The Journal

Straight to the point. This is not a blog about the seedier side of Amsterdam, it was more of a family visit. (I didn't want to waste your time). But you may find some good tips. We took a break in...
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We asked our friend and customer Adam to give us an insight into his Summer adventure which led to us naming our T-Shirt A-DAM Sometime round the back end of 2021 I was sat in my flat and had the...
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So, I'll skip right to the end and it will come as no surprise that I didn't make it as a professional footballer. I have always had a love to play football, more so than watching the beautiful gam...
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Yas Island - Abu Dhabi. Is it worth a visit?
Abu Dhabi. The quieter neighbour to Dubai, somewhere which has intrigued me for some while. This year it was the wife's 50th Birthday, so I had to pull something special out the bag. Having done pl...
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Writing this in Autumn may be strange, but we all like to plan ahead for next year. The Summer just gone was the annual trip to Cornwall. Yes, I have had my fill of Cornwall, but the powers that b...
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Menorca - A Tale of Two Capitals plus Football
Two weeks all inclusive in the Med. That's the classic British Summer Package holiday. Yet does the Island of Menorca, which I have frequented on numerous occasions, have an alternative. Menorca is...
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I finished work on the Saturday lunch, snuck in a holiday trim and set about filling the van with everything we needed and all the things we wouldn't. It wouldn't be a UK holiday unless you packed ...
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We put the question out there on Instagram, which is your favourite walk in the Peak District, Kinder Scout came out on top but a little too far to drive between school drop off and pick up, don't ...
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From a young age, I had always yearned for a Lambretta. Maybe my love affair of all things Italian drove this affair, along with growing up within the Mod generation. My first of many decisions was...
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Never check the weather when visiting the peaks, pack for the worst, expect the best, we almost postponed but actually the weather was perfect walking weather. We set off around 0700 hours Sunday w...
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