Highlights of Camber Sands – May 2017
February 28, 2018
In May 2017, we went to Camber Sands and stayed in a Caravan Park. A short video showing the highlights of our visit including trips to Hastings and other areas
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!
Helicopter Takes off and Crashes (into a chair leg)
March 12, 2012
Take off and Landing with the iHelicopter
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
Hampton Court Palace Fight – Zombie vs Jiggers
April 9, 2012
http://youtu.be/GVjN0sVGl30 Zombie vs Jiggers @ Hampton Court Palace with added sound effects 🙂
Guitar playing and singing bin in Cambridge
November 25, 2012
I saw this guitar playing singing bin in Cambridge!
Grandma Lee runs Rocky style to Canary Wharf
April 12, 2014
Grandma Lee takes the Thames Path along the riverside Rocky style to Canary Wharf! Keep the volume high! Visit our blog www.alanandmetok.com
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 OlÃmpic LluÃs Companys Paseo OlÃmpico, 17, 08038 Barcelona, Spain
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!
Glassblowing in Istanbul, Turkey – Making Glass Ornaments
May 16, 2012
Watching a glassblower making intricate glass ornaments in Istanbul, Turkey
Gladiator Games at London Guildhall 2011
September 14, 2011
Footage taken of the Gladiator Games at London Guildhall
Gladiator Games – London Guildhall – 2011
September 14, 2011
This was taken as we entered the London Guildhall to watch the Gladiator Games Buy essays for university
Gladiator Games – London Guildhall – 2011
September 14, 2011
This was taken as we entered the London Guildhall to watch the Gladiator Games
Garden Route Tour (5 nights, 6 nights)
July 23, 2020
Cape Town to Oudtshoorn to Knysna and back Staying at Buffelsdrift, Oudtshoorn and Conrad Pezula, Knysna
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.
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
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
First post – Welcome to our new blog
March 7, 2010
Well, I have finally got this working, still some plugins to put in to make the webpage a bit more easier to navigate and prettier on the eyes. Besides putting up all the pictures and our rants and raves about whatever we’re talking about, I have also put on Google adverts and the blog is […]
Feeding Ducks & Swans at parc de la Tête d’Or in Lyon
September 14, 2011
We stopped off for a drink and decided to feed some ducks (and swans)..
Fat man puppet in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon
September 15, 2011
Fat man puppet in Museum of Animated Puppets in Lyon
Everest Trek in Nepal, April 2013 – Part 3
January 11, 2014
This was the 3rd day of our trek to reach Tengboche where the famous Tibetan sherpa, Tenzin Norgay who accompanied Edmund Hilary up Everest grew up. The journey was the toughest for me due to altitude sickness and the pinnacle of our journey. Tengboche is also halfway up to Everest basecamp. For more of our […]
Everest Trek in Nepal, April 2013 – Part 2
September 28, 2013
This is part 2 of our Everest Trek in Nepal. We went from Phakding to Namche Bazaar and this was the hard climb up where I got altitude sickness. http://www.alanandmetok.com
Everest Trek in Nepal, April 2013 – Part 1
September 9, 2013
We trekked in Nepal taking the Everest route all the way up to Tengboche. This is part 1 of our video log of when we arrived in Nepal, our ride to Lukla and the first part of our trek to Phakding. Visit our blog: http://www.alanandmetok.com
Everest Trek in Nepal, April 2013 – Day 5 – Monju to Lukla and a fireman lift on the trail!
February 10, 2014
This was day 5 of our Everest trek in Nepal. This was the day that Metok also started to have a twinge in her knee! Our journey down took us from Monju to Lukla
Everest Trek in Nepal, April 2013 – Day 4
January 20, 2014
This was day 4 of our trek in Nepal along the Everest trail. We had made it to Tengboche and this was the start of our return journey to Monju.
Entrance of A018 Jam Factory – Need Refurbishment
September 14, 2011
This is the entrance of the A018 Jam Factory unit
Entering Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando Florida
April 22, 2012
Entering the gates of Hollywood Studios! We made this trip in October 2010!
