Reasons to be Cheerful – Christmas Comes to Birmingham

I know. At least 50% of you are going to roll your eyes at this post, because you HATE Christmas and every damn thing that goes with it. It seems to be a pretty common feeling amongst my peers. Some of you hate all the commercialism, some what you see as a 'forced' frivolity, some [...]

Travel: Green Garden Resorts, Tenerife

  We have a pretty tried and tested method when it comes to researching hotels for holidays. It's not exactly revolutionary - basically, once we have worked out where we are headed, we hit Tripadvisor and look for the highest rated at the lowest price. It's not rocket science, and it's always worked out pretty [...]

Reasons to be Cheerful – A Day By the Sea

I don't know what it is, but being by the sea always brings a sense of calm to my soul. Maybe it's because I was actually born by the sea, in Scarborough. Maybe it's just because I now live as far away as you can get from the sea in England, so perhaps it's just [...]