The View from the Shard – our Visit

February 3, 2013

We were fortunate to get preview tickets to see the Shard last week before the official opening this weekend. We have watched the Shard go up over the last few years always wondering what the views would be like and it was great to get the chance to finally see it. Our slot was 10am […]

Our visit to The Shard in London

January 29, 2013

We managed to get preview tickets to see The Shard in London, UK and thought we’d make the most out of it by filming and sharing our experience! It was a great day out and it was amazing to see London from so high up. Visit our blog at http://www.alanandmetok.com for more of our adventures!

Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China

January 12, 2013

We visiting the Mogao Caves or the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China. These buddhist caves had the most amazing sculptures and wall paintings and are hundreds of years old. We visited in 2012 during our China Trip. More details on our blog http://www.alanandmetok.com

New House Ideas – Modern Contemporary Look

January 12, 2013

When we moved house we visited many kitchen, bathroom and furniture shops. We are interested in the modern contemporary look so most of the stuff we looked at was that style. This is the video slideshow of the pictures we took

Penny Farthing in London

January 8, 2013

We saw a guy riding a Penny Farthing in London.

How to get more Reviews on Tripadvisor

January 6, 2013

Whilst ballooning in Marrakech, we learnt how to get more reviews on Tripadvisor! Haha!

Koutobia Mosque and Minaret in Marrakech, Morocco

January 5, 2013

The Koutoubia Mosque or Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakech, Morocco For more info, look up the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koutoubia_Mosque

Creaky Bridge near Atlas Mountains in Marrakech

January 4, 2013

Our day trip to Ourika and the small village of Setti-Fatma at the base of the Atlas Mountains, Marrakech brought many sights. One was the numerous bridges which crossed the water – they were all really rickety and looked really unsafe! Still, we thought it would be interesting to venture across one of them. It […]

Making the perfect Moroccan Tea on a Rooftop Cafe on the way to the Atlas Mountains

January 4, 2013

Whilst on our journey to the Atlas Mountains, we stopped off at a rooftop cafe to make a Moroccan tea Visit our blog: http://www.alanandmetok.com

Camel Rides in Marrakech

December 31, 2012

After the camel rides in China, Metok really wanted to do a camel ride and actually, one of the reasons why we chose Marrakech was because we could ride a camel there. However, the camel experience in Marrakech wasn’t as enjoyable as the ones in China.. still we had fun! The first video is from […]

Footage of the Grumpy Camel from Metok’s camera

December 31, 2012

This was the Metok cam as per the previous video regarding the Grumpy Camel in Marrakech -http://youtu.be/8g3LIMVndNE This is the full video in a video of it’s own! Our blog is here http://www.alanandmetok.com

The Grumpy Camel in Marrakech

December 30, 2012

During our trip in Marrakech, we thought we would do a camel ride. Unfortunately for Metok, she got the grumpy camel! 🙂 Visit our blog at http://www.alanandmetok.com

Xmas 2012 in Marrakech, Morocco

December 28, 2012

So this year we decided to get some winter sun in Marrakech. The weather in the UK is infamous for being bad and over the winter months, it’s just horrible and depressing! We found a deal to get to Marrakech and took it… We were there for 4 days.. the temperature was between 20 and […]

The Bumpy Balloon Ride Landing in Marrakech

December 27, 2012

We had a great time in Marrakech over Xmas 2012. One of our excursions was the balloon ride with Hamid at MarrakechbyAir.com The day was more windy than usual and hence the landing of the balloon was a bit more rocky than it should have been. However, it was great fun and exciting! Visit our […]

Eating all the Macaroons at Sofitel, Marrakech

December 26, 2012

We just arrived in Marrakech and had a great welcome at the Sofitel Hotel. They served us macaroons and fresh orange juice. Metok loves macaroons and they didn’t last long in her presence! Visit our blog at http://www.alanandmetok.com

Guitar playing and singing bin in Cambridge

November 25, 2012

I saw this guitar playing singing bin in Cambridge!

