Halloween has always been one of my favourite holidays. When I was a little girl, I loved to dress up. I would plan my costume weeks in advance, with the help of my mother who despite working long hours as a nurse would take time out of her hectic schedule […]

Not many words fill us with such good feeling as the word ‘Festival’. A bubble that exists beyond the pressures and cold facts of everyday existence that can so often hang heavy upon our tired and tender shoulders. After the glory years of music festivals, I spent the summer helping […]

London is a city of ghosts. Texting ghosts, eyes downcast on a thwarted social media reality. Facebook friends, tweet me this tweet me that, link me up for that job of a lifetime opportunity, all the while walking past me. Come rain or shine, their mobile phones clutched tightly in […]

Vodafone have recently released their new HD voice calling technology providing a higher calibre of sound and visual for Vodafone users. The advanced technology will help families and friends stay and feel connected as if they were in the same room together. In a bid to show the potential benefits […]

The time of year we all either love or hate is officially on its way! The weather has gone colder, shops have stocked their shelves, early shoppers are buying things and there are constant reminders that its only so many days or weeks until Christmas arrives once again. Although I […]

A year or so ago, I watched a video on YouTube in which J.K. Rowling addresses the graduates at Harvard University. It was a touching twenty minute speech which, if you haven’t already seen it, can be found below. In it, she brought to my attention a very good yet previously […]

Ahem, can I have your attention please? Now that you’ve lowered your smartphone from eye level and jettisoned the Facebook tab from your internet browser, I’ll begin.

As a man with limited hill walking experience and a propensity to sit in the firing line of the pleasant sunshine, I was at best ambivalent about my wife’s idea of a summer holiday. Circumnavigating around the Mont Blanc range wasn’t top of my ‘self-preservation agenda’ for our summer holidays. […]