tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76236622010-02-08T23:00:34.779-05:00Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-57543077321773803662010-01-03T23:43:00.004-05:002010-01-03T23:48:18.112-05:00<a href="http://www.kennyandrobyn.com" title="Seriously, check it out"><img src="http://www.kennyandrobyn.com/images/logo.png"/></a><br /><br />Obviously this blog as been laying low for a quite some time now. But as a newly-married man with an extension to the family on the way already, I've set up a new site which will have all photos, videos and general news from the entire McColl household. <br /><br />I'll keep this one up for the archive of old photos, but all new updates will be at the much, much better: <strong><a href="http://www.kennyandrobyn.com" title="Seriously, check it out">www.kennyandrobyn.com</a></strong>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-5754307732177380366?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-24601124725380856412008-01-02T19:26:00.000-05:002008-01-02T19:31:55.557-05:00As you might have noticed, I'm getting a bit lazy when it comes to updating this site.<br /><br />I'm still putting photos up on Flickr though, so <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/">check there for the latest activity</a>. If you have a Flickr account, make me your friend and you'll get an email whenever I add photos. Or if you're a geek, you can subscribe to the <a href="http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=82803443@N00&lang=en-us&format=rss_200">rss feed</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-2460112472538085641?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1155494577378505752006-08-13T14:42:00.000-04:002006-08-30T14:17:01.106-04:00<strong><a href="http://www.barhoppa.com/crawl/show/42" title="Barhoppa - see the route of our trip on google maps">See our route on a map!</a></strong><br /><br /><table class="itintab"> <tbody> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594254976399/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/66/227233890_bb483a53ee_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> France - Montagny </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594254985390/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/87/227240497_c51d7b56c4_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Holland - Amsterdam </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594213909460/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/69/199635341_7211a7ea4e_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Scotland </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594213001737/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/60/199041968_5f757cb493_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Belgium - Brussels &amp; Bruges </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594212810623/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/58/198918686_d58116bbfa_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> France - Paris </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594212749179/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/72/198882487_7a95f1742c_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Luxembourg </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594208639927/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/66/196067276_9a1d7abbab_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> France - Strasbourg </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594212743535/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/72/198879304_e1bafef0da_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Germany - Munich </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594212789765/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/77/198906572_88ee73b98a_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Austria - Vienna, Halstatt and Salzburg </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594208624658/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/63/196056601_c1611cc81a_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Slovakia - Bratislava </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594200709590/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/47/190651867_7e5e36672e_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Hungary - Budapest </td></tr> <tr><td><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594200018997/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/54/190166006_14c6c08be5_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Romania - Transylvania </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594200013752/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/78/190153925_01707f25f9_s.jpg" > </a></td><td> Bulgaria - Plovdiv </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594183589682/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/58/179091056_6e91f512a1_s.jpg"> </a></td><td>Turkey - Istanbul</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72157594185149527/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/76/180836648_1a8c75055f_s.jpg"> </a></td><td>Getting there - Lyon to Istanbul (via Montagny, Alba, Monterosso, Sienna, Sorrento, Amalfi, Bari, Thessaloniki &amp; Kavala)</td></tr></tbody> </table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-115549457737850575?