Month: July 2008

advanced riding

How to podcast using your mobile phone
ByMatthew Cashmore July 28, 2008

Sound simple doesn’t it. Just find a way of leaving a message on something like skype, then get it to encode your audio, upload it to the server and generate the XML. However, the whole skype thing is a bit of a red herring – I’ve been trying to make this work on and off for a…

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russia | Training

Finalising the kit
ByMatthew Cashmore July 28, 2008July 14, 2011

It’s fair to say we may have been a little obsessed with our kit. The problem was of course, that we were delayed by a year – and there’s only so much time you can take up obsessing over visas and injections – so kit seemed a harmless hobby. I’ve lost count of the tents…

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Podcast

New Podcast Update from Matthew
ByMatthew Cashmore July 26, 2008

A new Podcast Update has been left by Matthew Click here to listen to it in Quick Time. Or use this player to listen: [audio:http://www.journeytorussia.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/pbpost3.mp3] If you want to automatically receive the podcast updates in your podcast software follow the instructions on the Podcast page.

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Podcast

New Podcast Update from Matthew
ByMatthew Cashmore July 26, 2008

A new Podcast Update has been left by Matthew Click here to listen to it in Quick Time. Or use this player to listen: [audio:http://www.journeytorussia.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/pbpost2.mp3] If you want to automatically receive the podcast updates in your podcast software follow the instructions on the Podcast page.

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Touring

New PhoneBlogz Post
ByMatthew Cashmore July 24, 2008

A new audio message has been left: CLICK HERE (testing a way of creating a podcast via my mobile phone on the way to Russia)

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General | russia

Good news from Everyman
ByMatthew Cashmore July 22, 2008July 14, 2011

As many of you know, on this trip we’re raising money for Everyman – the male cancer charity – look up in the top right hand corner and you can do your bit too 😉 Anyway, great news from them today – they think they’ve found a new drug that will combat prostate cancer –…

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Reviews, Gear

Be honest, I look good don’t I.
ByMatthew Cashmore July 20, 2008

Thing is, I can’t help spending money in camping shops. It’s a problem, and it leads me to buy things I think I really need. In this case I’m certain I need this. It’s a bivi bag, or you could call it a waterproof sleeping bag cover. Whatever your syntax of choice – it’s lovely…

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General Ramblings

Some people shouldn’t be allowed to watch TV
ByMatthew Cashmore July 3, 2008

The people who wrote in to the BBC Trust to complain about Top Gear showing an image of a frost bitten willy, and showing Jeremy Clarkson and James May enjoying a glass of rather nice booze as they drove to the North Pole (get that – they were driving to the North Pole – in…

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