Archive - Chasing a Noodle

The Inconvenience Store

Located somewhere an unreasonable distance from you — Alastair’s Inconvenience Store — where everything you need is either out of stock or on a high…

Jul 24 •

Alastair Hazell

Life is full of difficult choices: Brown or white toast with your cooked breakfast; attend a Justin Bieber concert or pour liquid nitrogen in your ears…

Jul 20 •

Alastair Hazell

March 2024

Ping Pong – a Game of Life and Death

Let me transport you back to 1936, as Polish table tennis player Alojzy Ehrlich is in Prague to compete in the World Table Tennis Championships. Drawn…

Mar 16 •

Alastair Hazell

January 2024

Life is a Gamble

Andre-Francois Raffray felt a tingle of excitement. The year was 1965, and the 47-year-old lawyer had just agreed to buy a beautiful apartment in…

Jan 13 •

Alastair Hazell

July 2023

The Bizarre 1904 Olympic Marathon

In 1904, America hosted its first Olympic Games. Held in St. Louis, it was memorable for many reasons, including gymnast George Eyser winning six…

Jul 31, 2023 •

Alastair Hazell

October 2019

The heroics of William Harold Coltman

William Harold Coltman is a true hero, yet few people will have heard of him. He was awarded the Victoria Cross after the First World War and was…

Oct 15, 2019 •

Alastair Hazell

July 2018

Taking the plunge

There's a saying: 'if at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn’t for you'. Try telling that to Joan Murray from North Carolina… In September 1999…

Jul 16, 2018 •

Alastair Hazell

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