Traveling the world does not have to be expensive. However, traveling on a budget does not have to be either. There is a fine line that you can walk when traveling across the world. It’s a line between traveling for cheap and still having fun. People who are willing to spend loads of money can typically have fun anywhere they go. For the rest of us, we have to use our money sparingly. Of course, Read more…

If you’re in the market for a new car now, chances are you won’t be on the look-out for a convertible. Driving down the gloomy rain-soaked streets of Britain at this time of year with the top down? You may as well just pitch up to the office just in your Speedos and ask your boss to rub some cream into your back. But when the sun’s out and it’s a scorcher, there’s nothing finer Read more…

I have a list. It’s called my ‘Things To Do Before I Die’ list. Morgan Freeman made such things more popular with The Bucket List, but I’ve had mine long before the movie.   You’ve probably got one too, even if only mentally. Mine has on it things like ‘Fly Aeros with The Red Arrows’, ‘Drive a Class One Offshore Powerboat ‘, ‘Date With Kelly Brook’ and ‘Fly in a Lancaster Bomber’,   In idle Read more…

Let’s go back to basics for this post, with a classic introduction – the ‘dictionary definition’ opener: Lake n. 1. A large inland body of fresh water or salt water. 2. A scenic pond, as in a park. 3. A large pool of liquid. Middle English, from Old French and from Old English, both from Latin Now we all know precisely what a lake is, let’s have a guided tour of seven of the planet’s Read more…

Travel. It’s an everyday part of most people’s lives. In fact, we all travel for many different reasons. Some for work, others for pleasure. Regardless of why you travel, you have to admit, it plays a very important role in today’s world. However, this does spark a pretty interesting question: What is the most used form of travel? Now, there are several different ways to address this question. I mean, are we talking about the Read more…

Fees, like bees, are annoying. They can really sting you too. And going away on your travels can be like putting your head in a feehive. Yes, a ‘feehive’. It’s like a beehive…? Sorry – this metaphor isn’t really working, is it? Let’s scrap it. There are enough things to pay for when you go on a holiday or trip somewhere. The explicit, unhidden fees can be enough to cripple your budget – I’m talking Read more…

Source Do you expect me to talk?”   “No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to drive…”   I may not have remembered that bit of Goldfinger dialogue exactly right, but let’s roll with it, shall we? It works. I’m talking about James Bond here because the Beaulieu Motor Museum has just unveiled its brand new exhibition based on the famous spy created by author Ian Fleming Source Beaulieu is Britain’s biggest and most famous car Read more…

Airports are funny old things, aren’t they? On the way out, when you’re all geared up for your holiday, they’re a land of promise. A paradise of duty free goodies, excitable chats about the week to come (over scandalously early beers) and WH Smith’s as far as the eye can see. But on the way back, when you’re miserable and irritable, they’re depressing warehouses full of tax-free toot and dead-eyed suitcases-luggers that stink of early Read more…

When it comes to planning your trips, there are a lot of things you have to decide. You have to think about where to holiday, how much you can spend, and how you’re going to get there. One of the best ways to travel is by plane. Let’s face it, if you’re traveling overseas it’s pretty much your only option (unless you like spending days on a boat). So this brings up a great question: Read more…

There are all different sorts of sports, aren’t there? You’ve got team sports like football, rugby, hockey and basketball. Individual sports like tennis, golf, badminton and athletics. There are even – and these are my personal favourite – pub sports. We’re talking pool, darts, dominoes and of course, drinking. But perhaps the most unusual type of sport is the extreme type. The dangerous type. The type that only nut-cases do. Extreme sports are categorised into Read more…