If there is one race that I am always comfortable with it is the 10km race, 5km’s for me have always been a bit of a struggle, as it sometimes takes a mile or two for me to get into a good rhythm so by the time I am able to focus on the race,... Continue Reading →
Utøya: 22 July review
Dir: Erik Poppe. Starring Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen, Solveig Koloen Birkeland There will be a very select few films more difficult or harrowing to watch this year than Utøya: 22 July and I say that as a positive. Based on the terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22nd 2011, the film focuses on the massacre... Continue Reading →
One of many reasons to go travelling solo: Being disciplined with money when choosing accommodation
Welcome back to part three of my series on why you should go on at least one-holiday solo. The past two weeks I chatted about meeting new people and then having the freedom to not be held down by others decisions. This week is all about camping and staying in hostels and how doing so... Continue Reading →
Leaving fizzy drinks behind
When I got my arse back into gear and decided that being overweight wasn’t for me and that I quite enjoyed wearing mediums and not being as un-athletic as I once was I noted that I was consuming a lot of little treats and one of those little treats that I found myself having almost... Continue Reading →
5 Horror Films to Stream & 5 to find for essential Halloween viewing
It is Halloween season and we need to get a few scares in. Well, that’s my opinion anyway, you might be perfectly happy being scare-free for the rest of your life. But I much prefer to be a little scared every now and then, which is why I probably love the horror genre. I could... Continue Reading →
5 reasons to run the London Marathon (from past participants)
Last week I chatted away about a few of the reasons why I was unsure if I would ever run the London marathon, for a read as to my reasons check it here. But today I want to deviate a tad from last weeks post as I considered the fact that maybe I was being... Continue Reading →
One of many reasons to go travelling solo: Freedom
Welcome back to part two of my series on reasons why you should go travelling alone. Last week I wrote about meeting more new people and I used my experiences on the matter to give nice truthful examples for you. This week is all about having no restrictions to where you want to go while... Continue Reading →
Why I am not sure I ever want to run the London Marathon
I know, a really weird thing to say right? Everyone knows the London marathon and every single year I get asked if I am going to try and run it and every year I say ‘maybe’ when I really know I won’t and lately I have had it in my head that I actually don’t... Continue Reading →
The first of many reasons to go travelling on your own
Hello one hello all, so I saw this someone ask about whether they should travel on a city break on their own. I know Victoria has done that and she loved it, so I thought I would give you the first of many reasons why you should from my own experiences from when I traveled... Continue Reading →
Regular fit or slim fit? What should an overweight guy wear?
With all of my posts recently about weight loss / being overweight and clothing I thought I would finish off with how I felt when having to decide what type of fitting I should wear as an overweight guy. Should I go for the loose fitting? Or the normal regular fit. Would I be bold... Continue Reading →