• Excessive credit and debit card charges.

    New rules have come into place recently that are supposed to prevent companies charging what the OFT feels are excessive credit and debit card charges. An investigation by the BBC, however found that many travel companies are still flouting the rules. It’s been the case in the travel industry for many years that airlines and…

  • Effective methods to engage students in the classroom.

    I’m doing a presentation at Huddersfield University soon and this is my PowerPoint. The presentation is about the importance of motivating and inspiring your students with engaging activities in the classroom. It’s also about using feedback a teacher obtains from students and saving it in a digital format so students can use it outside the…

  • Heated roads e-petition

    A few years ago I posted an article on my blog about how heated roads could be the answer to snow chaos and since then I have lots of comments about what a good idea it is. The technology to heat our roads is available and I think we need a trial to see if the…

  • A Winter Wedding on the Ski Slopes of France

    A guest travel article from the newly married Sylvia Kenny   We enjoy a skiing holiday every year with family and friends.  When we were planning our informal wedding ceremony we decided a celebration on the slopes would be ideal. We could ski all day and then enjoy a celebration on the slopes with our family.…

  • So…..you like to Snorkel? You must go on a holiday to Sharm el Sheikh !

    Guest travel article by Becky Hayes – TV and Radio Presenter and travel writer about her holiday to Sharm el Sheikh. There is nothing quite like swimming in turquoise sea amongst beautiful bright coral with rainbow fish swirling around you. This is exactly the experience I had recently on a holiday to Sharm el Sheikh.…

  • Our holiday in Cambodia and Thailand

    A guest travel article from Sylvia Kenny Our holiday in Cambodia and Thailand We had a brilliant time in Cambodia and Thailand.  We flew into Phnom Penh on the same afternoon as Barack Obama, who was attending the ASEAN conference.  Air Force One was on the tarmac when we arrived.  We went on a cycling…

  • Toronto – The perfect holiday destination.

    Toronto is not a city where the tourist has an exhaustive itinerary. It is more of a city that grows on you slowly – the traveller is seduced by its summer festivals, markets, boardwalks and food, rather than engaged in a breathless stomp around endless cultural attractions. Situated reassuringly near to Niagra Falls, it is…

  • Mozart’s birthplace also has a famous Christmas market.

    During the Christmas “quiet season” Mozart’s city of Salzburg reveals its many different, yet always enchanting, facets. It is the season for a romantic walk across the city’s hilltops, affording a breathtaking view of the city’s snow-covered roofs, domes and towers. But Salzburg is also an ideal place to pick up some festive gifts, playing…

  • The Singularity – The Answer to the Conquest of Space ?

    There was an interesting article in The Sunday Times last weekend about how human life is evolving. This was an article about what has become known as the “singularity”. This is the time that a computer will be able to think like a human brain. It is estimated that the singularity will become a reality by…

  • How to live a long happy life

    What’s the secret to a long and happy life? If I knew the answer I would be a rich man. Every day new research is released telling us what to eat and what not to eat. It’s a minefield because there seems to be so much conflicting information and it changes constantly. Everything in moderation…

  • Discover the Beauty of Nelson, BC

    Our guest blogger is Connie Motz, a freelance travel writer, living in British Columbia, Canada. Many visitors to British Columbia (BC) make it only as far as Vancouver or Victoria with only a few venturing into the beautiful area known as the West Kootenay. In fact, if you ask a Vancouverite where the West Kootenay…

  • Buenos Aires – Takes Two to Tango

    A trip to Buenos Aires must be deemed incomplete without taking in a tango show, if not participating yourself in one of the city’s ubiquitous public dance halls. And each March, the rhythms of tango take over the streets of the Argentinian capital for a six-day tango festival, making the city ideal for an extended…