Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot The road from the hill station The Cameron Highlands down to the plains of Malaysia is ideal for skateboarding as there are long stretches of steep downhill road where skateboarders can build up great speed. On the third weekend of May skateboarders from all over the world come to […]
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot The coconut shy is a staple attraction in British country fairs, but in India the game was taken far more seriously and evolved into a major sport especially around Cochin. The Cochin Coconut Shy takes place over the Easter weekend and involves many different events, which have gradually been […]
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot Keeping a string of polo ponies is an expensive hobby as is maintaining a polo paddock – only the wealthiest people had the necessary funds to play polo in pre-WWII Tehran. However, this didn’t prevent other people inventing a version of the game that was played on any green […]
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot The game of Bocket is played throughout the Indian sub-continent but first started in Dacca in Bangladesh. Bocket is a combination of Bowls and Cricket and allows people in bowling clubs to still play a version of their game after their bowling green has been sold to a high-rise […]
My book Touching Distance is available here at a discount between 5th June and 12th June. A description of the book – we are closer to those further away than to those nearer to us. A story about communication in the 21st Century. Is Social Media making us unsociable. Are all our heads in The […]
My book Touching Distance is available here at a discount between 5th June and 12th June. A description of the book – we are closer to those further away than to those nearer to us. A story about communication in the 21st Century. Is Social Media making us unsociable. Are all our heads in The […]