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1150896353163660122006-06-21T09:24:00.000-04:002006-06-21T09:29:32.566-04:00Details of our trip around Europe. Most of it is subject to change. I'll have my regular cell phone with me and we'll be checking email.<table class="itintab"><br /><tr><td>June 23</td><td>Arrive in Lyon </td></tr><tr><td>June 24-27</td><td>Italy: Parma, Modena, Bologna, Napoli, Bari</td></tr><tr><td>June 27, evening</td><td>Ferry to Greece</td></tr><tr><td>June 28-29</td><td>Drive through Greece</td></tr><br /><tr><td>June 29, evening</td><td>Arrive in Istanbul - Hen/Bachelor Parties</td></tr><tr><td>June 30</td><td>Bosporus Cruise and dinner</td></tr><tr><td>July 1</td><td>Omer & Elif's wedding</td></tr><tr><td>July 3</td><td>Leave Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>July 3-14</td><td>Drive through Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, & Germany</td></tr><tr><td>July 14-15</td><td>Amsterdam, Falkirk game on July 15</td></tr><tr><td>July 16-17</td><td>Belgium</td></tr><tr><td>July 17</td><td>Ferry to Scotland</td></tr><tr><td>July 18</td><td>Arrive in Scotland, drive up to Fort William</td></tr><tr><td>July 23</td><td>Kenny & Gayla's Wedding</td></tr><tr><td>July 24-27</td><td>Glasgow</td></tr><tr><td>July 28</td><td>Ross's wedding</td></tr><tr><td>July 30-Aug 5</td><td>Walking the West Highland Way</td></tr><tr><td>Aug 5-7</td><td>Edinburgh</td></tr><tr><td>Aug 8-9</td><td>Drive to London</td></tr><tr><td>Aug 10- 15</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>Aug 15-18</td><td>Drive to France</td></tr><tr><td>Aug 18-21</td><td>Karen's chalet, Montagny La Thuile, France</td></tr><tr><td>Aug 21</td><td>Fly home</td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-115089635316366012?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1148228446779505512006-05-21T12:18:00.000-04:002006-05-21T12:21:31.380-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72057594136852020/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/45/147743035_3020e39d5a.jpg?v=0" width="400" height="300"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-114822844677950551?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1148136429722288742006-05-20T10:46:00.000-04:002006-05-20T10:48:00.373-04:00<a href="http://mundialnyc.com" title="Copa Mundial: Watch the World Cup at Mundial in the East Village New York"><img src="http://mundialnyc.com/images/copamundial400.jpg" class="bannerad"></a><p class="bannerad"><a href="http://mundialnyc.com" title="Copa Mundial: Watch the World Cup at Mundial in the East Village New York">Watch the world cup in style - full details and schedule here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-114813642972228874?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1138597659773023712006-01-30T00:06:00.000-05:002006-02-07T14:23:07.253-05:00Watch the video!<br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OjMKf2-z8y8"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OjMKf2-z8y8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="330"></embed></object><br /><A href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1908754722145464402">The video is also available on Google Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/72057594055962468/" title="Snowboarding in Utah - Click to See Photos">Photos<br /><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/utah06.jpg" width=400 height=300></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-113859765977302371?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1136145793373343642006-01-01T15:01:00.000-05:002006-01-01T15:28:22.886-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/80292965/in/set-1716568/" title="New Year's Eve Photos - Mundial - Hogmanay"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/36/80292965_a32d78c0f2.jpg" width=400 height=300></a><br />The Observer's 5 Hangover Rules<br /><ul class="xlist"><li>Next day, don't call to apologise until you can speak in whole sentences</li><li>If they call you, claim memory loss</li><li>Anything that can be cured by a fry-up isn't a hangover</li><li>Achieve. Don't lie in bed all day. Lie in the bath and on the sofa, too</li><li>If you wake up feeling fine, you're still drunk</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-113614579337334364?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1135714594873967522005-12-27T15:16:00.000-05:002005-12-31T12:27:33.073-05:00<p>This is the part where we bore you all ...