Tomorrow I am heading to a place called Pokhara in Nepal - on a paragliding trip. I have for a long time extolled the virtues of taking a break and pursuing your passion. I’m passionate about places. Indeed, much of my work is intrinsically about place and...
I delivered a keynote at a conference just before Christmas. The conference was all about destination branding and marketing. Tom Buncle presented before me and discussed the case of Colombia. So, what comes to mind when you think about Colombia? Interestingly, in recent times, they...
I’ve been on holidays. A three-week holiday in fact. For the most part I didn’t try and check in with the office, keep tabs on email or maintain a blog. Because what I really needed above all else was a proper break. Sure I spent...
He's the patron saint of Wales. Today is Saint David's Day - he died 1422 years ago. They've been celebrating this day in Wales ever since. Happy Saint David's Day! ...
Our Managing Director Jon recently celebrated a big birthday. One with a zero involved, that’s all I’m saying. His birthday present to himself was a ‘top of the range’ road bike. He sure does love that bike. I’ll ask him to post his thoughts on...
Back in April I was lucky to get tickets for the first TEDx event to be held in Cardiff. If like me you’ve arrived a bit late to the TED party here’s a quick introduction to the concept. TED stands for – Technology, Entertainment, Design. The...
Digital projects, be it building a website from scratch or sending an e-mail can crudely be divided into three production phases, and as a rule of thumb we work in thirds. A third specification, a third build and a third testing. Mentally, for web developers and...
Last week we met a friend and ex-colleague Neil Cocker for a coffee and a catch up. Apart from being an all round smart cookie and good egg Neil has been very aptly described as a “creative industries ninja” due to his ability to quietly...
My friend and much valued colleague Bryn always tells me to blog about non-work related stuff. Today is Saturday. I love Saturdays. It’s the one day of the week when I try to do absolutely nothing work related. Today I went flying. So why...