Mandar Marathe

Free wi-fi on National Express trains

Mandar — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:53:39 +0000

I am writing and uploading this post while sitting on a National Express train going from Doncaster to London. I found out a while ago that National Express’ East Coast Mainline trains are equipped with free wifi for all passengers. Today is the first time I’m trying this out. It’s really quite impressive! I plugged my laptop into [...]

The WWW: Our Modern-Day Oracle

Mandar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:37:08 +0000

I recently bought a new car and found it had an annoying problem with the heating system. A quick search on the internet, and I was able to fix it myself with a cheap replacement part, saving myself a lot of hassle and money. The internet is becoming our society's modern-day oracle, something that people turn to for practical answers to their problems.

Compartmentalised

Mandar — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:21:28 +0000

A car park at Melbourne Airport.

Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

Mandar — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:12:26 +0000

Surfers Paradise is a suburb in the Gold Coast area in south-east Queensland. This is a 3-image HDR taken from the Q1 tower observation deck in the early afternoon on a cloudy winter day.

Inside the Mother Ship

Mandar — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:54:19 +0000

Manchester Airport at dawn.

The Open Road

Mandar — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:13:36 +0000

I had to hold the camera outside the driver’s window for this shot.

Overtaking a road train in rural Australia

Mandar — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:02:56 +0000

In rural Australia you can see lots of “road trains”. They are very long articulated trucks upto 150m long. They are used to carry all manner of goods. Probably the most unusual (as shown in this video) is the double-decker cattle transporter. Road trains can be quite fun to overtake on the open outback roads. Overtaking a [...]

Sunset in the Australian Outback

Mandar — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:37:09 +0000

A 3-image HDR taken at sunset in outback Queensland, Australia.

Sunset in Emerald

Mandar — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:11:59 +0000

Sunset in Emerald, a town in Central Queensland, Australia. Emerald is a service town for a large number of industries in the area, especially coal mining and cotton growing. The train line that runs through the town is an important asset and vital link.

Autumnal tree

Mandar — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:52:20 +0000

I took this photo while driving back to Brisbane from Roma.