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Kyodo News (as spotted in the Sydney Morning Herald) is reporting that Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant noodles, has passed away aged 96. Ando founded the company Nissin Foods and in 1958 created the first instant noodles, Chicken Ramen. In 1971 he came up with cup noodle concept. In one survey the Japanese rated…

We have spent the past few evenings re-watching the 6 discs of the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition. Both watching the movies and reading the books are the best way I know of taking a voyage while seated in your own lounge room. Through the incredible imagery of Tolkien you are there with Frodo…

New Year's Eve 2006. Time to reflect on the year past. In January I celebrated Australia Day with a recipe for lambingtons. February was hot and sticky. During March I added an image gallery and wiki to this site and laid into the lack of scientific rigour on the Amazing Race. Like the Amazing Race…

I took a walk yesterday for a few kilometres along the fire trails that follow Still Creek. Suddenly I was out of suburban Sydney and into the bush, the valley walls and tall gum trees obscuring all but the smallest glimpses of houses and streets. I had a walking companion with me. Kita trotted along…

I spent some of today along Kent Street, browsing the outdoor adventure shops for sale deals on various items for our upcoming trip to China and Japan. Kathmandu was pretty cheap with up to 50% off the normal price. I purchased: Travel towels – for those situations where our hotel or train doesn't have towels.…