Simon & Mary get Hitched - 9th of August

The day started off with a trip on an old Routemaster bus to a beautiful old Church in Crouch End. It was fantastic to ride on an old Routemaster again - brilliant idea. Especially as Simon has always been obsessed with anything transport based. After a perfect ceremony the party kicked off on the Batersea Barge. This is exactly how a wedding should be, right down to the hangover the next day. More photos available on my Flickr site, Samir and from D-Man and Jessica.

New Car - 2nd of August

I've had the same Peugeot 306 since my second year at university - 10 years ago! Whilst the old Peugeot has been a great car the time has finally come to get a replacement.

Carolyn and I have always been particularly fond of the new Mini Cooper so decided to head over to the London Park Lane dealership this weekend. After taking a Cooper out for a (long) test drive and spending a few hours deliberating over our own customised mini specification we decided to take the plunge - especially when we managed to negotiate a great trade-in price for the old 306. We went for tons of options including chilli pack, sat nav, visibility pack, bluetooth, exterior mirror pack, iPod connection, sun roof and xenon headlights. Can't wait for the pickup on the sixth of September.

Dubai - 29 of June to 22 of July

I've been lucky enough to be sent out to Abu Dhabi for work. I'm staying in the Habtoor Grand on Dubai's famous Jumeirah beach and have been having a brilliant time checking out the Dubai night life (Buddha Bar, Trader Vics and Barasti Bar), soaking up the sun and shopping in the amazing malls. There was some work required too but I won't dwell on that ;-)

Bruce Springsteen & Bon Jovi

For Christmas this year I bought Carolyn tickets to see her favourite American bands playing in the U.K. On the 14th of June we saw Bruce Springsteen in Cardiff with Steven and Vicki then on the 28th we saw Bon Jovi at Twickenham with Simon and Mary. Both concerts were really brilliant.