We all learn through play and that great adventure begins in a healthy and active childhood. It is not as common these days for children to be off gallivanting through woodland thickets, paddling in babbling brooks or playing pooh sticks off bridges. As idyllic as the image is, unsupervised wanderings are a thing of the past with growing urbanisation and increased traffic on the roads....
Being a social butterfly flitting from party to bar and back again, I'm obviously fond if lubricating my iridescent wings with the odd bevy here and there. I quite like a nice evening in at home with a little splash of something special too, a fine Pinot Grigio, a heavy Rioja, or an Irish cream on ice. One of my favourite drinks is something known as a Brandy Sour. It is basically a drink...
It is a safe assumption that able bodied people take their ability to function in the world for granted. Whether it is old age, a condition from birth or the result of a debilitating disease or accident, one of the hardest and most frustrating traits of any disability is the loss of independence. This can vary in severity depending on the nature of the disability with some requiring more...
There is a well known saying ... 'not for all the tea in China.' Now the world's tea production is spread over some 30 countries, it is about time to modify that old cliche! Not for all the tea in Argentina; doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Argentina currently stands as the largest exporter of tea to the United States of America, and Kenya is the largest producer and supplier in...
In the jungle that is the saturated gadget market it is all too easy get completely lost. This article offers impartial reviews of the three cutting-edge digital cameras out there today. Considerations such as price, efficiency and technology offer an objective guide through the wilderness of the digital cameras market.
First up is the Canon EOS 1000D DSLR. The good news is that with...
Home cinema was predicted to be the death of the movie theatre but it seems no matter what they come up with, people will go to the pictures. Technological developments in home cinema over the last decade have been unprecedented and the latest must have home cinema commodity is your own digital projector. There are many models, some affordable others less than and this article provides...
Whether buying for photo printing, home office or photocopying your extremities, the latest wave all in one photo printers claim to have revolutionised domestic photo print technology. This article objectively examines some of the latest market leaders in printer technology to evaluate what you are getting for your money.
This first up is the modestly priced Epson Stylus SX400 all-in-one...
The current mobile phones market makes the cold war Star Wars saga seem like a game of conkers in a school yard. The top secret technologies are being flooded into the market and the mobile phone has morphed into an all seeing, all knowing hyperlink to every corner of the globe. When faced with such technological advancements it is all too easy to be baffled, this article cuts straight to the...
With the average cost of a wedding in England estimated between 15K and 25K more people are fleeing these spiralling costs, opting for weddings abroad. It is no longer an elopement to Gretna Green as resort holiday packages are now big business, the more exotic the better. This article is a great companion when grovelling to the in-laws as it compares weddings abroad with the British wedding...
Meribel is situated in eastern France, in the Allues region of the Alps close to the Swiss border. The name Meribel is derived from the Roman name Mira Bellum, meaning beautiful view and this opinion was shared by the founder of the resort, the Englishman Peter Lindsay. He stumbled on the land in 1938 as he migrated south from Austria after the annexation by Hitler.
This was technically the...
