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NewtonClassics is BACK !!!

​ Jilted Generation (Prodigy tribute) --- Alive and Kicking ... United Kingdom 05/08/2023 Presumed lost, abandoned, stuck in hell, left for dead ... nah mate. S...

UK Nomad/Expat? Need to open extra/better UK bank from overseas? Here's How!

--- A Smart Solution Revolut Bank has no branches, and everything can be setup from your smartphone. This means you can open one even if you aren't in the UK ri...

Hope You Like Cats - More Cats Please!

Gangster style Who says Friday 13th and Black Cats are unlucky? Here I am in both scenarios at once. Yep, this was my Friday 13th January 2023! One of the 'fail...

Advice on being a Landlord in Thailand - Beware 10 Year Jail Penalties!

​--- --- Tough Penalties Exist for landlords in Thailand, under tenancy protection laws which came into force a few years ago. The following covers some of the ...

Post Experiments - Vietnam

Ban Mi sandwich is a must try in Vietnam. They are truly delicious. 'Tis proper bread how the French showed them. Plus Vietnamese sausage is very filling and mo...

Devon Landscapes (and other striking shots)

The old banger that I was using until changing it for a Volvo, parked up next to Paignton pier in the late afternoon winter sun. It may only be 4-5pm yet it is ...

Cars Cats and Comebacks

Bat, the male cat is now over 6kg and still growing. CB Media on YouTube run this BMW E30 which has been heavily modified including a V8 engine swap. This can b...

There's a Jaguar XJ220 for sale on FB Thailand Right Now!

Super Rare --- Even more rare is the fact even one of these exists in Thailand, rumor has it there is also a silver one around somewhere, making this 1 of only ...

Thailand Mash-Up 2022 Part 2: Looking Back, and Lots of Cool Cars

Looking Back The year has been cruel in many ways. Yet looking over these photographs, still gives me plenty to be grateful about. Which is why I'm sharing them...

2022 Mash-up: Best Bits From Thailand - Cars, Beaches, Sunsets, and Kittens Part 1:Jan-Jun

--- A Year In Thailand Bang Saray, Nong Prue, Pattaya, Jomtien and surrounding areas. Here's some of the shots I'm most pleased with throughout the year. Memori...

Retrieving Miniture Garden ... It all survived! (and some project cars!)

To cut a long story short This lot got left outside all alone for more than a couple of months. A decision to take up a new abode and move led to a little carel...

[Monomad] Mundane into Moody Atmospheric ... B&W Shots around a Lake in Thailand

This is an entry to the Monomad contest, along with the story. --- Monomad Technology Stack (process) These shots were all taken whilst out riding a pushbike ar...

Big Cats and Buddhist Monks in Kanchanaburi, 2011 [Time machine]

Tigers Some much larger cats than yesterdays post. Plus no words can truly describe, other than seeing these images of the Kanchanaburi Tiger Temple from 11 yea...

Kittens Update: X-FILES EDITION - A fear of motorcycles (and ridiculously cute cat pics)

Bat and Jet, 10 Months Old --- It's been that long already since they entered the world. There have been regular updates, some links if you want to see more of ...

Cars Coffee Bars Beaches Clubs ... At large in Southeast Asia [p2]

Bangkok has been busy making metro systems and this subterranean mall is part of the result. Nice and cool underground, the lighting and long corridor make for ...

$BTS hats and other Southeast Asian Eclectic Moments of Randomness [Photography]

Guy I know speaks fluent English and a coffee MASTER ... raw bean to cup ... Obi Wan level. This is how he made my Latte. Decent coffeei is now 900km up the roa...

Spot of Lunch in Bali

These Circle K are to Bali like 7-11 are to Thailand, and there are no 7-Elevens here, only Circle-K. Go to when the meal is 'snacks and instant noodles in the ...

A Headless Chicken ... and more Devon Wonders

Yep, it looks really like it does not have a head. Great big tree looms over the Sandford Orleigh residential estate in Newton Abbot, Devon England Leading up t...

Fast Ford - Escort RS2000 - How Decades turned Hooligan Trash into Treasure

Classic Legend on the Rise The Ford Escort, in both Mk1 and Mk2 guise is a cult classic across race and especially rally circles. Dominating stages back in the ...

Walkabout: Maprachan Lake, thoughts on expat living and why the 'DARKSIDE' is an outdated nickname!! [Pattaya, Thailand]

Locals take advantage of the new cycle and footpath which now circumnavigates all the way around Lake Maprachan --- Why is it called 'The Darkside'? Hardly look...