Make no mistake about it, unless you’re one of a very lucky few in the world, chances are you’re going to find yourself in a situation you never imagined yourself to be in. Life has a way of taking you and putting you somewhere you never thought you could ever find yourself, especially when it […]
Travelling with the Whole Family
I suppose the title of this post sort of suggests that travelling with the whole family is indeed quite the chore, but if you’ve had to endure a few hours in the car with family members of different generations, interests and patience-levels then you’ll know that that’s exactly what it is – a chore. Now […]
We Trust Total Strangers More than We Know
A conversation with an international traveller who operates as an Uber driver back in his native land set my mind into motion and had me thinking about quite a few things, one of which is just how much we actually trust total strangers. It’s not a matter of being naive or gullible, but we in […]
Getting the Kids to Play Outside Again
Isn’t it just scary how a mere three-year-old toddler can take your tablet PC, go online and download some games which they subsequently enjoy playing and yet they probably can’t even speak properly as yet and don’t quite fully know what the names of all the different basic shapes are? It appears as if this […]
Why AirBnB is Getting More and More Expensive
Well, the short of it is that AirBnB is becoming more and more expensive because it has gone through what a lot of these open technology platforms go through – their permeation by big-business shadow forces. This is not to say these are some sinister forces seeking to bring destruction, even though we refer to […]
Lessons Learned from a Pilot-Turned Plumber
I’m sure you’re probably thinking the title of this post should be reading the other way around, as in a plumber who went on to be a pilot. It’s not – I really did mean to share a story of a pilot who went on to quit his job flying planes all around the world […]
How to Save Money on School Sports Equipment
I hope it’s still the same in this day and age across all learning institutions, that being how children are encouraged to take part in as many extracurricular activities as possible so that they’re in with a good chance of perhaps discovering a special talent they may not have even known they had. That’s how […]
Seizing Back Control of Your Spending Habits
Just for the sake of emphasis I’m going to spew an old cliché which is very true by the way, but because of the fact that by the time one actually has to make reference to it it’s often too late, citing it is indeed only for emphasis. This is the cliché of prevention always […]
The Ultra Modern Living Allure
It’s perhaps a little less so in this day and age because of the mere fact that things just change so rapidly, that being the fact that traditions are rather hard to transcend with the introduction of contemporary paradigms. This perhaps applies to pretty much every area of life, but what I’m specifically talking about […]
A Disturbing Kids’ Fashion Trend I’m Glad Died Out
One day I logged in to my Facebook account and, to my horror, my timeline was bombed with what appears to have been a hot new trend in kids’ fashion, but one which I’m so glad was nipped in the bud and died out very soon after its apparent advent. Of course I’m talking about […]