My Experience Buying an Engagement Ring from Diamonds Factory
Last year I finally made the decision that I would propose to my girlfriend of 9 years, Sarah. Like any guy who has proposed will tell you it’s possibly the…
AC/DC at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
Today I headed down to London to see AC/DC perform at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. I never got the opportunity to see the Olympic Park during the…
Deftones Back in London at the SSE Arena, Wembley
This was it, the gig which I, along with thousands of others had been looking forward to for a very long time. Due to the tragedy that occurred at the…
Ferrari F430 Challenge – Supercar Driving Experience Day
I’m off work this week so I had been trying to figure out how to spend these precious few days of being free of the daily commute and work stress…
Cute Cute Death at The Surya, London
For the past 2 years I’d been hearing about this band called Cute Cute Death around the office at work. I couldn’t escape it. The reason? My mate Wayne is…
Staying at Dairy Barns Bed & Breakfast in Norfolk
Just over a year ago Sarah bought me a 2 night break from buyagift for my birthday. Unfortunately I didn’t get around to booking our experience for quite some time…
The Bluebeards Revenge Hair Challenge
I was recently contacted by the guys over at The Bluebeards Revenge to take part on their current competition, “The Manliest of Manes”. This is a hairstyling challenge to be…
Visiting Cortona in Tuscany, Italy
I recently holidayed in Tuscany staying in a small village called Montanare located about 2 miles outside of Cortona. Being so local, Cortona became the main stop most evenings for…
Flavourly Review: Craft Beer Delivered to your Door
Being a lover of craft beer it was great to be contacted by the guys over at Flavourly.com recently to give their service a go. Flavourly featured on the BBC’s…
Visiting Carsulae Roman Ruins in Umbria, Italy
I recently visited Italy for my summer holiday and this year Sarah and I decided to hire a car and explore towns and cities within both Umbria and Tuscany. On…
Holidaying in Umbria & Tuscany, Italy
I’ve just returned from a 10 day holiday to Italy and without a doubt it must be the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited. Having received a 3 day wedding…
The View from The Shard – Gift Experience From Red Letter Days
6 months ago I was bought a Red Letter Days gift experience from my parents for a trip to The View from The Shard and a meal at Marco Pierre…
Growing Our Own Fruit, Vegetables and Herbs
There’s nothing quite like the taste of fresh herbs in your food and after years of spending money in supermarkets buying them fresh, Sarah and I thought it would be…
UK Blog Awards 2015
On Friday night I headed over to the 2015 UK Blog Awards with Matt and Alina who work within my team at Debenhams HQ in recognition of the UK’s best…
My 30th Birthday in Prague
At the end of March I turned the ripe old age of 30 – how I got so old without noticing I’ll never know! I hadn’t made any plans for…
Saturday Afternoon in Shenley Wood, Milton Keynes
Living in Milton Keynes presents a number of challenges and stigma from work colleagues and strangers alike… “it’s just a load of roundabouts”, “it’s not a proper city”, “there’s nothing…
Christmas has Finally Started at Home
This year has been one of much controversy in my house as Sarah was adamant that she wanted to get an artificial tree. After much resistance from myself I finally…
Corporate Hospitality at Twickenham for England vs Australia
Last weekend (29th November) the mighty England took on Australia at Twickenham as part of the QBE Internationals and what better way to watch the game than from a corporate…
The Crown & Anchor: When Hospitality Goes Wrong
Well, where do I start with this post other than to say it was appalling how my friends and I were treated recently at the Crown & Anchor on Drummond…
Christmas Jumper Party with Debenhams
Last night I attended Debenhams’ womens Christmas jumper party which was fully organised and run by a member of my team, Alina (she has an award winning lifestyle blog over…