MeDec 29, 20162 min2017 - bring it on!I, for one, cannot wait to put 2016 behind me... It started on a downer, with foot surgery in early January, and didn't ever really impro...
MeSep 8, 20164 minLife on the red planet - part 1Here's another little look back at my time in Italy, this time I'm stopping the clock in 2004 when I arrived back in Italy and headed to w...
MeAug 31, 20165 minLooking back...A couple of years ago I started to consider the possibility of jotting my Italian life experiences down on paper... Now I'm no writer, an...
MeAug 29, 20162 minRebooting...I'm pretty relieved that we've almost reached the end of August. This may sound like an odd statement, seeing as the entire (employed) wo...
MeMay 16, 20162 minA rare 'day off'...No, don't let the title fool you... I don't have 'days off', I just have (rare) days during which I have less computer-based work to do, ...
MeMay 8, 20161 minFull steam aheadI hit the ground running on May 1st, quite literally as it happens, in that I was knee-deep in the Imola SBK weekend, working for several...
MeApr 6, 20162 minSpring has indeed sprungThankfully the arrival of spring has also signified the arrival of a lot more work, so big smiles all around. Having had unexpected time ...
MeMar 23, 20162 minPlaying catch-upSo it seems I'm not exactly cut out for blogging - it's been over a month since I was last here and I have no real excuse for not posting...
MeFeb 12, 20162 minFrenetic Feb!Well February has, thankfully, brought a dramatic upturn in terms of work, both writing and translation, so hopefully this means the drou...
MeJan 25, 20162 minNetworking tips?I’m interested in hearing what other translators consider to be the most effective networking methods? I am always looking to build my bu...
MeJan 11, 20161 minNew beginningsFirst and foremost, Happy New Year to you all! It's been something of a slow start to 2016, but I guess that's to be expected with most I...
MeDec 17, 20151 minClocking outWell I'm officially signing off ahead of a three-week holiday period and, before you say it, yes, I guess this is the biggest perk of wor...
MeDec 8, 20151 minIrons in the fire...Despite the fact that December is, by nature, something of a quiet month work-wise, with the racing world on its winter 'break' and Itali...
MeDec 2, 20152 minTranslation pitfallsWell the fact that I have time to write this post, in the middle of the day on a Wednesday, is, in itself, telling. Now that my working r...
MeNov 23, 20152 minSBK musingsEICMA was a little strange in that, although I've heard numbers were up on last year, it actually seemed fairly quiet. In the past it's a...
MeNov 19, 20151 minRacing ahead...It never ceases to amaze me how, in the run-up to the annual EICMA motorcycle show - and by run-up I mean the week before, at most - comp...
MeNov 4, 20151 minNew week, fresh challenges...This week we’ve been focusing on new-look helmets, various documents for the 2015 EICMA motorcycle show, tourism in Rome, the Valencia Mo...