Plane rides can be kind of stressful. This goes double if you take part in a long journey. Of course, it does not have to be this way. In fact, there are a number of things that you can do to make your long plane ride more enjoyable. Today we are going to talk about a few tips you should consider before you head off on your next trip. First of all, let’s talk about Read more…

Identity theft is on the rise. In the UK in 2010, nearly half of all frauds committed (there were approximately 180,000) were criminals impersonating hapless members of the public in order to rip them off. This rise in identity crimes can partly be attributed to our ever-increasing reliance of technology and that technology’s vulnerability to attack. In fact, there’s a worrying new program available, created by hackers, called Zeus which allows even the most basic Read more…

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…