It’s all about endorphins In recent years, the English have developed a taste for chilli sauces. I’m a self confessed chilli head myself – I love a drop of chilli sauce to heat up a meal. There seems to be an English obsession with chilli sauce these days and I’ve wondered what it is about […]

Haunted places in England throughout history Whether or not you believe in ghosts or the paranormal, England has gained a reputation as one of the most haunted countries in the world. With the advent of camera phones, there is more evidence than ever that something is happening that science is yet to explain. Ghosts, goblins, […]

Nothing makes me happier than giving something back. That’s why I volunteer on a local level and run this blog amongst other things. Giving is good for the soul. As part of my research for various articles and blog posts, I come across interesting tidbits throughout the internet. In exchange for you taking the time […]

It’s not something we want to talk about, let alone think about. Death. But, unless massive advances in science take place, it is coming to us all. I’d like you to take a moment to think about something. If the worst was to happen in the near future, what will your legacy be? You probably […]

Sounds like a quest, doesn’t it. It can be. The world can be a crazy place. World affairs seem very off balance at the moment. Politics, increasing reliance on technology and what is, as good as all these digital connections seem, an unnatural way of living, away from nature – the way people have always […]

I have recently stopped buying books. Not because I don’t want to buy them or I’m somehow bored – how can you be bored of books?! No, but the reason is unfortunately just as mundane. I spend too much on them and I’m running out of space. And I’ll be in trouble with my better […]

Back when I was a child in the 1980s and ’90s, the way we chose to celebrate Halloween in England (or, rather, our parents chose for us) was a little different to today. Now, with the internet and video streaming, primarily YouTube, Halloween here is very American (my little one has developed an obsession with […]

If we’re honest, things aren’t great out there in the big wide world. As beautiful as England is, there are places, particularly in large towns and cities, that are dangerous. Those of you, like me, with families, might often think about safety. Those of you carving a solitary path might too. Is there any way […]

Do you ever glance enviously at those people who seem to have life figured out? They have a work life balance and making money seems to come easily to them. What is their secret? They probably have more than one income stream. Today, it’s easier than ever for anyone to develop ways of making money […]

September and October in England are known for spiders moving indoors. Many of these spiders are quite large and you’ll usually see them late of an evening, when it’s quiet, darting across the living room floor. Most people don’t like them, let’s face it. But they do more good than harm, eating small insects, catching […]