</p><table cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Photos</th></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1670530/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/9/77823286_9d46aa4738_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Highlights - the best of all the photos</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1151843/" title="Scotland - Glasgow"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/33/53123178_d31c17fc99_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Scotland - Glasgow</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1155830/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/28/53131077_6e8b1dcc6a_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Slovenia - Ljubliana & Celje</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1156006/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/30/53320581_30863e99a6_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Italy - Venice</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1156412/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/28/53335579_0f5bada02a_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>England - London - Karen's 40th Birthday Party</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1658828/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/37/77436707_c876041f5a_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Thailand - Bangkok</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1231052/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/36/77463875_355764d7d5_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Thailand - Krabi</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1660075/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/36/77502438_ef60fb277e_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Thailand - Chiang Mai, Bangkok Again &amp; Chiang Rai</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1663938/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/40/77689215_f0ccea04d0_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Laos - Mekong, Luang Prabang & Vientiene</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1664433/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/37/77715952_621e33e814_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Vietnam - Hanoi &amp; Halong Bay</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1665008/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/37/77746761_de9d735d7b_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Vietnam - Hoi An &amp; My Son</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1665366/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/37/77762696_098051b4c8_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Vietnam - Hue</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1665531/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/37/77769836_4b82059dc6_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Vietnam - Phu Quoc</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1665818/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/40/77787686_0aa1e9ebd2_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Vietnam - Saigon</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1666488/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/6/77819859_902ba5e30e_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Cambodia - Siem Reap & Angkor</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1666758/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/40/77830965_001f412c08_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Singapore</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1667914/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/6/77843309_5ea6959fef_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Australia - Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road &amp; Mornington Pensinsula</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1668254/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/36/77912472_b2f18c0583_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Australia - Queensland</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1668962/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/41/77932983_f469ee7455_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Australia - Uluru</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1669211/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/39/77961311_c772bd05fe_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Australia - Sydney, The Blue Mountains & Hunter Valley</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1670308/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/9/77444854_b1110b02f1_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Scotland All Over The World</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1670278/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/25/53318955_1b505edeca_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Graffiti of the World</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1670809/" title=""><img src="http://static.flickr.com/33/53127057_b859a7a5e7_s.jpg" /></a></td><td>Mythical Creatures of the World</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="post-sub-header">Trip Miscellany</p><p><strong>Top Places</strong></p><ul class="xlist"><li>Ljubljana, Slovenia</li><li>Luang Prabang, Laos</li><li>Hanoi, Vietnam</li><li>Hoi An, Vietnam</li><li>Angkor, Cambodia</li><li>Great Barrier Reef, Australia</li></ul><p><strong>Highlights</strong></p><ul class="xlist"><li>Consistently great (and cheap) food in Thailand, especially the North</li><li>Diving the <a href="http://www.prodivetownsville.com.au/yongala.html">Yongala wreck</a></li><li>Karen's fabulous <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1156412/">40th birthday party</a> in London</li><li>The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77808133/in/set-1666488/">jungle-covered