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 […]

When Peter Mayle spent his famous “Year in Provence” he seemed to get lots done, have a great time, and integrate in the community in just a few short months. Quite an achievement, but a question that crops up quite often is ‘How long does it really take to adjust to […]

“What are you listening to right now?” The following list is my way of answering. I like to take a quick look back at the best songs released so far. Music comes at us so fast and furious that it can be hard to keep up, but these are the […]

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel cruised his way through the desert heat on Sunday to claim his first Bahrain Grand Prix victory. The win was also the first at the circuit for his Red Bull team, and came on a day when none of the German’s championship rivals were able […]

Being as cynical as the next man, it’s taken me a long time to come to the conclusion that Britain’s Got Talent is a massive money making vehicle for Simon Cowell, with so little attention paid to the talent that it’s almost painful. The only glimpse of the talent we really […]

“Amazing how grimly we hold on to our misery, the energy we burn fuelling our anger. Amazing how one moment, we can be snarling like a beast, then a few moments later, forgetting what or why. Not hours of this, or days, or months, or years of this… but decades. […]

I have, for many years, had an obsession with handbags. I know, a lot of people have hundreds of pairs of shoes and spend hundreds on Manolo Blahnik’s or Christian Louboutin’s but they are of no interest to me.  No, for me, it is all about the handbag. It’s not […]

What does it mean to “find yourself”? This term has been thrown around in various contexts throughout my life and I believe that it’s not until you actually have to do it that you understand exactly what it means. However, I think the term is limited. Listening to somebody’s woes, […]