August 30, 2024
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August 30, 2024
Driving to France via Le Shuttle… super convenient and easy! Definitely will do this again! #travel #leshuttle #france #driving
July 23, 2020
Cape Town to Oudtshoorn to Knysna and back Staying at Buffelsdrift, Oudtshoorn and Conrad Pezula, Knysna
July 19, 2020
We were in South Africa in December 2017. This video is of the Duck Parade in Stellenbosch and the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town which we visited on the 30th December 2017 Carny’s Dance by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/carnys-dance Artist: http://incompetech.com/
July 19, 2020
In December 2017, we took a trip of a lifetime to South Africa. What an amazing journey! We loved every bit of it. This video shows our day trip to the Cape of Good Hope with our ever accomodating guide, Prosper. Link for Prosper if you’re looking for a guide – https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g312659-d13370640-Reviews-Cape_Prosperous_Tours-Cape_Town_Central_Western_Cape.html
January 3, 2020
We stayed at the Atlantis hotel in Dubai for Christmas 2019. Short compilation of our photos and videos
November 6, 2019
We went to the World of Dinosaurs as the Paradise Wildlife Park. Amazing displays of animatronic dinosaurs
October 30, 2019
Our highlight video of our visit to Dharamshala in India in October 2019. Family holiday over the half term holiday staying at Serkong House and Chonor House flying with Virgin Atlantic. Visit alanandmetok.com for more videos
February 28, 2018
In May 2017, we went to Camber Sands and stayed in a Caravan Park. A short video showing the highlights of our visit including trips to Hastings and other areas
February 26, 2018
Our last video, our little girl had a request list for her Grandma and Grandpa. Now it’s time to request presents from Uncle Jigme!!
February 19, 2018
Our little girl is almost 4, she insisted on sending a message to the grandparents so that they are prepared for her birthday!
November 9, 2017
Part 1 of our trip to Corfu in Greece where we spent a week in October 2017. We stayed at the Marbella Corfu hotel
October 31, 2016
All parents know how difficult it can be to feed your child – however, I found a way to get them to eat!
October 9, 2016
Filming some exercises with the Chibetan on a Sunday morning and then this happens…
June 1, 2016
Our weekend trip to Longleat at the May Bank Holiday We visited the famous Longleat Safari Park and the newly constructed Adventure Park and stayed at the Bath Arms
April 13, 2016
Our second day in Hakone and we decided to visit the Hakone Ropeway (or Cable car) except that due to volcanic activity, certain parts of it are closed. Anyway, we head via bus to Togendai and go up the first level, have a look around and then come back down! We had lunch in the […]
April 9, 2016
Last day in Tokyo. We thought we could visit the Imperial Palace before we left and Metok led the way! So we travelled from Ebisu to Otemachi, stopping at Mos Burger for breakfast along the way and it was delicious. We didn’t stay too long at the Imperial Palace and soon made our way to […]
April 1, 2016
Our last day in Tokyo and we went to see the famous Shibuya Crossing and saw the Hachiko statue. Following that, we had a look in the Hello Kitty store where we bought something for baby (the items were so small, not for kids!). Walking around, we walked up Cat Street in Harajuku to Kiddy […]
March 28, 2016
We took our baby to an Indian restaurant today and she knew exactly what she was eating!
March 25, 2016
Our second full day in Japan, we had a tour guide take us around. Hara Seiichiro was our guide for the day and he picked us up at our apartment first thing. He showed us his suggested itinerary for the day and we were happy to go along with it. The sites to visit were: […]
March 21, 2016
Our first official day in Tokyo and we thought we would do some exploring of our own. Starting out from the appartment in Ebisu, we found a place where the salary men have breakfast.. a traditional Japanese noodle shop. After this we made our way to Ebisu station and navigated the Japanese Metro to Tsukiji, […]
March 18, 2016
This is part 1 of our trip to Japan in Feb/Mar 2016. We leave from London to Gatwick Airport where we take our initial flight to Dubai. From Dubai we transfer to Narita Airport, Tokyo. We take the Airport Limo (as it’s called, but it’s actually just a coach) into Shinjuku. From there, we call […]
March 16, 2016
Yay, we flew business class to Tokyo and Emirates gave us these nice goody bags /amenity kits. There was a different one for men, woman and children and so we got one of each!
