“Apart from the realisation that I’m completely obsessed with Game of Thrones and have an unhealthy imaginary romance going on with Jon Snow, one in which he broodingly serenades me in his dulcet northern tones and protects me from White Walkers by shielding my body against the threat of the cold misty air…I can say … More You Know Nothing, Jon Snow
There has to be more to life than this; to sit in a cage, in a tank, in a pond, and work for a man with whom you have no bond. To monotonise your weeks, your years and your life for a suffocating slavery of struggle and strife. You work, you come home, you eat … More More Than This
Now, before we even start, I’m no dating expert and I am definitely not a serial dater; in fact, my dating back catalogue is pretty pathetic and my track record, well, there isn’t really one. And that’s quite worrying, as dating in 2016 is pretty confusing, and hard, especially if you’re just not into … More Let’s have a little chat about dating, shall we?
“And as you write this with unexplainable tears rolling down your cheeks – the droplets of water have no source; there’s no reason for their manifestation; they just are -you wonder if the pain will ever cease” And so it simmers, like a slow-burning pressure cooker waiting to boil and overflow; a series of anxiety-ridden … More Fear and Self-loathing in Depresvegas
The reason she leaves and travels the world is ‘cos nobody stole her heart. She wanders and roams the streets all alone ‘cos nobody dared to start. Where is the knight in shining armour, the one who should’ve carried her away? He didn’t appear like the fairytale said, he didn’t ask her to stay. … More The Wall
It’s exactly six months to the day that I arrived back in England, and every day for those last six months I’ve wanted to leave again. I’ve wanted to grab my overnight bag and passport (which sit at the end of my bed by the way, already packed with toiletries and spare underwear) and leave. … More The Six Month Itch
When I first began my travelling journey in Virginia, USA, over ten years ago now, I made a small bucket list of places I wanted to go: Italy, Cambodia, Argentina, Chile, Australia, China, Denmark… Some of those destinations I’ve yet to grace with my presence and the rest I’m happy to say I’ve managed to … More To Bucket List or Not to Bucket List
Living out of a backpack can be hard: what do you pack? How do you decide what’s important, essential and what may save your life? How much can you carry? What do you leave behind? Do you really need all those pairs of socks? What you pack and what you don’t pack ultimately depend on how long … More Ten Things Living Out Of A Backpack Taught Me
Larches and Savick ABC have churned out some heavyweight names in boxing over the last few years with Scott Fitzgerald (Commonwealth Gold Medal winner and now Pro-Boxer under Matchroom and Eddie Hearn), Mick Hall and Adam Simpson all rising to success through the club. This is before you mention amateurs Jack Phoenix and Stan Houghton … More How Larches Boxing Club is gaining a cult following for its no-nonsense gym
When it comes to New Year’s Resolutions there’s already been an abundance of blogs, articles and features published about the do’s and don’t’s of these lists; the how’s and why’s, and the pros and cons of conventional resolutions versus more alternative ones. There’s information telling us what we should and shouldn’t do, and how we … More Getting fit and losing weight: New Year’s Resolution Numero Uno.
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