Yesterday I was very lucky to be invited to Wimbledon by Hertz. I’ve been to Wimbledon once before, but never got access to the courts. This time around, I managed to tick a few things off my bucket list… With free-flowing Pimms in hand, I stepped onto Court 1, and saw a Wimbledon champion playing […]
One of the benefits of living just outside London, is that I get to explore country pubs and restaurants, neatly hidden away from the throbbing tastebuds of city workers. At the end of May, I finally got the chance to try The Artichoke in Old Amersham. Rumour has it, The Artichoke has been on the […]
South Africa kick started my love for personal travel. Aside from work ventures, my trip to South Africa in November 2009 was my first long-haul adventure since living in the USA six years earlier. The trip was planned for 11 days. To ensure I maximised the time available, I planned an itinerary which allowed me […]
Following my ‘Best Male’ blogger award win in April (still can’t believe it!), the next step was to claim my prize – a hike over the O2 Arena in London for me and three friends. After finally sorting a date, two good friends, my better half and I ventured into North Greenwich last week to […]
New Zealand is built for campervans. Campervans are built for New Zealand. With a very large independent streak, it also seems I am built for New Zealand. Of all the things I was looking forward to in New Zealand – Queenstown, skydiving, hiking the Fox Glacier, surfing, the rainforests – one thing that sewed them […]
There is something very special about New Zealand. Many wine lovers may put that down to the copious amounts of delicious Sauvignon Blanc that reaches UK shores every week. Yes, this is a travel story about wine tasting in New Zealand’s scenic Marlborough region, and how a sunny day and lots of wine contributing me […]
You’ve seen Jurassic Park, right? Remember at the beginning, where Richard Attenborough flies into the park in a helicopter, and you see those amazing views of the landscape, including waterfalls, mountains and rivers? That was almost identical to my experience at Milford Sound, one of the most stunning places in New Zealand. Milford Sound […]
Occasionally I get a craving for a burger. A real meat-dripping, melted cheese, moan-as-you-eat burger. I’m not sure what happened in Brighton. I went a little nuts. Coming off the back of a four day Easter training hike, my body was telling me I had a calorie deficit, and the little devil on my shoulder only […]
Earlier in March I was looking through Twitter on my phone when I came across the blogger awards, run by lowcostholidays. I looked through the categories and saw some familiar faces, and some great blogs. I eventually scrolled down to the ‘Best Male’ category and had to do a double-take when I saw my own […]
Every now and again I seem to stumble across a gem of a pub. The White Hart in Whelpley Hill is one of those gems. I came across this pub thanks to the new Haresfoot Brewery – the first brewery to reside in my local town of Berkhamsted for over 100 years. Their first ale was […]
