Tag: gadgets
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Replacing car keys is a total RIP OFF!
My mum needs to replace her car key.Actually, the key is fine, but the plastic housing that includes the buttons to open the boot and lock/unlock the doors have degraded to the point where the whole catastrophe is now held together with a lick and a promise and a thick rubber band. The cost of…
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The one thing every man doesn’t even know they need.
The only thing is, I don’t know what it is called. I am sure every female partner reading this will be aware of the infuriating (or so I am told) instinct all men have to throw their clothes in a pile beside the bed each night. We cannot help it. It is programmed deep into…
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Travel tip: pack the nocs.
I remember travelling as a kid and watching with envy if I noticed any adults around me carried a set of binoculars. Black or army surplus green chipped metal. Often carried in rigid leather shoulder satchels. It seemed a far more common occurrence than is generally seen today. These days, it’s all about the photograph.…
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Review: Garmin RV890 GPS.
Just before setting out on this trip I purchased a new GPS, the GARMIN RV890. I wanted to have an alternative navigation system to Google Maps which has led us up some pretty sketchy roads (and has tried to decapitate us under at least 1 low bridge). Ripley is a big girl (7.1m long and…
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