holiday” Tag.

  1. Week 171: Shrewsbury

    Charlotte sat on an armchair with a spaniel (Bertie) in her lap

    A week of meeting friends, Guinness 0.0s, drives to Shrewsbury, long walks, good dogs, outdoor swims, excellent food, software engineering, tea rooms, and Border Collies. Read Week 171: Shrewsbury.

  2. Year 3: Max Holiday

    A full year of weeknotes represented as a grid of thumbnails

    A year of many holidays, writing a lot, decommissioning things, learning how to infrastructure, and having a more relaxing time. Read Year 3: Max Holiday.

  3. Week 159: Phuket

    Lush green islands

    A week of beautiful beaches, unlimited cocktails, zen pools, warm seas, snorkeling, mini golf, preparing for work, cold weather, and festivities. Read Week 159: Phuket.

  4. Week 158: Bangkok & Chiang Mai

    A busy street in Bangkok at night, market stalls are being set up

    A week of busy cities, nightlife, excellent cheap food, overnight trains, beautiful countryside, sticky waterfalls, eggy springs, injuries, and all-inclusives. Read Week 158: Bangkok & Chiang Mai.

  5. Week 157: Drive to Sydney

    A view over a cliff into the bright blue sea below

    A week of long drives, beautiful country, rugged coasts, whale-spotting, live kangaroos, beach days, cocktails, opera houses, Jacaranda trees, and more long flights. Read Week 157: Drive to Sydney.

  6. Week 156: Melbourne

    The entrance to Luna Park which is a large creepy-looking face, you walk through the open mouth to enter

    A week of jet lag, tall buildings, exhibitions, old friends, lectures, lamingtons, croissant queues, long beach walks, rickety rollercoasters, Hanging Rock, dead kangaroos, and a long drive. Read Week 156: Melbourne.

  7. Week 155: 414 URI Too Long

    A week of smashing it at work, bad URL-encoding, meeting family, falafel wraps, pints with friends, not thinking about computers, and super long flights. Read Week 155: 414 URI Too Long.

  8. Week 153: Japan

    A view over Kyoto from Kiyomizu-Dera

    A week of fish markets, projected carp, stock exchanges, roller coasters, Izakaya, trains, Kyoto, friendly deer, sake, restorative tantanmen, and heaps of food. Read Week 153: Japan.

  9. Week 152: Tokyo

    A view across a busy street crossing in Kabukicho, to tall buildings covered in lit-up signs

    A week of multiple flights, not napping, delicious ramen, vending machines, Japanese gardens, drinking sake, claw machines, drinking sake, bright lights, and friendly bar staff. Read Week 152: Tokyo.

  10. Week 151: Priorities

    A week of many incidents, onboarding engineers, preparing for Japan, eating lots of average tacos, family visits, board games, and friends. Read Week 151: Priorities.

  11. Week 148: Friendly Cows

    Several pieces of slate poking vertically out of the sand like monoliths, with a circular mosaic of shell fragments surrounding them.

    A week of not thinking, milk stations, beach art, very sweet cows, an appearance from COVID, driving in London, wet cupboards, and some custom medals. Read Week 148: Friendly Cows.

  12. Week 147: Aberaeron

    Lots of cute little cottages lining the river Arth

    A week of family visits, video games, talks about wine, long drives, great lunches, picturesque towns, long walks, and soaking in a hot tub. Read Week 147: Aberaeron.

  13. Week 140: Padam Padam

    The album cover for Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue. It shows legs in red leather boots with 'Kylie' written across them.

    A week of eyewatering mortgage increases, seeing family, seeing friends, having our own wing, booking holiday, trying Lemmy, and blasting out some Kylie. Read Week 140: Padam Padam.

  14. Week 137: Slabbering Baby

    A photo of an information board in the woods, the board shows a group of children crouched by a wall, the caption reads 'Group drinking water by the Slabbering Baby'

    A week of milestones, niche memes, not enjoying blood tests, poo scraping, debugging Minecraft servers, the coming software apocalypse, and a sunny trip to Leeds. Read Week 137: Slabbering Baby.

  15. Week 135: Kintbury

    Me and Charlotte standing on a bridge by the canal. The sun is shining and everything is very green

    A week of extended bank holidays, long sunny walks, mid-quality gossip, lots of canals, over-engineering Minecraft, and developing a seasonal allergy. Read Week 135: Kintbury.

  16. Week 133: Cha Cha Cha

    Finland's Käärijä standing on a huge crate dancing, a huge projected shadow is behind him while he performs

    A week of beautiful Liverpool, fire, glitter, sequins, water assault courses, Eurovision magic, multiple semi-final viewings, and a lovely community. Read Week 133: Cha Cha Cha.

  17. Week 128: Winter Crag

    A panoramic view over Ullswater Lake from the top of our walk. The sun is shining and the sky is blue.

    A week of lakes, beautiful scenery, long drives, long walks, easter egg hunts with friends, meta weeknotes, Railroad Ink, and looking forward to the D&D movie Read Week 128: Winter Crag.

  18. Week 127: Bleak Weekend

    Us watching cars from the roadside benches

    A week of in-person board games, pirate escape rooms, motorway service stations, run down Travelodges, no-phones days, tired people, and disposable cameras. Read Week 127: Bleak Weekend.

  19. Week 125: Skegmess

    Gareth Gates on stage in front of a flaming screen reaching out to an audience member

    A week of Whitechapel dinners, dungeon exploration, 2000s music, hundreds of hen dos, dancing on chairs, and freezing sea swims. Read Week 125: Skegmess.

  20. Week 120: Peaks

    A road sign in the pretty Yorkshire countryside that reads 'Blue Ball Lane'

    A week of feeling rotten, working from home, weekend rambles, Yorkshire countryside, dismantling wardrobes, and complete exhaustion. Read Week 120: Peaks.