You know you spend too much time on the internet when you get excited at the news that friends have set up blogs…

Old uni friend, one-time travel companion and occasional commenter on my blog is Niall – who calls himself Nev, and often posts here under that name. Enjoy his blog, but do take everything he writes with a pinch of salt. Why does he call himself Nev? Maybe he’ll blog on that very topic one day.

And bonjour to Claire – girlfriend of Mark, and my favourite French person. She’s an outstanding photographer, and understands Doric better than I do.

Which isn’t hard, come to think of it.