Kicking chesnut shells at each other in Richmond Park

October 21, 2012

Family love expressed via kicking fallen chesnut shells at each other!

Day 1 in Beijing – Arriving, Tong Ren Tang, Caterpillar Fungus and Peking Duck!

October 19, 2012

Waking up in Amsterdam, we had breakfast at the hotel and headed out to the airport. With the time that we had, it wasn’t really worth going into the city itself but also we did have some time to kill so it was figuring out what to do. We decided that we would explore the […]

Leaving for China – Missing our Flight to China

September 29, 2012

Our journey to get us to China started on the Saturday 25th August. It was a early PM flight leaving at 5pm which meant no crazy morning wake up.. in fact, it was nice and leisurely allowing us to wake up our normal weekend time and have a decent breakfast before departing. Our journey with […]

Classical Chinese Music Group in China

September 21, 2012

This was taking during our China tour.

Jessie J – Do It Like a Dude – Front Row view!

September 17, 2012

Jessie J’s gig at the Under the Bridge Venue. This was her first song for the night – Do It Like a Dude

Our China trip 2012

September 15, 2012

So we were hoping to get to Tibet this year but had a lot of difficulty because of the situation there, it finally got cancelled by the tour operator. At this stage we had already arranged for our China visa and it seemed like a waste if we didn’t use it. So, we researched online […]

Peacock mating with a Car

July 10, 2012

The peacock saw its reflection in the car and attempted to mate with it!

His Holiness Dalai Lama, second Tibetan dance

June 21, 2012

This is the second Tibetan folk dance after the Dalai Lama event at the Royal Albert Hall in London 2012

His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Royal Albert Hall

June 21, 2012

This is the first of the Tibetan folk dances at the end of the Dalai Lama talk at the Royal Albert Hall in London 2012

Dalai Lama – Royal Albert Hall 2012

June 21, 2012

This was the initial Tibetan kids performance for his Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Royal Albert Hall in London 2012 Write an essay for me

Dalai Lama – Royal Albert Hall 2012

June 21, 2012

This was the initial Tibetan kids performance for his Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Royal Albert Hall in London 2012

Glassblowing in Istanbul, Turkey – Making Glass Ornaments

May 16, 2012

Watching a glassblower making intricate glass ornaments in Istanbul, Turkey

Close to losing a finger feeding the Seagulls in Istanbul

May 16, 2012

We were in Istanbul and Silvia tried her hand at feeding the seagulls. They are rather aggressive birds and larger than you think they are. Shortly after this video, a fisherman show us his scarred finger where a seagull had got him! Feeding seagulls isn’t recommended!

The Icecream Trick in Istanbul, Turkey

May 16, 2012

Having fun with Ice Cream in Istanbul in Turkey on the Istiklal Caddesi (Independence Avenue)

Making Turkish bread in Istanbul

May 16, 2012

We were in the Kebab restaurant Novak on the Istiklal Caddesi (Independence Avenue) and watched them make their tasty bread!

Archie the Orangutan at the Universal Studios Hollywood Animal Planet

April 22, 2012

Very funny Orangutan at Universal Studios Hollywood Animal Planet

The Promenade at Hollywood Studios, Orlando Florida

April 22, 2012

After an exhausting day at Hollywood Studios, we walk the promenade to the exit! What a fab day – Oct 2010

Entering Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando Florida

April 22, 2012

Entering the gates of Hollywood Studios! We made this trip in October 2010!

Testing Hovercrafts in a field

April 22, 2012

This is our video of us testing the Hovercrafts in Sandwich, UK

Hovercraft Experience in Sandwich, Kent

April 22, 2012

Last weekend (16th April) we had booked ourselves for an afternoon Hovercraft experience. It was quite a drive from London and we did arrive a tad early so we had a peek around Sandwich to see what there was to offer. To be quite frank, these little villages are indeed very little and there isn’t […]

A Hovercraft Experience – riding a 1 person hovercraft

April 22, 2012

We booked ourselves on the Hovercraft experience in Sandwich Kent with Hovercraft Adventures. It was a rather windy day but didn’t detract from having fun! We rode the Hovercraft around a muddy track and race for time!