March 15, 2016
Baby gives her opinion of Tokyo after visiting! See alanandmetok.com for more videos!
December 30, 2015
1.5 year old Baby goes Rampage Mode on 7 year old boy!
December 27, 2015
Baby mistreats her Dummy in the Shoppping Mall
December 12, 2015
Thought it would be the right time to teach Chibetan to play catch! See more of our videos at www.alanandmetok.com
December 7, 2015
What do you do every day after baby has gone to sleep? Video for parents of babies will know where I’m coming from! See our videos at www.alanandmetok.com
November 19, 2015
Highlights of our trip to Prague in August 2015 Visit our webpage for more videos of our travels and adventures http://www.alanandmetok.com
October 28, 2015
Our little baby likes to eat eat eat! Here’s a compilation of her eating videos! See more videos at http://www.alanandmetok.com
October 18, 2015
Monster vs Chibetan in title fight for ‘Most Cutest’
July 1, 2015
Video of Baby’s first mobile phone call with subtitles – she even takes a selfie first
May 31, 2015
This is our highlight video of our trip to Antwerp, Belgium in May 2015. We visited the main tourist attractions
April 9, 2015
Iceland Highlights 2015 – Reykjavik, Golden Circle, Gulfoss, Blue Lagoon This is our highlight video of our trip in April 2015! Wish the weather was a bit better but had a great time!
April 8, 2015
Baby Walks into Camera – Baby practices her walking but doesn’t look where she’s going! Don’t worry, she didn’t really walk into the camera (but got v close). Enjoy the video!
March 27, 2015
Day 2 of our Trip in Singapore – We visit Siloso Beach, Sentosa Island and the Sea Aquarium with our dear friends, Eddie, Karin and the Triplets!
March 9, 2015
The Sky Garden in London at the Walkie Talkie building (or as it’s also known, 20 Fenchurch Street) opened earlier this year (2015) and is free to visit. We pop by with the family to see what is was all about. To book tickets visit htttp://skygarden.london To see more of our videos visit: http://www.alanandmetok.com
February 4, 2015
2.5 hours of nonstop eating! We couldn’t believe she ate so much during a dinner at the resort we stayed at in Bali
February 3, 2015
This was Day 1 of our trip to Singapore in December 2014. Sorry, not much happens on the first day… we were just settling in. See more of our videos at http://www.alanandmetok.com
January 9, 2015
Our visit to the London Wetland Centre in October 2014 – visit www.alanandmetok.com for more of our videos
October 19, 2014
Watch our own prodigy in action.. our baby is a piano keyboard wizard! See more videos at http://www.alanandmetok.com
October 19, 2014
http://youtu.be/ppfYkdpX7vA See why Baby Peekaboo is fun only for 3 times and no more! Visit our website for more videos : http://www.alanandmetok.com
September 29, 2014
This is Part 2 of our Maldives holiday in December 2013. We paid the hefty premium for the Gala dinner and the New Years Eve party and countdown to 2014! Visit our website for more videos of our travels – http://www.alanandmetok.com
September 27, 2014
http://youtu.be/s2ra7HNzIF0 This is the video of our little baby having her first ice cream during our trip to Bremen, Germany. You can see that she can’t keep her eyes off the cone!
September 10, 2014
Our little baby on the Jumperoo – filmed on iPhone and slowmo mode. Hear her squeal in delight in slow motion.. the funny thing is, it sounds like a humpback whale!
September 6, 2014
This is part 2 of our trip at the Isle of Wight. Metok wanted to visit the Seaview Wildlife Encounter. It would take us 3 bus rides to get there and then the bus driver didn’t tell us where to get off and as a result we got stuck. Luckily a family took pity on […]
September 1, 2014
Our first trip with baby was to the Isle of Wight where we took the train, the ferry and the Floating Bridge… this is Part 1 of our trip! Visit our blog for more videos http://www.alanandmetok.com
July 26, 2014
This was my experience working from home with a 4 month baby… enjoy! To see more of our baby videos, visit www.alanandmetok.com
July 15, 2014
Our little girl is exactly 4 months and she’s conversing! Ok, we don’t know what she is saying but I think she does! 🙂
July 14, 2014
Our baby loves to play! Foil is the latest thing.. here she is emerging behind the foil and expending effort ensuring it’s right off her! 🙂 Visit alanandmetok.com for more videos!
July 7, 2014
Our baby is 3.5 months old and learning new skills every day! The other day she learnt how to wake me up by smacking my head and pulling my hair!
June 30, 2014
Chibetan is 3 months and 2 weeks old. Seems like she enjoyed this ‘toy’ most at this age
April 12, 2014
Grandma Lee takes the Thames Path along the riverside Rocky style to Canary Wharf! Keep the volume high! Visit our blog www.alanandmetok.com
March 9, 2014
We paid a visit to the newly opened Tonkotsu East restaurant in Haggerston. Not only was it a great restaurant, super tasty but it was a rather interesting place. They have their own noodle making machine – shame we didn’t get to see it in action and their tables are at a slope! This is […]
March 9, 2014
A quick video showing Columbia Road Flower Market – the famous Sunday only flower market in East London. Visit our blog for more videos of our travels! Music Title Easy Lemons (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
February 28, 2014
The Wapping Hydraulic power station was built in 1890 in the East of Wapping to power machinery across London. It closed as a pumping station in 1977 and was converted into an arts centre (Wapping Project) and restaurant (Wapping Food). In 2013, the owner, Jules Wright celebrated the sale and closing of the Wapping Project. […]
February 18, 2014
This is our highlight video of our trip to the Maldives. We went over the New Year and this was a very compressed video showing what we go up to! Visit our site for more videos: http://www.alanandmetok.com
February 17, 2014
We went to the Maldives over the Xmas and New Year period in 2013. This was part 1 of our trip when we landed at Male airport and proceeded by speedboat to our Maldives island. The video shows our arrival to our hotel room! Visit http://www.alanandmetok.com to see more of our travel videos!
February 16, 2014
After lunch it was the Forbidden City. By this time we had got to know our new friends a little better and we hadn’t really missed much at all that day which was good to hear. However, if we had arrived in Beijing when we were meant to arrive, we would also have had a […]
February 16, 2014
Just thought I’d post a little about our Valentines weekend trip this year where we went to Malta. Malta is the southern most European country nearest to Africa and we were glad to escape the prolonged harsh winter in the UK. Just a weekend to wear a T-shirt was welcomed and we were so sick […]
February 10, 2014
This was day 5 of our Everest trek in Nepal. This was the day that Metok also started to have a twinge in her knee! Our journey down took us from Monju to Lukla
January 20, 2014
This was day 4 of our trek in Nepal along the Everest trail. We had made it to Tengboche and this was the start of our return journey to Monju.
January 11, 2014
This was the 3rd day of our trek to reach Tengboche where the famous Tibetan sherpa, Tenzin Norgay who accompanied Edmund Hilary up Everest grew up. The journey was the toughest for me due to altitude sickness and the pinnacle of our journey. Tengboche is also halfway up to Everest basecamp. For more of our […]
December 7, 2013
This is the original timelapse video I made when I was up at the BT tower in December 2013. Click here to see the Glow edition of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZpnjjxwWl0 Visit our blog: http://www.alanandmetok.com Music: Artist Name: PureBells Song: Finding Places Soundcloud: @purebells Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/RealPurebells?feature=mhee
December 7, 2013
This is the timelapse video I made when I went up to the revolving restaurant up at the BT Tower in London. I’ve used the Glow filter within iMovie to highlight the lighting. Looks best full screen in HD mode Visit our blog: http://www.alanandmetok.com Music: Artist Name: PureBells Song: Crazy Soundcloud: @purebells Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/RealPurebells?feature=mhee […]
September 28, 2013
This is part 2 of our Everest Trek in Nepal. We went from Phakding to Namche Bazaar and this was the hard climb up where I got altitude sickness. http://www.alanandmetok.com
September 15, 2013
A few weeks ago, we had the TV crews turn up and film our hallway for the new ITV Android app. Today, we finally saw the final product.. our hallway is featured in the opening shot only for a few seconds but the whole process took hours and had a whole team on it! They […]
September 9, 2013
