Rallye Monte Carlo Review 2014 FIA World Rally Championship: Round 1 The 2014 World Rally Championship got off to a thrilling start on the rain soaked and snowy asphalt of Monte Carlo. The jewel in the crown of the motor racing world, Monte Carlo first held a competitive rally in […]

It’s common knowledge that January is one of the most depressing months of the year. Everyone’s strapped for cash, the weather is bleak, you’re sick to death of food and you’ve had to go back to work after a nice break for Christmas and New Year. But it doesn’t all […]

Plovdiv, Bulgaria: a city I have had the good fortune to visit no less than seven times (at the time of writing). Having a beautiful female friend there to host me obviously helps. Plovdiv itself is Bulgaria’s second city and cultural capital, a juxtaposition of modernity with all the amenities […]

The European Commission sparked hope that Greece’s economy would grow by 0.6% in 2014. This is compared with figures for 2012 and 2013, where the economy was still receding by 6.4% and 4% respectively. Will this prospective growth meliorate citizens’ lives at a time of increased unemployment, as well as […]

For the average Brit, the idea of Christmas is accompanied by cold weather, high winds and often vast quantities of rain or snow. This Christmas alone saw thousands without electricity and whilst many have managed to keep their festive spirits up with numerous pictures of large turkeys stuffed into BBQ machines, there […]

Recently, the world’s weather has been completely unpredictable, and that’s putting it lightly. The United Kingdom’s weather last summer and the summers for around five years before that, were a complete wash out, with torrential rain and widespread flooding. Then this summer was scorching, reaching 30 degrees in some lucky […]

With such a rich, intriguing and occasionally very bizarre history, London is rife with iconic landmarks, charismatic old buildings and hidden secrets – but whether a resident or a tourist, there is so much to explore, it can be a little overwhelming when deciding on what to see or do… […]

Towards the end of a very warm, Dutch summer, whilst on holiday out there, I was cycling past a field which struck me as quite extraordinary. Normal fields that I’m used to have rows and rows of crops, green on top of green on top of green. But from the […]