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Web-footed web log

ByGarf 2006-03-292024-07-18

Hey there all you happening geese out there in Internetland. Don’t watch this rubbish. Come visit my new blog. It’s really good… http://www.garfnet.org.uk/wordpress You know it makes sense! Trust me, I’m a goose… Related Images:

What computer should I buy?

ByGarf 2006-03-232024-12-06

Editor’s note: this was written back in 2006, and it is hopelessly out-of-date. Trouble is that today one is spoilt for choice, manufacturers claims are often difficult to understand or substantiate and prices are tumbling so quickly that no sooner than you take your PC home, you see the same model, with more extras, selling…

FAQ | Garf Technology | General | Journal

What is a “Lifestyle Business”?

ByGarf 2006-03-232024-07-18

Garf Technology is something of a ‘lifestyle business‘. This is where one is more concerned with doing things ‘well‘ & enjoying it, rather than trying to make a ‘fast buck‘. Or as a more sceptical observer might put it: somehow I manage to get paid to do my various hobbies! I love it! Sometimes I…

Digital pictures | Hong Kong | Journal | Photography | Travelogue

Trip from Mui Wo to Cheung Chau

ByGarf 2006-01-132025-02-06

Today we took a boat trip from from Mui Wo to Cheung Chau, and had a bit of a wander. Related Images:

Digital pictures | Hong Kong | Journal | Photography | Travelogue

A few snaps around Mui Wo

ByGarf 2006-01-122025-02-06

A few snaps around Mui Wo, the massive bike sheds and some of the vessels that dock there. Related Images:

Digital pictures | Hong Kong | Journal | Photography | Travelogue

Lin Po and the Giant Buddha

ByGarf 2006-01-102025-02-06

I eas feeling particularly poorly today. Do I gave my girlfriend my camera and sent her off to take a few snaps of the Giant Buddha nest to Lin Po monastery, high up in he Lantau hills. Related Images:

Hotel Palatinus, Pécs, Hungary

ByGarf 2006-01-042025-02-06

Wandered into Pécs town again today and took a few snaps. In particular I wanted to grab a few images of Pécs’ very stylish Hotel Palatinus just as the lights come on. Located a few metres from the town centre, and set back a little from the main thoroughfare, Kyraly Utca, it is easy to…

General | Hungary | Journal | Travelogue

Traubisoda

ByGarf 2006-01-042024-09-04

Traubi or traubisoda is a brand of soft drink flavoured with grape juice. It is produced in Hungary, Austria and Croatia. Before 1995, in Hungary, it was made by a factory called Traubi Hungaria located in the village of Balatonvilágos. The company produces the drink from a special type of Hungarian grapes, called saszla. The…

Digital pictures | Hungary | Journal | Photography | Travelogue

Walking back to Pécs through the snow

ByGarf 2005-12-312025-02-06

Walking back to Pécs through the snow. Today, even the rougher prts of town have a strange beauty, now they’re covered with snow. Related Images:

Digital pictures | Hungary | Journal | Photography | Travelogue

Batthyány Kastélyszálló in the snow

ByGarf 2005-12-302025-02-06

Girlfriend and I stayed overnight at the Batthyány Kastélyszálló, a few kilometres from Pécs. Interesting place – it was lovely outside, but a bit rough inside, with plaster literally peeling off the walls. Still, it was good fun. Related Images: