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Just back from a Panasonic event for bloggers, introducing some cool cameras and camcorders with iA and/ or HD inclinations. Charging my new Lumix DMC-TZ5 camera so that I can show you what its 28mm lens can do. Also, just how smashing it was to take the London RIB Voyage armed with a 25mm lens, touchscreen camera and an 8 GB SD card. Fair to say, that was the best boat ride since rafting down river Jiu four years ago; I loved the speed, and even the tilting—no motion sickness on Thames, just pure adrenaline.

As a side note, it seems that in London PR can sort out the weather, too, or simply get extremely lucky to organise the event on a day when the South Bank is at its best: sunny as hell, full of live statues and musicians, and packed as if there'd be a holiday. I'm liking this London. Sun can be so rare here that I forget what it's like, so only now do I understand why locals get so excited when the big star's on: all of a sudden the city swarms with shorts, dogs, tees, ice creams, outdoor events, freebies and sun glasses.

As Arnold Schwarzenegger subtly put it some 24 years ago, I'll be back with my goodie bag.