Hampton Court Palace Fight – Zombie vs Jiggers

April 9, 2012

Zombie vs Jiggers @ Hampton Court Palace with added sound effects 🙂

Some Hungry Tibetans on the Train to Hampton Court Palace

April 8, 2012

Taking the train from Waterloo, we decided on taking an early lunch on the train to Hampton Court Palace

Horse Drawn Carriages At Hampton Court Palace

April 7, 2012

This is the 12 minute ride of the horse ride at Hampton Court palace. We didn’t go on it but the horses were magnificent!

Playing with the remote control helicopter for the first ti

March 29, 2012

The Lightspeed i-helicopter works with the iPad or iPhone. This is me using it for the first time!

Ideal Home Show – March 2012

March 29, 2012

Just walking around the Ideal Home Show at Earls Court, London

Crocodile in London Picadilly

March 25, 2012

This is the crocodile in London Picadillys Rainforest cafe!

Driving In Newcastle

March 24, 2012

I went to Newcastle and had a quick look around. It has changed so much and is a beautiful city now!

Angry Woman on Public Bus in London – Translation Please

March 18, 2012

I was sitting on the bus in London. This lady was really angry on the phone, can anyone translate what she was saying?

South American Strings as seen in Tate Modern

March 18, 2012

One of the exhibits at the Tate Modern

Approaching the Severn Bridge Tollbooth

March 18, 2012

Just driving to Wales

Day 3 of Flying the Lightspeed iHelicopter

March 15, 2012

On day 3, I’ve mastered the controls of the iHelicopter.. this is when it’s really satisfying!

This Will Be On The News Tonight – 13th March 2012

March 13, 2012

I saw lots of camera men and journalists outside the Inner London Crown Court so got out the trusty iPhone camera!

Helicopter hits other Chair Leg

March 13, 2012

This is a follow up video from yesterdays video when my iHelicopter hits the chair leg.. more filming today and this time I manage to hit the other chair leg! haha! Yesterdays video : http://youtu.be/4Sm5cQLhao8

Helicopter Takes off and Crashes (into a chair leg)

March 12, 2012

Take off and Landing with the iHelicopter

Day 2 of Flying the iHelicopter

March 12, 2012

I’m still getting the hang of this!

Lightspeed i-Helicopter : Take-off and Landing

March 11, 2012

I just received one of these remote controlled helicopters. It’s great fun! It’s a bit difficult to control initially but I’m sure I’ll get better with practice! This was my video to demonstrate my skill taking off and landing skills…

Applied Kinesiology – A Skeptics View

March 9, 2012

For those people who know me, they know that I’m a complete skeptic to things which can’t be explained by traditional science. I don’ t believe in the paranormal, I don’t believe in ghosts, I don’t believe mediums are really able to communicate with spirits etc. When Metok told me about this kinesiology that she […]

Muscle Testing with the Kinesiologist – do you believe it?

March 9, 2012

We were non-believers and actually hoped to disprove what Metok had mentioned to us. However, this really happened… He was able to make our arms weak and this completely confused our scientific brains!

The Brick Lane Curry House Rip Offs

March 8, 2012

Yesterday I met up with a friend I’ve not caught up with in a while. Our thing is usually a good old curry in London’s Brick Lane.. the home of the curry. For those who don’t know, Brick Lane is famous for the many curry houses.. in fact, there are so many that it’s rather […]

Snow In London 2012 – Tower bridge and Tower of London

February 11, 2012

This is our photo and video footage in the second week of February 2012 when it snowed in London. We walked from Tower Bridge to Tower of London on our way to the Tube station

Snow by City Hall and The Shard

February 9, 2012

Snowing in London 8th Feb London Bridge, City Hall and The Shard.

