Holidays are probably the only times you really get to fully relax. You have 51 weeks every year of grief from your boss, missed trains, headaches and idiots like Louis Walsh barking at no one about nothing on TV. Holidays are 100% kick-back time. You’ve packed your bags you’ve got your travel insurance and now it’s time to head to the airport…   Aaaah… Holidays. They really are almost indescribably brilliant, aren’t they? You’ve got Read more…

The warmer weather has come and gone. Now, things are going to start to get colder, but that does not mean you have to give up your holidays. In fact, some people love waiting until the winter months to take their getaways. However, with budgets being tight this year, some people may not be able to afford to travel overseas to their favorite winter wonderlands. Well, you may be happy to hear that there are Read more…

  It seems fairy tales don’t exist, then. It was all set up for World champ Sebastian Vettel to storm to yet another victory in the final Formula One race of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix. But even with fairy tales and Vettel sharing a homeland, the German had to settle with second at thee Interlagos track in Sao Paulo this weekend.   Still, Vettel won’t begrudge his Red Bull team-mate, the Australian Mark Read more…

Sunday 27th November sees the Brazilian Grand Prix, the final race of the 2011 Formula One season at the world-famous Interlagos track. The 62nd World Championship, as you probably know by now, was won (again) by Red Bull’s German driver, Sebastian Vettel. The champ dominated the entire season, getting pole and winning the first race of the season in Australia back in March, then going on to bag a further ten victories throughout the year. Read more…

Winter does hold a certain charm for some people. The cold, brisk weather makes people want to stay inside and read a good book. On top of that, almost nothing beats that first snow of the year. However, the winter seems to lose its so-called “charm” pretty quickly. This leaves people wanting to get away from it all and enjoy a nice warm holiday. The good news is, there is no lack of great winter Read more…

If you’ve only just read Alex Garland’s The Beach and fancy a rather clichéd gap year before university (…we’re joking, students – calm down!) or you just fancy an exotic holiday, the Far East will probably be your first thought. And specifically Thailand. But as with any tourist mecca, they are going to be 101 things to see and do. Let’s make it easy for you and run down our top five:   The Damneon Read more…

Now this is quite a divisive question, isn’t it? In much the same way as the following similar posers might split people into two separate groups:   ‘Carbrini tracksuits: Cool or Lame?’   ‘Appearing on The Jeremy Kyle Show: Cool or Lame?’   ‘Spending all day smoking weed and doing doughnuts in Halford’s car park: Cool or Lame?‘   Not that we’re calling everyone who drives a car with a bodykit a terrible chav or Read more…

I had a really interesting trackside chat with a colleague yesterday about cars, horsepower, handling and so forth. The usual small boys stuff. The topic came around to the question, “Which is best, a lightweight car with minimal horsepower or a car with a bit more weight but a lot more power?” A very good question and one that I believe I’ve answered to my own personal satisfaction this year. However, as the Americans are Read more…

In this kind of economy, planning a long trip away seems like nothing more than a dream. A lot of people are scared that they can’t afford to take a holiday. However, you cannot let this economy keep you from doing something for yourself. In fact, doctors say that people who take holidays are much more likely to live longer, because they are less stressed (hard to argue with that logic). That brings us to Read more…

  Before we begin, check out this amazing short video of a 12,225 mile road trip across the United States which has been condensed down to a five minute wonderclip. It’s pretty amazing, we think you’ll agree:   Pretty snazzy, eh? This remarkable footage comes from 25 year-old Brian Defrees, an American who describes himself as a ‘media specialist – a freelance videographer, editor and photographer’ (if that’s his job title, just imagine how waffling Read more…