Thinking about getting married? Working out when is the best time to pop the question or encourage him to pop the question? Here’s why you should totally not bother getting married… I’ve read a few things lately about marriages and weddings and how the marriage rate is dropping. And you Read more…
My home city, Plymouth in Devon, is a city with fantastic potential but for many reasons it is a long way off being realised. In 2004 the Mackay Vision for Plymouth was outlined and since then there has been extensive urban redevelopment. However this has fallen short on several fronts and Read more…
I was having a chat recently with a friend who said they were considering getting a micro scooter to commute. I cracked up laughing. They didn’t… Which got me thinking. What is it with people that think adult micro scooters are a good idea? OK. Roll back. Why do I Read more…
I love smartphones. They might be one of the best inventions ever and we’ve got a lot of great inventions… As if to prove a point here are some other great inventions we have currently still making the world a better place. The airplane Medicine Refrigeration The internet Bricks and Read more…
Around new year 2017 I made a pledge: To quit the gym and get fit. I know this sounds like a slightly odd inverted new years resolution, but for around 5 years I had been a committed gymphile (not sure that’s a word but there you go). My physique hadn’t Read more…
If you’re thinking of moving to the UK – or out of London, there are many cities to choose from. It depends what you expect from your move, but if you want cool, historic and lively cities there is a lot to choose from. London gets all the press, but in Read more…
The Big Issue magazine is a great idea and a noble concept. Empower homeless people to enable them to make some money by selling a simple product. For the homeless it has little or no startup capital and for the producers it is a registered charity meaning the costs are Read more…
All this Brexit talk getting you down? Maybe it’s time for an escape plan. If you live in the UK then you might have noticed there was a big vote recently. June 2016 saw the British people vote for Brexit, or the British Exit from the EU. Time will tell whether Read more…
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat… Buzzwords of our time and currently some of the biggest corporate entities in the world. I don’t know about you but when MySpace came out I was straight on there finding mates of mine who’d gone off my radar – and quite a few who I Read more…
Many people have a dream to travel and for some people the dream is to travel indefinitely. Something about being nomadic and shirking the career lifestyle is just so appealing to the free spirit in many of us. If you like a place stay a bit longer, if you don’t roll Read more…