It’s February! It’s cold in the northern hemisphere. The weather is nasty. There even were a few snowflakes yesterday, can you believe it? However, you’ve… Read More »What is the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
If you’re a regular reader of The Swamp, you’ll know that I’m quite fond of bamboo; it’s strong, readily available, flexible, pleasing to the eye,… Read More »How fast does bamboo grow?
Saying that I’m not too familiar with Bruges is a bit of a euphemism. I’ve spent less than half a day in the city. Well,… Read More »Bruges
A little while ago, Netflix suggested that I watch Andrew Niccol’s In Time. I only had vaguely heard about it before, probably because it was… Read More »Micro Movie Review in Lego: Andrew Niccol’s “In Time”
You may have already heard of Carcassonne in the French South-West. In very short, it’s a walled medieval city that became important during the Albigensian… Read More »Carcassonne Castle
In today’s entry of our Ask a Frenchman series, we’re delving a little bit into one of the oddities of the French language: its diacritics,… Read More »A few things about the circumflex accent in French
Last year my brother Joe and I decided to enter the 2020 Sony Vlog Challenge. It’s a competition run by a camera giant and they… Read More »Meet prize-winning vlogger David Douglas Stuart
Ever dreamed of becoming a Youtuber? I never planned on becoming a YouTuber but, I guess I have just become one myself. If you would… Read More »Becoming a YouTuber
I grew up in Australia and I always thought of an address as the following: property number, street name, suburb, state, postcode. Well all that… Read More »Physically locating an address in Tokyo the old-fashioned way
I’ve been meaning to make webcomics with Lego for quite a while now (some are already on this site, a few older ones will come… Read More »DavidB, Gator & a movie: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Two weeks ago, I went to Kyoto! It’s not a trip I wanted to make. I don’t think it’s a very good idea to travel… Read More »Kyoto without Tourists!