Ta Phrom temple</a> at Angkor - even better than Angkor Wat</li><li>Dolphins swimming past us as we waited for the dive boat to pick us up (Australia)</li><li>Magnificent away win for Scotland in Slovenia with three spectacular goals</li><li>The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77689832/in/set-1663938/">Luang Prabang night market</a></li><li>Spectacular <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77946135/in/set-1668962/">scenic flight</a> on a four-seater over Uluru, Kata-Tjuta and Lake Amadeus</li><li>Walking through the Mangrove Bat Walk with giant fruit bats and flying foxes at Singapore's Night Safari</li><li>The Aussie burger with "The Lot" - beetroot, fried egg and sometimes pineapple</li><li>Six foot barracuda trying to eat Robyn's dive mask (Australia)</li><li>The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77960694/in/set-1669211/">glass-floored cable-car</a> 900 feet above the Katoomba Falls ravine (Blue Mountains, Australia)</li><li>Staying overnight in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/sets/1664433/">Halong Bay</a> aboard a traditional dragon boat (Vietnam)</li><li>The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77689030/in/set-1663938/">sunset from the top of Mount Phousi</a> in Luang Prabang</li><li>The <a href="http://www.laundry-bar.com/">Laundry Bar</a> in Siem Reap - best bar of the trip</li><li>Getting from Thailand to Laos by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77685286/in/set-1663938/">cruising down the Mekong</a></li><li>Double <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77836556/in/set-1666758/">Flaming Lamborghini</a> in Singapore</li><li>Surviving eating <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77507642/in/set-1660075/">raw fermented pork</a> in Northern Thailand</li><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77435530/in/set-1658828/">Blue Elephant cooking classes</a> in Bangkok</li><li>Spotting an <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77861781/in/set-1667914/">echidna</a> then several <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77866867/in/set-1667914/">koalas</a> within hours of leaving the city in Australia</li><li>Spotting not one, but five rare cassowaries in Queensland</li><li>Finally spotting a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77866867/in/set-1667914/">field full of kangaroos</a> the day before we left Australia</li><li>The sheer photogenic allure of Angkor Wat and Uluru (not to mention Ko Phi Phi, Halong Bay and the 12 Apostles)</li><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77458682/in/set-1231052/">Sea kayaking through caves</a> in Phang Nga (Thailand)</li><li>Super-cheap <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77747773/in/set-1665008/">custom-tailored clothes</a> in Hoi An</li><li>Mangosteen - out of season, but lived up to the hype - delicious</li><li>Learning that <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77787686/in/set-1665818/">motorbikes can carry anything</a>: 5 person families, 3 pigs, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77787777/in/set-1665818/">10 dogs</a>, you name it...</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Not So Good</strong></p><ul class="xlist"><li>Vietnamese traffic &amp; road "etiquette"</li><li>Frenzied, loud & high-pitched sales appeals outside calm temples in Angkor</li><li>5am hour-long propaganda broadcasts in Hanoi</li><li>7am hour-long amplified street karaoke in Bangkok</li><li>The giant tarantula in the bathroom at Pakbeng, Laos</li><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77427811/in/set-1658828/">Bird's Nest beverage</a> in Bangkok - absolutely disgusting!</li><li>Ridiculously persistent <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77859111/in/set-1667914/">flies</a> in Australia</li><li>In Vietnam, the sidewalk/pavement is not intended for walking on - it's for motorbike parking, or family dining - which means walking in the fearsome traffic</li><li>Flying cockroaches in restaurants in Sydney</li><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77711947/in/set-1664433/">Water Puppet Theatre</a> in Hanoi</li><li>Our camera breaking the day we visit Angkor (fortunately it made it through the day)</li><li>Our inability to identify the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77438672/in/set-1658828/">street meat</a> we bought in Bangkok (our best guesses: mussels, pigs ear, chicken plus one other)</li><li>Everything closing at 8:30pm in Australia</li><li>Food poisoning from one of the most expensive restaurants in Bangkok</li><li>Durian out of season everywhere we went, so still haven't eaten the fruit fresh</li><li>Smell of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennymccoll/77434105/in/set-1658828/">dried squid</a> everywhere you go in Thailand</li><li>Searing heat in Luang Prabang, Angkor &amp; Queensland (great weather everywhere else)</li><li>Taxi driver hotel scams in Hanoi</li><li>Insistent motorbike "taxis" in Hoi An</li><li>Sleazy old Western men with teenage Thai girlfriends / wives</li><li>Tourist tat in Venice</li><li>Admitting that Malky was right about Laos</li><li>Flying through cyclone storms in Australia</li><li>Bed bugs carried onto dive