Barcelona for the Birthday Boy

Did a small break to Barcelona for himself. A city that never disappoints.  This city deserves a blog all by itself - I can hardly do it justice with one single post.
My favourite thing to do in Barcelona is the the following:
Sagrada Familia  - and really go for it. Definitely get the Audio tour as there are so many hidden secrets to enjoy.

Take a Mojhito in this cocktail bar that  I dont know the name of and is hidden amongst the nest of sidestreets in the gothic quater. One of the only places I will ever order one of these. (They are so easily ruined)

Take a spa break! Such a great city to unwind with a day at the spa. The city allows to to remain relaxed afterwards and enjoy the luxury with a rooftop lunch afterwards to take in some of the amazing architecture

We stayed by the beach on this trip and I recommend not leaving Barca without a walk on the sand at sunset. Our stroll got delayed and we caught sight of a beautiful moon...

Barcelona is a beautiful city from its toe tingling sandy shores all the way to the peaks of the Sagrada Familia domes...

Indian Princess

I was lucky enough to attend my friends Hindi wedding. jewels, colours, magic, decore galore!
Totally beautiful experience. Ganesha was present  to help welcome the couple to a new and lucky first step into marriage!

Helsinki for Business

Strictly on business I jetted off in early January to the snowy Finnish capital. With dreams of lapland and northern lights I arrived with a thud on the tough cold concrete of this mobile phone manufacturers palace.

The reality was somewhat undefined and I felt ever in a bond movie at the evil masters headquarters.  Marimekko heaven though and the textiles were bold in the cold city.

And while I might not have gotten the trip to Lapland I did , rather disturbingly get to eat reindeer. I hope this will not delay or interrupt my presents at Christmas time.

Managed to have a great hotel right by the harbor and it kept me warm on ice cold evenings. something like -12 degrees i think. If ever there's a place where it should be ok to wear fur (and there is not) then this would be it.

Also as it happens Helsinki is the capital of culture this year.

That is all. note: dont try to do complex presentations at 2am in the morning after plenty of sparkling wine.

We never Sleep.

but theres still less time to care

BERGHAIN saved my life...

industrial techno powerhouse

Decadence

Decadence comes from the latin word - Cadere which means 'to fall'.
It is the beautiful way to fall
Its a very slow movement which has lots of beauty.
It can be a kind of self killing, in a beautiful way, a tragic way

Thursday Summations

This is the age of the algorithm.... a time when all around us are devices that live to predict what we want from our day to day perusing.

When we have reached a time in the world that there is more information freely and readily available than ever before and a serious attempt is being made to help serve us information that we want. time to call in the robots. as the world draws us closer to eachother by communication, we are experiencing our 'nearest neighbours' in as far reaches as over the hills and far away. we have never been more judged before than we are now. The 'tivo thinks im gay' (http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB1038261936872356908.html) story helps us understand some of the inherent complications arising from this autonomous beast. Are we entering into yet another era of social constraints where we are judged not by the wishes of our heart but by the content of our cookies?