Archives for July 2013

Learn How To Host A Dinner Party

More often than not, having friends over for dinner involves buying take-out food, cheap wine and putting on a good movie. Why not opt for a change and host a dinner party instead. It is fun, easy to plan and will give you a fantastic excuse to put on the new suit or dashing pair […]

Pool Table Etiquette – Some Proper Guidelines For Behaviour During Play

It’s fair to say that pool is somewhat of a casual game, just like https://totogacor.com/, when most people play it. It is generally played in a pub or at someone’s home, during a social occasion while everyone is enjoying a pint of lager. It is a friendly game and although it is played competitively on some […]

A Beer Lover’s Guide To Newcastle

The Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival The Annual Newcastle Beer & Wine Festival has being going strong for 37 years and attracts a loyal fan base. 2013’s event showcased over 130 ales in 1/3 pints from the best breweries across the land. The list was an eclectic one compiled by local cask beer expert, CAMRA […]

How To Choose a Cigar Like An Aficionado

The first records of tobacco smoking in civilization can be traced back to the Ancient Maya, smoking as a ritual can be seen depicted on Mayan artifacts dating as far back as 1,000 B.C.. At the end of the 15th century A.D., explorers returned to the European continent with the prized tobacco leaf in hand, […]

Do You Shower With Your Raccoon?

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Why The Red Beard?

As a woman, bearded men are a curiosity to me, all the more, if  the  beard is red and the hair on his head is not! The reason as to why this strange phenomenon happens is still under a shroud of mystery…well, that’s hardly true anymore but it did add some dramatic weight to the […]

The Enduring Mystery Of Magic Carpets

Who hasn’t dreamt of flying? Our myths and legends are filled with winged men, magical flying creatures and wondrous, enchanted devices that enable us to take off into the blue. Yet when left to choose, for us most, we opt again and again for the simple, logical and self cleaning choice; the magic carpet. When […]

Handy Map of Essaouira For Extreme Sport Lovers

  If you’re thinking of heading to Essaouira in Morocco for an action-packed holiday to remember, don’t leave home without packing this handy map, produced in collaboration with Explora. The colourful map highlights where you can find the hottest spots to surf, windsurf and kitesurf in Essaouira, as well as a football field and basketball […]

Australia’s 4 Most Important Wine Regions

Over the years Australian wine has seen it’s fair share of highs and lows.  A decade ago, Aussie wine was the talk of wine drinkers the world over, their style of bigger bolder dense red wines were right in the wheel house of the average consumer. Over time though, consumer attitudes changed slightly and admittedly […]

Bustling Around Brisbane: Mini Travel Guide

Situated along the Brisbane River sits the first European settlement of Queensland, the city of Brisbane. Named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, a Scotsman who was the first European explorer here in 1799. The city was initially created as a penal colony, set up to house and hold convicts sent up from Sydney. Due to the […]