Another must visit bar in Bruges is De Garre - there is a very detailed review of bar and the beer (with photos) here. The house beer is 11% and you can only have three glasses of it. I've had two and it had a slightly stoned, slightly hallucinogenic effect - very odd! You can visit the Halve Maan (formerly Straffe Hendrick) brewery in Bruges, but De Garre is better...... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 3:43 PM on June 16, 2008

National Express is the best site for finding cheap tickets for anywhere in the UK. Once you've entered your journey details and dates there is a Lowest Fare Finder that works out best options - cheapest advance tickets are £29 return (yes really!). You can sign up to get an email when booking opens (3 months in advance).
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 9:19 AM on June 15, 2008 marked best answer

Sorry, that should have said cheapest train tickets. National Express used to be just a coach company but have now branched into trains too... Its actually £28 return, I can't add up, either.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 9:24 AM on June 15, 2008

The Last Battle - the final book in the Chronicles of Narnia.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 3:58 AM on April 4, 2008

How to Be a Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson. Read it and salivate.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 4:58 AM on September 19, 2007

Thanks, but this wasn't isn't really what I'm after - I want to choose where to go on basis of what's accessible by public transport rather than the other way round, so am looking for examples along the lines of the ones I've posted. It needs to be somewhere accessible by public transport, because I don't drive, so renting a car is not an option. Cities are easy, of course, so the challenge is somewhere that is out of the way but does have some sort of reasonably frequent way of getting about.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 2:45 PM on May 7, 2007

Threshold concepts

Two academics, Meyer and Land, have written several articles about this and there is a link to a report here. They describe it a threshold concept as "...akin to a portal, opening up a new and previously inaccessible way of thinking about something. It represents a transformed way of understanding, or interpreting, or viewing something without which the learner cannot progress.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 3:30 PM on February 7, 2007 marked best answer

Blue Peta
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 4:13 PM on December 11, 2006

Picasso Museum is great and there are lots of nice cafes in the area around it. Learn some basic phrases before you go - in my experience, making no effort at all to speak the language doesn't go down too well in France...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 4:32 PM on November 14, 2006

The truly excellent Case Histories by Kate Atkinson. Starts off with three deaths and returns to each of the scenes at the end.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 4:21 PM on November 14, 2006

I'm researching online at Berry Bros and Rudd as lots of the other online wine sites don't give the ABV. Prices range from £10 to £200+... Have tried places locally but not a huge range of German wines (market in UK still recovering from the Liebfraumilch years, maybe) and those in the lower ABV are in same price range.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 12:35 PM on November 13, 2006

Apparently French law forbids any fermented grape-based drink containing less than 8% alcohol from calling itself wine, but not aware of similar laws in other countries?
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 4:01 AM on November 14, 2006

I put my hand on top of the spoonee's head.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 3:19 PM on November 10, 2006

Read How to Blog and Not Lose Your Job for excellent advice from someone who works for the London Ambulance Service.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 4:25 AM on October 29, 2006

Up My Street and particularly the FindMyNearest function is a good starting point to finding where some of these things are actually located.
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 6:59 AM on September 22, 2006 marked best answer

Sir John Soane's Museum is within walking distance in Lincoln's Inn Fields - its an 1830s house preserved with a huge collection of unusual things that he gathered during his lifetime. Entry is free - and while you're there check out the Inns of Court - Middle Temple includes the Church (as featured in the Da Vinci Code) and the Hall was where Shakespeare staged the first performance of Twelfth Night. The Hidden London website also has some good ideas for unusual places to visit.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 6:49 AM on September 21, 2006

jontyjago got in first while I was messing about with links!
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 6:51 AM on September 21, 2006

UK size 14, 5' 3", pear shaped if that helps...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 1:04 AM on August 8, 2006

No, I don't think it is. Anyone have it and know what it says?
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 5:30 AM on August 18, 2006

Thanks,

Much more elgantly translated than this:

If it had need of street indications in order to catch up outcomes to us not to contact to us. In the wait to give them the welcome to the Sluice, it wants appreciate more our.

Was worried I might be missing something...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 2:19 AM on August 17, 2006

Try the Lecture List
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 3:25 AM on August 8, 2006

The pencil case and ziploc bags are the best value solutions but couldn't resist the Bag n Bag suggestion from jp021272 - its got little pockets and a really long chain for keys and a little torch (for rummaging around in bag with?)

Love the Every Day Carry items forum...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 1:09 AM on August 8, 2006

Not Goodbye, Columbus, but:

The History Man, Malcolm Bradbury
The Trick of It, Michael Frayn
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 11:05 AM on July 19, 2006

I'm intrigued by the sound of the Randall Jarrell Office Hours one but can't find it online, or even what book it might be in. Any ideas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 11:38 AM on July 19, 2006

Thanks for suggestions so far, but no one in my office knows VBA, don't have a programmer, don't know to create an animated GIF or QT movie or Flash show or have access to a webserver (and I was hoping to use it tomorrow!) Transitions sounds more promising although haven't used these before either... Will check this out, but any other lower tech, quick solutions very gratefully received...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 11:38 AM on June 28, 2006

I find that something seems to kick in after about 20 minutes running: lactic actic/endorphins/boredom? where I can just switch off and just run without thinking about it. I think I read some sort of physical explanation for this in a magazine but try and get past the 20 minute barrier and see if it works for you. Running with someone else can definitely help with this and I find running by distance (e.g. to a particular landmark) rather than by time works better. You haven't said if you run... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 9:07 AM on June 7, 2006

Try Summers Leases for great places for two in Italy - maybe this one?
Have stayed at three different properties and they have all been amazing...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 4:34 PM on May 30, 2006 marked best answer

Oooh - red, please! Stayed at Podere La Rota there last year, highly recommended - and a great restaurant up the road. I think you can get 5% discount if you come via a recommendation, so I can email you my details if you like. Have a great time and watch out for the wild boar...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 1:22 AM on June 1, 2006

How about the Hotel du Vin in Tunbridge Wells?
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 5:33 AM on May 30, 2006

Thanks, everyone, I downloaded Express Scribe and can recommend - is making the whole thing much easier...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 4:42 AM on March 27, 2006

There is a recipe in Jamie Oliver's latest book - Jamie's Italy - for an anchovy pangrattato. Whizz together a slice of bread, a tin of anchovies, a clove of garlic and some fresh red chilli then fry in a pan until it turns into brown breadcrumbs. He uses it on top of a cauliflower risotto but you can use it to liven up just about any dish with a delicious spicy salty flavour. In the programme that went with the book he says that this was orginally poor man's parmesan...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 4:39 AM on March 27, 2006

Thanks everyone, am a bit apprehensive about taking sandpaper and wire brush to it yet so have ordered a tube of GS27 and will report back if it a miracle cure...
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 10:32 AM on March 2, 2006

Ebay works on HIGHEST unique bids, not on LOWEST unique bids. Someone else linked to the Auction-Air site before
http://www.auction-air.com/reverse_auctions/index.html?LHcol_txt
and this explains the rules more clearly. It is not a scam if there is a limited number of bids e.g. for a £200 ipod you could have a maximum of 100 bids at £2 and the seller would be guaranteed £200 back plus whatever the bid is. The lowest unique bidder gets the ipod for their bid plus the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 5:45 AM on January 18, 2006

Sorry antifuse, other posts got in the way
posted to Ask Metafilter by janecr at 12:44 AM on January 19, 2006