A Kick to making a Donation to the Barbican Centre

February 6, 2012

We donated some money to the Barbican centre

The Design Shop at the Barbican Centre

February 5, 2012

Having a look around at the design shop at the Barbican Centre

The Walking Light People

February 5, 2012

These were found in Barbican London

UFO in London Brick Lane?

February 5, 2012

This was seen by my friend who was in Brick Lane, London UK. Ok, it looks more likely to be one of those Octocopters!

Driving in a snowstorm in London 2012

February 5, 2012

Driving home from Stratford. Lots of snow and no gritted roads!

Driving in the Snow, London

February 5, 2012

Driving home listening to the radio heading towards Borough, near London Bridge!

Lion Dance, London China Town – 2012

January 29, 2012

I was having dimsum with some friends in the New Loon Foon restaurant when we saw the Lion Dance had appear directly infront of the Haozhan restaurant. We got a great view from where we are. The Lion dances in front of the shop and eyes up the lettuce which is bundled with Lai See […]

Hotel Viceroy in Miami

January 29, 2012

This was our stay at Hotel Viceroy in Miami

Buffet food selection in Hotel in Barcelona

January 28, 2012

This was a rather nice selection for breakfast at the hotel we stayed at in Barcelona

Go Car Barcelona – Arriving at Monestir de Pedralbes (The monastery of Pedralbes)

January 28, 2012

We are approaching the Monestir de Pedralbes (or Monastery of Pedrables) via the Go Car. You can hear the car speak to us and explaining that this is the home to the nuns since 1327!

Riding in the Go Car in Barcelona

January 28, 2012

This video is us exploring Barcelona in the nifty Go Car site-seeing cars. We had just gone up the hill

Riding in the Go Car in Barcelona

January 28, 2012

This video is us exploring Barcelona in the nifty Go Car site-seeing cars. We had just gone up the hill as directed by the Go Car and back down again. You can hear the voice system in the car as it tells us where we are and about our surroundings (it all works via GPS, […]

Go Car in Barcelona

January 28, 2012

This was us on holiday in Barcelona – May 2010. We had hired the Go Car site-seeing cars. The footage is taken close to the Olympic Stadium Estadi OlĂ­mpic LluĂ­s Companys Paseo OlĂ­mpico, 17, 08038 Barcelona, Spain

Lion Dance 2011 in London China Town – Chinese New Year

January 28, 2012

We were in the restaurant opposite (New Loon Foon) and saw the whole lion dance from the window! Happy New Year!

Car Falls from height at High Street Kensington Tube Station

January 18, 2012

Ok… This didn’t actually happen but is a special effect made with an iPhone app called Action Movie FX. Pretty cool!

Huge Pillbug/Roly Pollie/Rollie Pollie found in India

October 29, 2011

We were at Bear Shola in Kodaikanal and came across this 2 inch insect which curls into a ball when frightened. Fascinating insect! Visit our blog at http://www.alanandmetok.com for more videos!

Only In India

October 27, 2011

This is what we saw when we went to India – disregard for safety! Anyway, come and visit our blog at http://www.alanandmetok.com for more videos and other crazy stuff!

Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai

October 26, 2011

So on our last day in Chiang Mai with the morning spare we wondered where we should go, what we should do and we were told that you can spend a couple of hours at Tiger Kingdom. Tiger Kingdom is where you can spend time with Tigers and get your pictures taken with them. They […]

Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai, Thailand

October 26, 2011

This is our video footage of our visit to Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai in Thailand Visit our website: http://www.alanandmetok.com