Encircling the Boudhanath Stupa – holiest Tibetan site outside Tibet
May 4, 2013
The Boudhanath Stupa is most holy Tibetan site outside of Tibet. It is located in Kathmandu, Nepal and everyday thousands of people encircle it going clockwise! This was our walkaround when we visited! Visit our blog for more of our travel videos – http://www.alanandmetok.com
Emirates Goody Bags / Amenity Kits for Men, Women and Children – March 2016
March 16, 2016
Yay, we flew business class to Tokyo and Emirates gave us these nice goody bags /amenity kits. There was a different one for men, woman and children and so we got one of each!
Elephant and Castle shopping centre
July 3, 2011
The Entrance to the Elephant and Castle shopping centre
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
Duck Parade in Stellenbosch and the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town
July 19, 2020
We were in South Africa in December 2017. This video is of the Duck Parade in Stellenbosch and the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town which we visited on the 30th December 2017 Carny’s Dance by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/carnys-dance Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Driving in the Snow, London
February 5, 2012
Driving home listening to the radio heading towards Borough, near London Bridge!
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!
Driving in a snowstorm in London 2012
February 5, 2012
Driving home from Stratford. Lots of snow and no gritted roads!
Doctor Fish feasting – Kenko Fish Spa in Bangalore
March 8, 2010
Right this is the video which I wanted to post online!! Hehe! This is Metok and her experience of being ‘eaten alive’ by the doctor fish!! They greedily attach themselves to her feet (obviously they sense a lot of dead skin to be chewed off!) and they go for her.. you can see how they […]
Day Trip to the Cape of Good Hope
July 19, 2020
In December 2017, we took a trip of a lifetime to South Africa. What an amazing journey! We loved every bit of it. This video shows our day trip to the Cape of Good Hope with our ever accomodating guide, Prosper. Link for Prosper if you’re looking for a guide – https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g312659-d13370640-Reviews-Cape_Prosperous_Tours-Cape_Town_Central_Western_Cape.html
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!
Day 1 in Beijing – Forbidden City
February 16, 2014
After lunch it was the Forbidden City. By this time we had got to know our new friends a little better and we hadn’t really missed much at all that day which was good to hear. However, if we had arrived in Beijing when we were meant to arrive, we would also have had a […]
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 […]
David – Press-ups in 30 seconds
June 25, 2011
Our press-up competition, who can do the most in 30 seconds
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
Cycling up to the African Savannah in Zoo in Lyon
September 15, 2011
Getting to the African Savannah in Zoo in Lyon
Cycling through Bermondsey on Boris Bikes
July 11, 2011
Cycling through Bermondsey Street on the Boris Bikes
Crossing the Road to the Cigar Shop in Little Havana
June 23, 2011
This was taken after we got out of the tour bus and went to cross the road to inspect the best cigar shop in Miami
Crocodile in London Picadilly
March 25, 2012
This is the crocodile in London Picadillys Rainforest cafe!
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 […]
Crazy IT guy at work – Part 2
July 19, 2013
Our crazy IT guy thinks he’s driving a formula 1 racer! Turn up the volume!
Crazy IT guy at work – part 1
July 11, 2013
There’s a crazy IT guy at work.. I caught him singing whilst he was working! haha!
Columbia Road Flower Market – March 2014
March 9, 2014
A quick video showing Columbia Road Flower Market – the famous Sunday only flower market in East London. Visit our blog for more videos of our travels! Music Title Easy Lemons (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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!
Cigar Shop in Little Havana, Miami
June 23, 2011
This was inside the Little Havana Cigar Factory in Havana
Christmas and New Year at The Atlantis, Dubai
January 3, 2020
We stayed at the Atlantis hotel in Dubai for Christmas 2019. Short compilation of our photos and videos
Charlotte Street Hotel Brunch
July 17, 2011
This was Kit’s birthday brunch at Charlotte Street Hotel
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!
