My Favourite Cool Ideas on a Hot Day

OK, so summer might be coming soon – yay! At least, we’ve been slightly reminded in London what hot days are during this week. I could barely remember that, as last year we did not even have the so-called ‘English summer’ at all.

Now, this new state of things might take a while to get used to. Finding proper summer clothes in the wardrobe and drawers to begin with – where were they? Well, this is not one of my favourite cool ideas on a hot day. Let’s leave it until I get some more time, and see if this weather actually holds for a while!

I know you are all quite cool. But, what do you normally do to keep even cooler on a hot day? This is what I do:

Vlogging Is the Word

Vlogging is the new buzzword in digital media. I have not misspelled the word, although it does look like it is all wrong! As it is the latest craze in digital communications, I thought I should spend a bit of time looking into this. You can find some cool videos at the bottom of this entry.

It is quite like good, old blogging. The main difference is that someone needs to appear on camera telling their audience a story in a series of videos, as opposed to writing about that. Then, vloggers upload their videos onto online channels on various platforms like YouTube, much like the usual blogging platforms. People can then subscribe to their channel to follow the content uploaded or, simply, watch the videos.

I guess that immediacy is one of the greatest advantages of video – if internet access is good enough at that moment, that is. So, it must be appealing to do a video to discuss a topic or tell a story one feels is going to reach people quickly – and which is cool

Walking London

One of my favourite things to do is hiking. Walking to the appropriate gig venue is all right too, but I find that a bit of nature and beautiful, unknown sights is quite relaxing and social too.

Yes, the exercise also makes it rather interesting, nevermind blisters – those little, horrible things.

Walking London can definitely fulfil your inner desire to learn something new. I joined a group of friends, all of them hiking enthusiasts who did not mind to do what seemed to be one of the longest sections on the so-called Capital Ring, from Woolwich to Falconwood.

In the end, we did over 15 Km in one day, as we also did the second section, from Falconwood to Grove Park. This included several stops for lunch and taking pictures.

The Capital Ring overlaps with other routes, such as the Green Chain Walk. It goes through various natural and urban areas. Whoever thought that London could be so rural, hey? People do live in nice houses in quiet areas. This is a fact which, although well-known, takes a little time to register in an urbanite’s mind.

Highlights

Versatile – Thanks!

Some weeks ago, I received a couple of unexpected comments. Two bloggers that I read and follow had nominated me for the Versatile Blogger award.

Awesome!

The most interesting thing about this is that people can connect bloggers who might be great fun to read. So, I thought I should acknowledge this one too!

Rules:

Text Me, Like Me, Share Me! Please?

I have often wondered how far is too far when it comes to the use of social media and the internet. I cannot think of a day in the last 10+ years that I haven’t texted/ whatsapped someone or checked and shared media info in the usual publications and social media tools like YouTube.

For many, it has actually become a habit to communicate with other people this way. This is partly because some other people communicate with me using these tools, partly due to my chosen line of work. I am also an avid technology consumer. Likes, follows and shares play a big role in this scenario.