My latest travels took me to Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia in Spain. And what a city is, the place to me is a brilliant reminder of the incredible diversity of character in western Europe. Las Ramblas I was based not far from Las Ramblas, one of the most famous shopping parades in the world and bustling with tourists right from the 1 mile…
Read MoreOver the past few weeks I’ve been working on a new project, called RailRider – now available on the UK iOS App Store. I didn’t really know why I wrote this app, part of me just wanted to get back into the swing of mobile development a couple of years after my first outing with iLearn. Another part of me lamented moving next to a…
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Here’s some pictures from my trip to Munich/Bavaria from mid October. It’s an awesome city that I recommend anyone visit, and the surrounding alpine landscapes of Mittenwald and Garmisch-Partenkirchen were really beautiful. As a petrol-head, a great highlight was visiting the BMW museum and factory alongside the Winter Olympics park. I also visited the WW2 Dachau Concentration Camp which was a real reminder of the…
Read MoreBack in April this year, I was fortunate enough to visit India for 3 weeks. I’ve been meaning to write up my experience of this incredible country, and thought now would be a great time to start as I sit in the luggage compartment of my horrendously delayed Virgin train from Milton Keynes to London Euston. So, where to start? Well, let me give a…
Read MoreHere’s a view over Lake Windermere in the Lake District on a gorgeous (but wet!) August evening. This area of the country is definitely under-rated, it’s always great to retreat from the South!
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Welcome to my new site 🙂 I’ve had a few designs for www.shonak.com over the past 8 years and none of them have actually been very good. Hopefully this one will be a little better and I’ll be tempted to post something once in a while! ~S
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