Car Chase Finale at Disney Studios
December 3, 2010
The final scene from the Lights Camera Action show at Disney MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida
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 […]
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
BT Tower – Revolving 360 Degree Timelapse video – Night shot Original
December 7, 2013
This is the original timelapse video I made when I was up at the BT tower in December 2013. Click here to see the Glow edition of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZpnjjxwWl0 Visit our blog: http://www.alanandmetok.com Music: Artist Name: PureBells Song: Finding Places Soundcloud: @purebells Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/RealPurebells?feature=mhee
BT Tower – 360 Degrees Timelapse video – Night Shot with Glow filter
December 7, 2013
This is the timelapse video I made when I went up to the revolving restaurant up at the BT Tower in London. I’ve used the Glow filter within iMovie to highlight the lighting. Looks best full screen in HD mode Visit our blog: http://www.alanandmetok.com Music: Artist Name: PureBells Song: Crazy Soundcloud: @purebells Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/RealPurebells?feature=mhee […]
Bootcamp Exercise in Wapping – Timelapse Video
June 1, 2013
Every Saturday we do an exercise class.. it’s a bootcamp class at 9.30am in Wapping, London. I thought it would be fun to make a timelapse video on all the things we get up to so we turned up this morning with my tripod and iPhone. I really like the panning effect on timelapse so […]
Bootcamp Class in Wapping – Timelapse
June 1, 2013
Bootcamp Class held at Waterside Gardens in Wapping – 1st June 2013! If you’re interested in joining the class, email Anne Marie at marierodrey@hotmail.co.uk Compressed an hour workout into 2 mins!
Bay Cruise Tour, Miami – Celebrity Houses – Julio Inglesias
June 23, 2011
Julio Inglesias house and others on the Bay Cruise Tour
Bay Cruise Tour – looking at Celebrity Houses
June 23, 2011
The Bay Cruise Tour – looking at celebrity houses
Batman is arrested in London
May 21, 2011
We saw Batman being arrested and then someone walks into our camera
Ball Cam and Attack at Tennis Match
May 28, 2011
Getting in on the action playing tennis Custom essay online
Baby’s Opinion of Tokyo
March 15, 2016
Baby gives her opinion of Tokyo after visiting! See alanandmetok.com for more videos!
Baby Walks into Camera
April 8, 2015
Baby Walks into Camera – Baby practices her walking but doesn’t look where she’s going! Don’t worry, she didn’t really walk into the camera (but got v close). Enjoy the video!
Baby takes a Selfie and then Talks on Mobile phone
July 1, 2015
Video of Baby’s first mobile phone call with subtitles – she even takes a selfie first
Baby Mistreats her Dummy in the Shopping Mall
December 27, 2015
Baby mistreats her Dummy in the Shoppping Mall
Baby magically appears behind a sheet of Foil
July 14, 2014
Our baby loves to play! Foil is the latest thing.. here she is emerging behind the foil and expending effort ensuring it’s right off her! 🙂 Visit alanandmetok.com for more videos!
Baby knows Indian food
March 28, 2016
We took our baby to an Indian restaurant today and she knew exactly what she was eating!
Baby Eats Ice cream for First Time
September 27, 2014
http://youtu.be/s2ra7HNzIF0 This is the video of our little baby having her first ice cream during our trip to Bremen, Germany. You can see that she can’t keep her eyes off the cone!
Baby Eating Compilation – NOM NOM NOM!
October 28, 2015
Our little baby likes to eat eat eat! Here’s a compilation of her eating videos! See more videos at http://www.alanandmetok.com
Archie the Orangutan at the Universal Studios Hollywood Animal Planet
April 22, 2012
Very funny Orangutan at Universal Studios Hollywood Animal Planet
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 […]
Antwerp Trip – Highlights of our Weekend away
May 31, 2015
This is our highlight video of our trip to Antwerp, Belgium in May 2015. We visited the main tourist attractions
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?
