How football sounds to people that just don’t care

I thought I would issue a bonus post today seeing as it took very little effort 🙂  I can’t claim credit for the text below just as I can’t track down where it originated from but I hope some of you will like it. With the World Cup Football tournament looming and the football seasoning… Continue reading How football sounds to people that just don’t care

All About Aprils Fools Day

This is going to be my very last blog ever.  I’ve just won £20 million on the lottery on Saturday night so I decided to go out on a high.  Really?  No, don’t be stupid.  I don’t even do the lottery… April Fools!!! Yes today is April 1st, traditionally the day where stupid people do… Continue reading All About Aprils Fools Day

102 great words that aren’t in English but should be!

Love makes the world go round

I spent 4 years at a college in London University studying Africa and Asia.  It was the most wonderful place due to the exposure of various languages and cultures and when I say various I mean hundreds.  I remember one day on the train thinking to myself how many countries I had friends from.  Given… Continue reading 102 great words that aren’t in English but should be!

My Zombie Safe House – Where would you go at the end of the world?

Obviously this is a stupid question that I don’t expect anyone to answer for a number of reasons. First of all, with all the ways the world could end, zombie apocalypse is unlikely to be the one. Secondly of course, officially Zombies don’t exist (although Russia is reportedly developing a serum that turns people into… Continue reading My Zombie Safe House – Where would you go at the end of the world?

2013 Annual Cheese-Rolling Race!

This past Bank-Holiday Monday saw the weird and wonderful calendar of oddball traditions and activities in Britain move to Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire.  Though the world media concentrates on sporting events such as Wimbledon, Badminton Horse Trials, Sailing, Formula 1 and The Open what most of us are interested in are much more low-key events… Continue reading 2013 Annual Cheese-Rolling Race!