It looks like it’s not just snakes and spiders and scorpions that you should watch out for when you’re Down Under. It turns out that there’s another hidden stinger in Oz. Australia is one of the priciest countries in the ‘developed world’ when it comes to untold mobile data and voice roaming charges, a recently commissioned report has suggested. Bill Shock This new investigation comes hot on the heels of a full set of recommendations from something exciting called ‘The Australian Communication and Media Authority’ (whatever that is), which found that more and more people visiting Australia on business or holiday are suffering from what’s understandably known as ‘bill shock’ when they return home to find that their phone services are far more expensive than they first thought they’d be. Source Top Ten The roaming charges study found that Australia was number eight in the list of most expensive countries in the world for downloading Read more…

Source Do you enjoy a good adrenalin rush? Is the thought of climbing a mountain without ropes, hooks and clips exciting to you? Well, then it sounds like you are into deep water soloing! If you have never heard of this sport, don’t feel too bad. In fact, this is one of the lesser known forms of climbing out there. However, before you run out to give deep water soloing a try, you need to know if this is a sport for you. So here is our review!   What is Deep Water Soloing? Source Before we get into this subject anymore, we need to cover just what deep water soloing is. Pretty much, this involves climbing rock formations that have been formed over large bodies of water. Since you are climbing over deep water, you eliminate the need for most of your climbing gear. There are some people who still use a simple rope Read more…

Source   Now you may not have heard much about it as it’s been kept fairly low-key over the past few months, but the Olympic Games are taking place here in London this year. How did they keep it so quiet, eh…? National Pride Oh, we’re being sarcastic of course. The Olympics has been a major talking point recently, even with the fanfare over the Euro 2012 Championship, Andy Murray’s Wimbledon performance and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. And at the back of the nation’s collective mind since the decision to let London host the games was made way back in 2005 (beating off the likes of Moscow, New York, Moscow and Paris). Source   Excited? Most of the pre-Olympics talk has been about publicity and ticket sales. The Olympic torch has been paraded around the country in an effort to build up excitement for the Olympics and boost ticket sales and TV viewing figures. For Read more…

When hiring a car, there are a lot of problems that can arise. If you do not hire a car often, then you may find yourself falling victim to these problems more than once. Trying to cover all of the “pitfalls” would be almost impossible (unless I was writing an novel), but we can cover some of the top ones you should look out for. Hopefully, after reading this, you will be better prepared for the next time you need to rent a car.   Getting Extra Insurance Everyone loves to save money! Unfortunately, one of the things that people usually choose to go cheap on is insurance. Now this is all well and good if nothing goes wrong. However, if something does happen (and believe me you can’t control everything), you’re going to end up spending a lot of extra money that you did not have to. When hiring a car, most companies will Read more…

Security issues have loomed large in the news recently. Security firm G4S’ fumbling over their Olympics contract and the interrogation of their big boss Nick Buckles has been all over the papers and the TV of late. However, G4S’ haven’t managed to supply the amount of security staff that the games demand. How much of a problem did this bring though? The government’s swift action of enlisting the help of the military to cover the shortfall shows how seriously they take the matter. As well as this, we’ve seen pictures in the news over the past few weeks of the massive snaking queues in Border Control at Heathrow Airport. The mixture of stricter security measures and new staff have meant that some people have had to queues for hours to get in the country and suspected terrorists have slipped through the net! Source   Necessity Obviously, there has to be security measures at airports to Read more…

How do you fancy winning £250 worth of Amazon vouchers? Keen? Of course you are! After all, who wouldn’t want to spend a couple of hundred quid on tripping down the longest river in the world?   Hang on, let us just double check that… Right. No. It’s the popular retail website that we’re dishing out vouchers for, not the South American body of water. For all you river fans out there – we’re sorry we got your hopes up. Still, you could buy a book about The Amazon with your vouchers. Actually, you could buy quite a few books about The Amazon for £250. Anyway, we digress… How can I win?! Good question. It’ couldn’t be simpler. All you need to do to be in with a chance of bagging the prize is to ‘like’ us on Facebook. It’s that easy. We’re sure you like us anyway (well, we certainly hope you do!), so Read more…

Source Don’t worry, that’s not a massive typo in our headline, you read that right – ‘Bog Snorkelling’. You shouldn’t feel bad if you don’t know what it entails, either. We assumed that it was some sort of toilet diving until we heard more…   So what is it? Source Well, in the simplest terms it’s a type of sport. A type of filthy, muddy sport. You see, it’s basically a swimming race. But instead of an aquatic face-off in a pool or other nice clean body of water, it happens in a dirty ol’ peat bog. Entrants have to complete two consecutive 55 metre lengths, with the quickest person deemed the winner. You’re not allowed to employ any traditional swimming strokes, so there can be no streamlined back crawl or powerful butterfly to guide you through the muck. You can only really rely  on ‘flipper power’ (you’re allowed flippers and a wetsuit).   Where Read more…

It’s that time of the year! You know, when families take holidays together and enjoy all the things that Britain has to offer. However, there is one question that parents ask themselves every year: “What can I do with my kids on a break?” This is a question that can sometimes be challenging to answer. So today, I am going to make a few suggestions for you. Here is a list of the top 5 things you can do with your kids during this year’s summer break (in no particular order)!   Climbers and Creepers Play Zone, Royal Botanic Gardens Source The first place on our list is for the younger kids. Climbers and Creepers Play Zone at the Royal Botanic Gardens is a happening spot that your little ones will just love! Keep in mind, however, that this place is typically best for kids between the ages of 3 to 9. Any older than Read more…