Brussels After spending a lovely weekend in Brussels, I have become a bit of a fan of Belgium Beer or Ale, with Duchess de Bourgogne and Kwak (mostly due its very cool glass and name, rather than taste, although still very tasty tipple). I can also say that I am not a fan of what is perhaps Brussels most famour tourist attraction, the Mannekin Pis, a pathetically small bronze statue of a little boy relieving himself, who gets dressed in random, somewhat pointle...

Newcastle/Great North Run 2008 "Don't worry Jimmy, I know all the words to this, I can sing it to you! Gladiators..." The immortal quote, spoken by my running buddy Lee, during the Great North Run, and a quote that was spoken mere seconds after his attempt at rapping along to Eminem! The one thing it truly confirmed, is that to have any hope of really saying you enjoyed running a gruelling 13.1 miles, is to run alongside a rather foolish friend! I r...