Entries by Simon Heyes

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Hunting The Northern Lights In Iceland

I had seen the Northern Lights on many documentaries on the TV, and they looked awesome. But it is so rare to see the Northern Lights, that when I was in Iceland at the end of February, I booked the Golden Circle tour and the Blue Lagoon, but didn’t think much about booking a trip […]

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A Trip To The Széchenyi Thermal Spa Baths, Budapest

“If there’s one thing you need to do in Budapest, it is visit the Széchenyi Thermal Spa Baths“, said about twelve of my friends and fellow travel bloggers when I asking what the top ‘things to do’ in Budapest were. They were right – bathing in the geothermal bath pools really is a unique experience. The […]

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13 Spectacular Pictures Of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea has a reputation for being one of the most culturally diverse, beautiful places in the world. Located 160km from the very Northern tip of Queensland, Australia, Papua New Guinea is the adventure travellers paradise. From birdwatching, diving, hiking, and surfing, there are activities and experiences for everyone. Once rarely visited by Western […]

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I Own Shares In A Beer Company. I am A BrewDog Equity Punk.

In 2011, I bought shares in a craft beer company called BrewDog, through a crowdfunding project called Equity For Punks. Much like my first digital agency bigmouthmedia, BrewDog is a huge Scottish success story, and has been the UK’s fastest growing food and drinks company for the past seven years (2012 – 2019). Despite me […]

Recap Of 2014

For those of you who follow me and this blog, it should come as no surprise when I say 2013 was an utter shitter of a year. Aside from January to March, the other months should be wiped from history. As such, although I did recaps for 2011 and 2012, a recap of 2013 was […]

My 10 Year Anniversary In Digital Marketing

November 2014 marks my 10 year anniversary in digital marketing, so it seemed fitting to tell the story of how my career began, and how I ended up where I am today. It all began in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2002… UNCW For regular readers of this blog, you’ll know I spent a year abroad […]

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Señor Ceviche – A Taste Of Peru In London

Peruvian cuisine is booming. It was only when I visited Peru in October 2012 that I realised just how much of a entrepreneurial drive many of the chefs have over there. Ask someone from Peru to define their cuisine, and they won’t answer quickly. I found that Peruvian dishes – aside from ceviche – take […]

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Michelin-Starred Food Tasting At Ascot

If you’ve never been for a day at the races, you need telling off. It is a great day out. Grab a group of friends, family or colleagues and get a day sorted. Ascot is one of biggest and best racecourses in the country, and only an hour on the train from the centre of […]