Much has been made about the appearance of the Egyptian beach volleyball team playing in the Olympics wearing the all-encompassing Hijab Islamic dress rather than the usual Bikini style outfit and comment has been made over how appropriate this is. First of all I must declare that I haven’t watched one moment of the Olympics. Partly… Continue reading Volleyball in a Bikini or a Hijab?
Has the birthplace of King Arthur been discovered?
In all the names of mythical and semi-mythical beings in history, there are few if any that rank more highly than that of King Arthur and his legendary knights of the Round Table. Quite why people get so worked up about someone who was for a long time largely thought to be a work of… Continue reading Has the birthplace of King Arthur been discovered?
Charles Wells – The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
Charles “Monte Carlo” Wells was the only son amongst 3 sibling daughters and was born into a respectable family in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire before his family moved to Marseille in France. Charles Wells certainly had an interesting life and not always in a good way. He worked in a sugar beet factory in the Ukraine and… Continue reading Charles Wells – The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
15 bad points about working for yourself
Having written earlier in the week on 20 great reasons you should be your own boss, it is only fair that I offer up some of the less pleasant experiences of working for yourself too. It’s not all a bed of roses. In fact, in some ways, life can be much tougher than working for… Continue reading 15 bad points about working for yourself
20 Great Reasons To Work For Yourself
Three years ago this month, I took the big step of deciding I was going to create my own business. My slight lack of blogging in recent weeks might give some indication of just how successful this has been. I really want to encourage everyone to work for themselves if at all possible. It is… Continue reading 20 Great Reasons To Work For Yourself
Star Trek Beyond Review (Mild Spoilers)
The original Star Trek show was lauded for its starting point of putting a positive vision of the future in the otherwise gloomy world of the late 1960’s. Today, the world in some ways is under more threat than ever. War and dictatorship across the Middle-East, increasingly assertive China and dictatorial Russia, repeated acts terrorism… Continue reading Star Trek Beyond Review (Mild Spoilers)
Since I’ve been gone…
If you’re reading this then you may have noticed that I have got a little behind with my blog posting. I’m hugely sorry about that. Something has been tapping at my window demanding my attention and sadly that thing is called the real world. I’ve been extremely busy with my guided tours and have given… Continue reading Since I’ve been gone…
Mary Seacole – The Greatest Black Briton
Many of us are familiar with the accounts of Florence Nightingale, the British nurse who worked tirelessly and in the most trying of circumstances during The Crimea War and who in many ways pushed forward and pioneered modern day healthcare and nursing. She is rightly remembered as one of the greatest figures in history and… Continue reading Mary Seacole – The Greatest Black Briton
The Battle of The Somme 100 Years On
Friday July 1st 2016 marks the centerniary of the commencement of The Battle Of The Somme. It is fair to say that July 1st 1916 might possibly the most horrific day in British history and most likely in the top two or three anywhere given the dreadful events of the day. The Battle of The… Continue reading The Battle of The Somme 100 Years On
Jo Cox, Brexit & Haters – Oh My!
This is an unusual post, but then it has been an unusual week. They say that a week is a long time in politics but recently event hours have been a long time in Politics. I haven’t been able to write much due partly to illness, work and also the various but related events… Continue reading Jo Cox, Brexit & Haters – Oh My!
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