Pillbug/Rollie Pollie/Rolli Puchi Insect in Kodaikanal, India

October 13, 2011

So whilst looked for new places to explore in Kodaikanal in India, we found this rather large insect at a place called Bear Shola. It goes by a few names: pillbug, rollie pollie, roly pollie, rolli puchi.. I don’t know what it is called exactly but this one was huge.. about 2 inches in length. […]

Only In India

October 7, 2011

I always bring my video camera with me wherever we go so you never know what you’ll capture. In the course of a couple of hours as we made our journey from Bangalore to Kodaikanal we saw two interesting sites which I managed to capture on my camera. Firstly a family were travelling on a […]

Rabbit Drowning – Bizarre Bath

September 15, 2011

This is when our tour guide throws Houdini the Rabbit into the river in a sack and after 10 seconds he escapes!! Very enjoyable and funny. This was part of the Bizarre Bath show in Bath, England

Where is Everyone? (City of Bath)

September 15, 2011

I was walking around in the beautiful city of Bath in England, famous for it’s Roman Baths. I did not see a single human around! Were they eaten by Zombies?

Seagull Turds on my Car

September 15, 2011

I was walking back to my car to find that a seagull had taken a liking to my card and left various large turds on it!

Using the Ticket barriers in the Metro in Lyon

September 15, 2011

Using the Ticket barriers in the Metro in Lyon

Walking inside the Metro system in Lyon

September 15, 2011

Walking inside the Metro system in Lyon

Here Comes the Metro – Lyon

September 15, 2011

Waiting on the platform for the Metro train to arrive in Lyon. The trains are nicer than the UK ones, more space!

Hunch back of Notre Dame scene at the Museum of Animated Puppets ( Le Musée des Automates), Lyon

September 15, 2011

Hunch back of Notre Dame scene at the Museum of Animated Puppets ( Le Musée des Automates), Lyon

Freaky Ginger Haired Puppet

September 15, 2011

Louis Pasteur at the Museum of Animated Puppets ( Le Musée des Automates), Lyon

September 15, 2011

Louis Pasteur at the Museum of Animated Puppets ( Le Musée des Automates), Lyon

Peter Pan scene at the Museum of Animated Puppets ( Le Musée des Automates), Lyon

September 15, 2011

Peter Pan scene at the Museum of Animated Puppets ( Le Musée des Automates), Lyon

Zorro scene in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

September 15, 2011

Zorro scene in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

Mozart scene in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

September 15, 2011

Mozart scene in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

Fat man puppet in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

September 15, 2011

Fat man puppet in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

Old man and woman puppet in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

September 15, 2011

Old man and woman puppet in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

Pinocchio puppet in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

September 15, 2011

Pinocchio puppet in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

Funny looking man puppet in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

September 15, 2011

In St Georges’district, in Guignol’s Old Lyon, there has been an animated puppet craft workshop for 53 years ! 250 artistic automatons all of them moving, 7 rooms, 20 scenes pay tributes to celebrities: writers, painters, musicians, inventors… on topics based on our cultural heritage and traditions.

The ‘Elvis’ automaton at the Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon

September 15, 2011

The ‘Elvis’ automaton at the Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon. In St Georges’district, in Guignol’s Old Lyon, there has been an animated puppet craft workshop for 53 years ! 250 artistic automatons all of them moving, 7 rooms, 20 scenes pay tributes to celebrities: writers, painters, musicians, inventors… on topics based on our cultural […]

Inside the Notre-Dame de Fourviere in Lyon

September 15, 2011

Very grand and there was a service happening as we were there inside the Notre-Dame de Fourviere in Lyon

Funicular in Lyon (Funiculaires de Lyon)

September 15, 2011

We were at Minimes station and both the Funiculars were arriving.. they both arrived at the same time

The long cycle in Parc de la Tete d’Or

September 15, 2011

We just got on the 4 person cycle carts in Lyon and decided to test them out

Showing off the 4 person bike in Lyon, parc de la TĂȘte d’Or

September 15, 2011

These are the bikes you can hire in the parc de la Tete d’Or in Lyon