Monsoons, Tigers, Temples and Rickshaws. These are just a handful of the words we immediately equate with the mystically enticing subcontinent. On a recent month-long visit to India in which I visited family and saw some of the sights, something occurred to me. This country ,which is steeped in ancient […]

It’s not difficult to see why the 1960’s remains as popular as ever amongst this generation, with its rebelling youth, free speech, music, and fashion. Sixties swinging nostalgia is becoming a new phenomenon with many youngsters today, just like Britpop was in the nineties. However, more youngsters are becoming fascinated […]

“All that glitters is not gold” An old-fashioned proverb and well-known dimension in which we use to view things, people and, even places in the world, mostly to our unconscious awareness. In fact, what truly got the cogs turning for me on this saying was a quote that I once […]

This might not be your average article. We have had numerous of those and we have them every other day, in every other newspaper and magazine. Bombings in some part of the world, unprecedented rate of increasing terrorism, kidnappings, robberies and the list goes on. It’s easy to report that. […]

To some, vintage is just smelly, used, out of date clothing. But what’s the difference between wearing an item of clothing that’s twenty-five years old or trying on something cheap and new from Primark that dozens of people have already tried on? Buy it, wash it and it is as […]

Hitch-hiking was the best way to travel for me back in the ’70s. I’d pack a rucksack and sleeping bag and head for the nearest motorway service station. I always picked the height of summer, July or August, and went for it. I’d save around fifty quid for the trip. Most of […]

I’m a big fan of taking photos and shooting videos with my friend’s professional cameras for filmmakers, notably on nights I’m out with them having fun. Admittedly, I am never that guy who brings a camera with him but am always appreciative towards the person who can actually be bothered […]