So earlier this year, we went to Nepal to do the Everest trek. We didn’t actually make it all the way to basecamp, that would have been too ambitious! However, we did get all the way to Tengboche which is where the famous Sherpa Tenzin Norgay grew up (the’s the one who went up with […]
September 9, 2013
We trekked in Nepal taking the Everest route all the way up to Tengboche. This is part 1 of our video log of when we arrived in Nepal, our ride to Lukla and the first part of our trek to Phakding. Visit our blog: http://www.alanandmetok.com
September 1, 2013
Well we spent a couple of days in Venice in August 2013.. here’s the video of our trip! Buy essay uk
September 1, 2013
We went to Venice, Italy in August 2013. This is the video of our weekend in Venice! Visit our blog: http://www.alanandmetok.com
August 2, 2013
The Lee Valley White Water Centre was built for the 2012 Olympics. After the Olympics, it’s become a centre for those who want to try kayaking, canoeing and White Water Rafting. Well, actually, they do have some other stuff such as Hydrospeeding which I may try next time I am there. Anyway, we booked with […]
July 31, 2013
Video of our experience at the Lee Valley White Water Rafting Centre Music – Overcast by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
July 19, 2013
Our crazy IT guy thinks he’s driving a formula 1 racer! Turn up the volume!
July 11, 2013
There’s a crazy IT guy at work.. I caught him singing whilst he was working! haha!
July 6, 2013
We stayed at the Zum Goldenen Kopf hotel in Bulach, Switzerland. We were lucky to get a great room with views of the Main Street. I set my camera to make a timelapse of the sunset
June 24, 2013
We made another timelapse video, this time Metok driving from Holborn to Greenwich. It looks pretty good as a timelapse video! http://www.alanandmetok.com Music – Exhilarate by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
June 1, 2013
Every Saturday we do an exercise class.. it’s a bootcamp class at 9.30am in Wapping, London. I thought it would be fun to make a timelapse video on all the things we get up to so we turned up this morning with my tripod and iPhone. I really like the panning effect on timelapse so […]
June 1, 2013
Bootcamp Class held at Waterside Gardens in Wapping – 1st June 2013! If you’re interested in joining the class, email Anne Marie at marierodrey@hotmail.co.uk Compressed an hour workout into 2 mins!
June 1, 2013
This is the story of the Dodgy Knee on it’s trek from Monju to Lukla. No permanent damage was done! Visit our blog: http://www.alanandmetok.com
May 31, 2013
Two days after receiving my video, Metok’s one finally arrived! As soon as it arrived, we put it straight on the big screen! Metok said that it was the most scary thing she has ever done so I wanted to see the look of fear on her face! However, on viewing the video she actually […]
May 31, 2013
Read more: http://www.alanandmetok.com/metoks-sky-dive-video/ This was Metok’s sky dive video!
May 29, 2013
In November we raised money for a sponsored sky dive – thanks again to all those people that sponsored us! We went mob handed, waking up at 4am to get there for 7am. We waited and waited to be told after 5 hours or so that due to weather conditions, no jumps were going to […]
May 29, 2013
My last video I made was when we were leaving Kathmandu to go home. I thought it would be interesting to leave my camera on at the airport and capture the process. The particular highlight was me leaving on the camera whilst in the X-ray machine! I wasn’t sure if it would fry my […]
May 29, 2013
Here’s my sky dive video after my tandem jump at the North London Sky Dive Centre! I really enjoyed it! Thanks to our sponsors who made it possible! Read more about my experience: http://www.alanandmetok.com/alans-sky-dive/
May 27, 2013
We decided to leave our camera on during our departure at Kathmandu airport. One thing which I wanted to see is what would happen in the x-ray machine with the camera.. would it capture anything or would it wipe out my footage? Visit our blog for more videos: http://www.alanandmetok.com
May 19, 2013
We had some friends round last night and we thought we would make them some momos. Metok had the idea to make a timelapse video of the process. It was actually very easy armed with just an Iphone 4S using the Timelapse Pro app. For the panning which you see at the beginning of […]
May 19, 2013
Making Tibetan Momos – Timelapse Made using: iPhone 4S Veho MUVI X-Lapse Pro Timelapse Pro iMovie