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Apologies if this has been posted before. I did a search but it turned up nothing. Found this article and the first part of it discusses how the iconic photo of Muhammad Ali Standing over Sonny Liston was captured. I found it to be a really interesting read and thought i'd share it here...

I've skimmed the thread so apologise if I've missed this but not seen anyone recommending a visit to The Kelpies yet. You could come from Edinburgh along the M9 to Falkirk, visit the Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel if you fancy, and then carry on to Stirling to join the A9?

I went a couple of years ago for 5 nights. The DIBB forum mentioned above was really useful when planning the trip. We went in the February half term a that's when my wife's birthday is and the kids were off and were there from a Wednesday to Monday. It wasn't 'mad busy' but did get noticeably...

Was at a midnight showing last night and can't wait to go see it again! It was that good. This is going to be the movie that creates a new generation of Star Wars fans.

I use a beard oil every couple of days. Seems to work well. http://areyoubearface.com/product/fresh-beard-oil/ This is the one I'm using at the minute but I'd recommend trying to find a bricks and mortar stockist where you can go and have a smell of different brands. I'd ordered on online...

I have a Fitbit Charge HR. I use it to track three main things, my sleep, the amount of steps I take each day and the amount of water I drink. The first two are tracked automatically via the device and the water is tracked by updating the app on my smartphone. I'm not sure how accurate it is...

I've just found this project on Kickstarter that might be of interest to some on here; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alpinelabs/pulse-your-camera-upgraded It's a remote for a DSLR or mirrorless camera that allows you to control your camera from an app on your smartphone. I'll be honest...

Thanks for that, most useful. I'm thinking it'll start with summer camping and not too far from where I park the car. Maybe up to an hours walk? Something like that anyway. The thinking behind getting a tent is that in order to be out in the countryside (highlands of scotland, Glencoe etc.) at...

Can anyone recommend a decent lightweight 2 man tent? Been thinking about getting one for a wee while now but never done anything about it, some experienced views would be appreciated.

It's because sh!te doesn't burn.

Have you tried turning it off on the phone that works and then trying it? That would point to a conflict with having two phones trying to sync to the same account.

Astrophotography? I've never tried it but read up a bit on it, shooting the Milky Way etc. It seems in those conditions that every stop or fraction of a stop counts.

Counting Crows - August and Everything After The Wonder Stuff - If the Beatles Had Read Hunter U2 - The Joshua Tree

And to think that the Ryanair boss, Michael O'Leary, suggested a few years back that short-haul flights should be allowed to fly with only one pilot. His reasoning being that in the last ten years only one pilot had suffered a heart attack mid-air and he was able to land his plane! I'm all for...

That's very true. When I was negotiating they didn't come up with an offer that I was happy with on the first call so I just told them that I wanted to go ahead with the cancellation. Then it's a bit of a Mexican stand-off waiting to see if they'll get back in touch! You'll have a months notice...