Beer Glorious Beer

Beer Glorious Beer

The thing about beer is that most people tend to either love it or hate it. To those who love it beer can be the nectar of the Gods but to those who hate it the taste can be just about as palatable as wet cardboard. Beer though is a very general term for something that in reality is very complex. Mankind has been drinking beer in some shape or form for over two thousand years and the demand for...

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I reckon you should buy me a pint – I’ve just won a quiz!

I reckon you should buy me a pint – I’ve just won a quiz!

Did you happen to read the recent news report about banning mobile phones from pub quizzes? According to a reporter from the BBC “The integrity of pub quizzes used to be beyond question, but the advent of text messaging in the late 1990s has heralded an era of cheating. Otherwise honest people, corrupted by a combination of alcohol and the desire to win promotional t-shirts, are now reduced to...

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Get a life ! – Get a Life Coach !

Get a life ! – Get a Life Coach !

Are you making the most of your life? Or do you still wake up some mornings feeling unfulfilled and unsure about what the future holds for you? If you are totally focussed on your life’s objectives, using every possible opportunity to maximise your inner potential and enjoying a rewarding and contented lifestyle then congratulations – you are one of the 1% of the population who is already...

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Beam Me Up Scottie!

Beam Me Up Scottie!

Just when you thought every possible use of a mobile phone had been thought of, engineers in Japan have created a mobile phone that could be the perfect solution for prying bosses wanting to keep tabs on the movements of their staff. I’ve always been interested to hear about new innovations or new uses for mobile technology. This one though (technically speaking), is a real gem! Japanese phone...

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Wonderful YHA

Wonderful YHA

Picture the scene. You have been out walking in the mountains all day enjoying the magnificent scenery and fresh air and now the sun is going down and your legs are starting to ache. What you desire more than anything is to take off your walking boots, to find somewhere to sit down and relax followed by a shower, a good meal and a comfy bed. A nice hotel would be nice but sometimes nice hotels...

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