Battersea Blog http://www.batterseablog.co.uk Battersea Blog - Wit, wisdom and random rants from the Janky Cracka Fool Jules Eden. en-us webmaster@tankedupmagazine.co.uk Battersea Blog http://www.batterseablog.co.uk/images/logo_small.gif http://www.batterseablog.co.uk 106 50 Malaysia - Rainy Season And so 30 years after my first trogon in a Costa Rican forest, we come to the final one here in Malaysia. Cinnamon-Rumped Trogon – CRT – for short here.<br /> Since my last report from India where we bagged the Ward’s, there has been Hispaniolan in the D.R. and both Javan and Sumatran in their respective islands. I was set for the CRT. [The devastating news of the 4 way split on Black-Throated was fortunately countered by the biggest luck a birder could ever have, as I was in ... https://batterseablog.co.uk Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Travel Tips in the Time of Covid Travel during Covid has been like rolling the dice. A different result or set of rules on almost a weekly basis.<br /> Fortunately JCF has managed to get away diving quite regularly during this time and from vast experience offers to “Go Up to 11” with the best hints and tips for Pandemic Getaways in these dark times.<br /> 1. When you have completed your Passenger Locator Form – take a screenshot of the first page that has the QR code on the top right. You don’t n... https://batterseablog.co.uk Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Breakout 3 DUBAI, ROMANIA AND GEORGIA<br /> JANUARY 20th TO APRIL 3rd 2021<br /> Jules Eden, with:<br /> Stewart Kirkaldy - Dubai<br /> Iliutia and Marius from BirdinginRomania.com - Danube Delta<br /> Alex from BirdingCaucasus.com - Georgia.<br /> <br /> <br /> I don’t do Lockdowns. Hate them. So when a child like weeping Minister of Health announces that from January to an undated point in the future, we have to all... https://batterseablog.co.uk Mon, 03 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 REJECTED REVIEWS 2 PRODUCT :<br /> Nestle Black Magic Classic Favourites 174g<br /> <br /> REVIEW:<br /> My mum likes "taking the knee" as much as any octagenerian.<br /> However since her arthritis has taken a turn for the worse during lockdown - <br /> she feels it is increasingly difficult to get down there and show her support to end racism with our brave soccer players before kick-off.<br /> Fortunately Black Magic came to the rescue!!&l... https://batterseablog.co.uk Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 REJECTED REVIEWS Janky has been hammering orders off the Amazon like any man in lockdown.<br /> But since this online shop has got "political" and banned certain speech outlets - it is clear their game for 2021 is to run our lives in a more dictatorial way.<br /> So when they send an email after every order saying "Your opinion matters - MR JANKY CRACKA FOOL, do you have a moment? We'd love to know how everything worked out with you. Please take a moment to review your most recent item" go... https://batterseablog.co.uk Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 BAD ABSTRACTS 1 – “Cold Mousey” To celebrate “100 Days of Solitude” Janky is starting a new series – Bad Abstracts.<br /> We’ve all become super-science junkies since the Apocalypse began, whether finding the Chinese data for chloroquine, and realising it was over the counter and so hoovering up the whole supply at Boots, Peckham – to having strong opinions on anti-virals and zinc in the early stages of the disease.<br /> Most of my krew now know how to surf the deep research of PubMed, and cro... https://batterseablog.co.uk Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 As Travel Restrictions Slowly Lift.. You might want to start thinking of where to spend your "furlough-dough"<br /> Here are some tips if the answer is COLOMBIA<br /> Not your classic diving destination – but with both Pacific and Caribbean seas Traveller found himself diving in Taganga, near Santa Marta on the North coast.<br /> Here are some tips should you find yourself in this part of the world.<br /> DO<br /> • Wear a smile on your face. “50 years of hurt” back home ... https://batterseablog.co.uk Sat, 27 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 So you wanna be a Dive Doc? Have you ever sat across from the dive doc during your medical or a consultation and thought – “Yes, I could do that – it looks easy!”<br /> Well now is your chance to see if you are cut out for this profession or whether you should stay in your old one at GCHQ or Parliament.<br /> Let’s do the Dive Doctor Quiz.<br /> Q1- <br /> You get a call from the Coastguard. They have just picked up a 50+ year old male diver found floating on the surface... https://batterseablog.co.uk Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Colombia Clean Up TRIP REPORT: COLOMBIA CLEAN UP AUGUST 2019<br /> URABA, ANTIOQUIA AND INIRIDA<br /> <br /> Dates: August 10th to August to 23rd August 2019<br /> Participants:<br /> Jules Eden – Lifelong birder jules@e-med.co.uk<br /> Tom Eden [son] – non-birder, sports nut and studying Spanish at University.<br /> Arrangements:<br /> Manakin Tours<br /> Cost:<br /> A lot. POA<br /> Why Colombia... https://batterseablog.co.uk Sat, 07 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 EUROVISION 2018 Taking one for the team here - <br /> I have looked at all the Eurovision entries so you do not have to!<br /> Semi finals on 8th and 10th, <br /> final on 12th May.<br /> <br /> UK entry – utter rubbish with a singer of indeterminate gender and frankly over 50 – not good enough. I apologise.<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K--kIdOpbJM<br /> Romania – stunning singer, rubbish song.<br /> https://www.yo... https://batterseablog.co.uk Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000