Ben: It's my third time at the 3D Festival this year. Have you been before William?

William: Nope, it's my first time even in Europe!

You looked totally at home with us in Bordeaux. I wish I had some snaps of us on the Sunday when you arrived.

It was great spending time with your family watching "Black Books" and "Spaced" episodes… I was instantly hooked… look… I’m a robot prostitute from the future!

Finn is a great kid… must take after your wife :)

Spending time with the gang at NewTek Europe was great. It was a treat to talk with the crew from so many diverse backgrounds and it was really nice to see that they shared the same passion for the users that I do.

What did you like best in Bordeaux?

I was quite impressed with Franck’s Lego collection but not as impressed as I was with his car of the Future… where did he find that thing? I would love to see someone re-create it in LW… what a killer car!

Sounds like a good basis for a competition to me! :)

How long have you been in Bordeaux? With your accent it couldn’t be for that long?

I came here in October last year. A long time ago (it now seems) I used to edit 3D World.

William had to take his shoes off at all the airports we went through because his shoes are sooo huge they need metal reinforcement, which set the machines off. That and the fact that he looks a bit like Richard Reid…

I think they’re getting bigger as I age... I went up a size last year. Apart from that, the trip to Copenhagen was great and gave me a chance to rest before the big show….

To me it just seemed like Gunfight at the OK corral! "There's always a man faster on the shutter than you are, and the more you use a camera, the sooner you're gonna run into that man."

I think I ended up with a total of 400+ pix from the trip.

Ooh, we mustn't forget the cheese thing at the hotel. I'm sure all Scandinavians will know what I'm talking about! :)