Adventures in the UK

When I was in the UK visiting family recently I went to several towns and cities across the country, we’d been lucky enough to grab some bargain hotel rooms (£1 – £9!!) in a sale so we went to some very random places – we went to some nice places like Liverpool and went on the big wheel they had there and visited the Beatles museum. We also went to York for some shopping in the Queensgate shopping centre and a play on the Slot Games in the Quicksilver arcade there. We also went to Newcastle and let some flying lanterns off on the beach which was very nice and romantic, a trip away doesn’t seem like a real trip away without seeing the sea

We also went to some not so great places, like Wakefield and Bradford which were both total dumps to be honest. Really run down places with nothing special about them, I didn’t take a photo in either place and given that I am a total shutterbug that is really saying something – but the rooms only cost £1, were nice and clean and both were near to where my parents live so it was still an experience worth taking.

I’d rather give it a try than not!

Making Plans

So, the big day is getting closer – little old me is turning 30 in just under 2 months time.

I had been tossing around various ideas to celebrate the big day, including the idea of not celebrating it at all and just hiding under a rock until it’s over. In the end I have decided I want to do something, I just don’t know what yet.

We’re seriously considering going paintballing, aside from the fact we have done it before and it’s a lot of fun because we like playing with our airsoft guns and basically beating each other – it’s also a great way of getting some exercise which is always a plus in my eyes.

However as we have done it before I am questioning if it’s ‘special’ enough.

We’ve also considered taking a hot air balloon ride, going abroad for a few nights with some friends, going camping/hiking and so much more.

Basically we need to hurry up and decide so we can start making plans, but we are having a very hard time coming to a decision.

Happy with my host

When you need a new web hosting provider it can be a bit of a nightmare, where do you even start in looking for one?

I am glad that I am happy with my webhost at the moment, I have moved several times over the years and hated it every single time – I have been with my current host for almost two years now and so far so good. There has been a few minor issues along the way but I think that’s to be expected – it’s how it’s dealt with that is important to me and it’s always been dealt with professionally and quickly

Hopefully I have not just jinxed it and I will be able to stay with them for many more years to come.

Web hosting review sites come in handy when you do need to move to a new host though, they take a lot of the research work out of it for you – I always try to find sites that offer reviews and ratings from real people as well, it’s one thing reading ‘facts’ about what someone claims to offer, it’s another actually hearing what it’s customers have to say.

I’ll make it there, one day!

I have been to many places in my life, I have lost count of the amount of countries I have visited and as you know I spent the first 20 years of my life living in the UK – with friends and family still there I return often.

Yet I have never been to London.

Isn’t that odd? Before I moved away for the first time I had not really been bitten by the travel bug, but you’d think I would have made the effort to go there on one of my many return trips over the years.

It’s not like I am not interested in visiting either, I would love to visit the East End and the main capital to do all the touristy things like visit Madam Tussauds, Buckingham Palace and The London Eye and I would love to visit the Quicksilver arcade and Westfield shopping center in nearby Shepherds Bush.

I suppose the issue is that when I go home I love to spend time with my friends and family, and they expect it of me – if I returned and told them I’d only be staying a day or two as I then planned to go off travelling more I don’t think it would go down too well.

It’s a compliment really, but I am determined to get there one day