boat by horrible American stereotype</li><li>Dive conditions in Vietnam (too cloudy to see anything, then too windy to dive)</li></ul><p></p><p><table cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Top Meals</th></tr><tr><td><img src="http://static.flickr.com/24/53128085_60b33645f5_s.jpg" /></td><td>Borek / street stand / Ljubljana</td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/zsj.jpg" /></td><td>Bone marrow / St John / London</td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://static.flickr.com/6/77501823_5793119d0d_s.jpg" /></td><td>Khao Soi (spicy noodles), Chicken with Chilli / Sailomjoy / Chiang Rai<br />Total cost (including sodas): $1.59<br />Highlights: No electricity or refrigeration, little boy puking at table next to us</td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://static.flickr.com/37/77691896_59d735838f_s.jpg" /></td><td>Croque monsieur & salad / Cafe Banvatsene / Luang Prabang</td></tr><br /><tr><td><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/zchaca.jpg" /></td><td>Fried fish (Cha Ca) / Cha Ca La Vong / Hanoi</td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/zbibis.jpg" /></td><td>Chateaubriand / Bibi's / Saigon</td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://static.flickr.com/41/77777860_857b66cf80_s.jpg" /></td><td>Pho bo / Pho Hoa / Saigon</td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/zbills.jpg" /></td><td>Scrambled eggs &amp; bacon / Bills / Sydney</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><strong>Interesting Animals Seen In The Wild</strong></p><p>Dolphin / Gecko / Tarantula / Spiky Echidna / Koala / Possum / Kangaroo / Wombat / Rainbow Lorikeet / Jabiru / Cockatoo / Cassowary / Albatross / Turtle / Sea Snake / Shovel Nosed Ray / Epaulette Shark / Reef Shark / Stingray / Barracuda / Maori Wrasse / Lionfish / Clownfish / Nudibranch / Squid / Cuttlefish / Eagle Ray / Fruit Bat</p><p><strong>Interesting Animals Eaten</strong></p><p>Emu / Kangaroo / Horse / Crocodile / Pigeon / Water Buffalo / Yabbies</p><p><strong>Local Beers Sampled</strong></p><p>Lasko Zlatorog / Union / Smile / Sokol / Leo / Singha (lion) / Chang (elephant) / Beerlao (tiger head) / Beerlao Dark / Tiger / 333 / Saigon Red / Halida / Huda / Larue / Bgi / Red Beer (bia do) / Festival / Saigon Special / Hoa Vien Pilsener / Hoa Vien Dark / Angkor / Klang / Anchor / Brewerkz Wheat / Brewerkz Golden Ale / Brewerkz Mao Tai Lager / Brewerkz Pilsner / Brewerkz Darkside Lager / Brewerkz IPA / Brewerkz Brown Ale / Brewerkz Oatmeal Stout / Brewerkz Brewberriez / Brewerkz Hopback Ale / Brewerkz Xtra Ipa / Brewerkz Moh Gwai / Coopers Pale Ale / Little Creatures / Coopers Sparkling / James Squire Amber / James Squire IPA / James Squire Pilsener / James Boag / Townsville Bitter / Carlton Mid / Carlton Pure Blonde / Eumundi / Crown / Tooheys New / Tooheys Old (Black Ale) / Cascade Pale Ale / Red Back Wheat / Victoria Bitter / James Squire governer king pale ale / James Squire Golden Ale / Cascade Premium / James Boag Premium / Mountain Goat Hightail Ale (Dark Ale) / Blue Tonge Alcoholic Ginger Beer / Blue Tongue Hunter Ale / Blue Tongue Pilsener / Blue Tongue Lager</p><p><strong>Movies to Netflix</strong></p><ul class="xlist"><li>The Man With The Golden Gun</li><li>The Beach</li><li>The Quiet American</li><li>Apocalypse Now</li><li>Tomb Raider</li><li>Two Brothers</li><li>The Killing Fields</li><li>Picnic At Hanging Rock</li><li>Wolf Creek</li><li>Finding Nemo</li></ul><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-113571459487396752?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1126901438379377012005-09-16T16:09:00.000-04:002005-09-16T16:10:38.386-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82803443@N00/sets/959818/"><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/kgwed.jpg" height="300" width="400" /><br />Pictures from John's roof after the ceremony</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-112690143837937701?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1122410368543567892005-07-26T16:35:00.000-04:002005-07-26T16:40:10.050-04:00My latest web venture - a redesign of Tony Fletcher's <a href="http://www.ijamming.net" title="Tony Fletcher's iJamming!">iJamming!</a> site. Tony is a music writer (amongst other things) and has written books on the Clash, the Bunnymen, REM, Keith Moon and more. He updates iJamming! on a daily basis, so check it out.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ijamming.net" title="Tony Fletcher's iJamming!"><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/ijamming-header-400.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-112241036854356789?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1121640860699706672005-07-17T18:53:00.000-04:002005-07-17T19:15:31.846-04:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=tdf2005&page=1"><img src="http://x.kennymccoll.com/tdf.jpg" height="300" width="400" /><br />Go to Pictures</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-112164086069970667?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1120167886092465792005-06-30T17:43:00.000-04:002005-06-30T18:11:38.496-04:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=mkwed05&page=1"><img src="http://x.kennymccoll.com/mkwed.jpg" /><br />Go to Pictures</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-112016788609246579?