Adrian Melrose on being an early adopter

On FoodSafari in Orford, Suffolk.

July 14, 2010

Whilst splashing around in my Twitter stream one Saturday night in March, (as you do when you have young kids) one of Polly Robinson’s tweets grabbed my attention. Who was Polly and What was Food Safari I wondered? Naturally, I looked at her website which showcased their product very well. Being a ‘there-and-then’ kind of [...]

Breakfast quiz

June 28, 2010

I decided to run a quiz at the breakfast table for our two girls. Imogen is 5 in September and Clara turned 3 a few weeks back. Question 1 – What’s the tallest animal? Imo hits the buzzer first and offers me “Giraffe”. Clara shouts, no Imo, it’s a Whale. I pause to think (knowing [...]

Why France could teach Britain a thing or two on travel.

June 20, 2010

Yesterday I drove back from a week’s holiday in France: almost 1,000km I had time to notice things and even think a little. (My family flew back: relative luxury considering the peace and quiet). Obviously the British roads and countryside are my reference point so comparing the pleasure of driving on French highways these are [...]

Suffolktweetup: Our Special Guest @jobsworth

June 9, 2010

Please welcome JP Rangaswami to Suffolk Well, I’m sure many of you who follow @jobsworth on Twitter, will be thrilled to hear that he’s coming to our tweetup on Thursday (see below for details) We’ve been meaning to meet for sometime now and JP is working at Adastral Park this week so in our neck [...]

Tweet with integrity: disclose your interest.

June 7, 2010

Since moving from London to Suffolk I have used Twitter to meet people, consume local products and services and help out where I can. One of the reasons I rate Twitter so highly is the positive impact it has on our family life through the “Word of Mouth” (WOM) recommendations and advice we continue to [...]

Hope for tomorrow’s change

June 7, 2010

Whether you know me personally or follow me on twitter, you will have to endure endless complaints about my back pain. My wife is a saint as she has to live with my often short-fuse caused by the agony that persists. In 2003, I was hit by a 26 wheel truck while stationary in my [...]

Why Alain de Botton blocked me on Twitter and enraged the foodies.

May 28, 2010

I have enjoyed consuming Alain de Botton‘s tweets. Thought provoking if nothing else and a few of them are worth a chuckle. In fact, I’ve retweeted him a couple of times recently here and again agreeing with him there. I’ve also (purchased) and listened to one of his books and found it a worthwhile and [...]

Perspectives on South Africa following my recent visit.

April 18, 2010

South Africa was my home for the first three decades of my life: you could say a compromised and complex heritage. I have my parents and myself to thank for the hard work that afforded me most of the personal status with which I departed South Africa. Only now, having been in the UK for [...]

Farewell British Airways

April 14, 2010

I’ve just returned to the UK shores having flown to South Africa with British Airways who I’ve loyally followed for many years. Not only am I an insecure BA passenger as a result of its industrial action, but worse still, exposure to their shoddy systems has left me firmly resolved to *never* fly BA again. [...]

The Jolly Sailor, Orford for A Jolly Tweet-Up

March 28, 2010

The Jolly Sailor was one of the several Suffolk Tweeps (see below) that I approached for donations to the Bury St Edmunds Twestival the other night and Gordon Williams, the relatively new Landlord, kindly donated a whopping great £100 voucher for meals and accommodation adding “I don’t care if they use the whole thing for [...]

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