Vanity search

We all do it sometimes, don't we - Google our own names, that is. I've been dominating the search results for my name for a few years now, despite some ringer nabbing markhodson.com in the mid 90s. However, there's an unfortunate result that keeps popping up - a page from TimesOnline about a pie boss in Doncaster who got done for child abuse. I feel a bit mucky just sharing a name with that nonce. So my latest experiment is to try to boost another page on TimesOnline about (the real) Mark Hodson, to see if it can overtake the pervert. While we're at it, I've updated my profiles at Trip Ideas and ebay.

My unusual museum tip

There are hundreds of amazing musuems worldwide so - when asked by Iglu Cruise to name a favourite - it might have looked a bit perverse of me to select The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia. However, it really is amazing. Go and check out my recommendation.

My colleague Jane Anderson at 101 Honeymoons also picked a favourite tip here. David Wickers also did a tip about the Caribbean.

Get away

The weather is teasing us. It looks like it's spring and getting warmer, then the cold comes in again. I'm getting woken up in the morning by the daylight - great - but it's then dark again by 6pm (come on you Scots, let us change the clocks so we can enjoy the bloody sunshine). So March really is a great time to get away. Looking at where is hot in March, I really fancy these trips to Madagascar. See some wildlife, laze on some amazing beaches, explore some wilderness. Nothing could be better.