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1116797272797526872005-05-22T17:27:00.000-04:002005-05-22T17:27:52.803-04:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=espana05&page=1"><img src="http://x.kennymccoll.com/bilbao.jpg" /><br />Go to Pictures</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-111679727279752687?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1112392579128245762005-04-01T16:54:00.000-05:002005-04-01T16:56:19.130-05:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=meribel05&page=1"><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/meribel05.jpg" /><br />Go to Pictures</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-111239257912824576?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1112391944614515502005-04-01T16:45:00.000-05:002005-04-01T16:46:38.376-05:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=parkcity05&page=1"><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/parkcity05.jpg" /><br />Go to Pictures</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-111239194461451550?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1109609781459000152005-02-28T11:55:00.000-05:002005-02-28T11:57:15.390-05:00Clearly I had too much time on my hands, but <a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/gallery/0,8555,1415139,00.html">the people at the Guardian did say my work was "astute"!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-110960978145900015?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1106863167493654642005-01-27T16:57:00.000-05:002005-01-27T17:00:16.673-05:00<a href="http://www.tartanarmynyc.com/td2005-800.jpg" title="Tartan Army New York City Tartan Day Party Details"><img src="http://www.tartanarmynyc.com/td2005web.jpg" alt="Click for bigger version, Tartan Army New York City Tartan Day Party Details"></a> <br />Mundial, April 2. Be there.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-110686316749365464?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1106629682671527142005-01-25T01:07:00.000-05:002005-01-25T00:13:37.006-05:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=burns05&page=1"><img src="http://x.kennymccoll.com/burns05.jpg" /> <br />Go to Pictures</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-110662968267152714?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1106629585203401442005-01-25T01:05:00.000-05:002005-01-25T00:06:46.616-05:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=la05&page=1"><img src="http://x.kennymccoll.com/la05.jpg" /> <br />Go to Pictures</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-110662958520340144?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1104708325713629232005-01-02T18:23:00.000-05:002005-01-03T13:13:22.336-05:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=hogmanay05&page=1" title="Pictures / Photos from New Year's Eve / Hogmanay party at Mundial, East Village, New York"><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/hogmanay05pic.JPG" />Pictures from the party</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-110470832571362923?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1104707894617963662005-01-02T18:15:00.000-05:002005-01-02T18:18:14.616-05:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=xmas04&page=1"><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/xmas04.JPG" /> Go to Pictures</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-110470789461796366?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1103215925140494352004-12-16T11:51:00.000-05:002004-12-16T11:53:08.386-05:00As usual, Colin and I are having a New Year's Eve party, this year at Mundial. This will be our 8th New York Hogmanay party in 10 years! As space is limited we'll need to run a list this year - click on the picture for more details. <br /><a href="http://www.hogmanay.us" title="New Year's Eve At Mundial, East Village, New York"><img src="http://www.tartanarmynyc.com/hogmanay400.jpg" alt="New Year's Eve at Mundial, East Village, New York" border="0"> <br />More details at hogmanay.us</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-110321592514049435?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1099973382402889342004-11-08T23:08:00.000-05:002005-05-19T16:02:37.180-04:00<a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=neworleans&page=1"><img src="http://x.kennymccoll.com/neworleans.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://x.kennymccoll.com/photos.php?album=neworleans&page=1">Go to photos</a><br>Eating and drinking in New Orleans<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-109997338240288934?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623662.post-1098642364815971212004-10-24T14:23:00.000-04:002005-01-03T09:49:35.986-05:00<a href="http://www.tartanarmynyc.com/mundial800.jpg" title="Mundial review in Time Out New York"><img src="http://www.kennymccoll.com/mundial400.jpg" alt="Mundial review in Time Out New York"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7623662-109864236481597121?l=www.kennymccoll.com' alt='' /></div>Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260039186813670593noreply@blogger.com0