They waited until night before they sprung their attack. The sun had just disappeared over the distant hills and comfortable darkness had descended upon the weary camp. Slowly, carefully and silently they approached. They were beyond detection of the helpless victims. There was no cry of alarm as they approached the tents. Not a single warning on the none existent breeze. The tents sat in their simple uniformity, plots of unflappable complacency with doors o...

How quickly love can turn to hate. "We're on a break!" I muttered loudly to the forest. Two years and many expeditions later I refuse to use this back pack again. It's too big. It keeps slipping over my bum and you know what that means???? Do you? That travesty that is over sweaty cheeks! It was the final straw that broke the camels back (or more to the point mine!) the result, called AMS and had the bag sent 10miles up the road to the next stop. Is that che...

So... First family holiday in 10years. With a combined age 170 years, safe words in place and car positions allocated this was going to be... An experience. We arrived at Folkestone for channel tunnel crossing. In true form, Philip took a nap, dad become very excited about trains (the most exciting aspect of the holiday) and myself and mother looked on in amusement.

Bugging Buggy Hyperways ( new mothers may wish to avert your eyes) Maybe in younger years gone by I was a more tolerant chappy. Perhaps at near 30 my biological clock has made me radiate some form hormone that broadcasts to aim this way he needs one too so be drawn in throng to get under foot and block every footpath, pedestrian crossing, roadway and formerly quiet enjoyable ambient coffee shops. Cries now fill the once quaint a peaceful caffeine drenched air, ...

The atmosphere was electric, crowded to twice capacity the tiny outdoor amphitheatre struggling to hold the jostling crowds. It was Ramahanza, sun had set, the fast had just broken and it was time to celebrate. Little homeless kids where crawling down between spectators feet selling water to anyone who was unfortunate enough to meet their gaze. I'd stumbled across the spectacle a few minutes earlier a few minutes earlier and been propelled into its vortex witho...