"This bloke had his backside over the edge of the dinghy” said Colin, our host, nursing his fifth beer of the evening, in a strange and desolate place called Shark Bay in Western Australia. “His shorts were down by his ankles, but mate, ya know, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go. I told him, [...]

  Title Where To Go Category Doing Date   Description What to do, what to see and how to enjoy it. Address   Phone   Email   Price Range Cheaper than Cancun Text Playa Del Carmen is a little seaside town that has a hip, young and laid-back vibe. The main strip (Avenida 5) is [...]

Title La Maison de Sade Category Eating Date 13 Sep 2000 Description S&M Supper Club Address www.lamaisondesade.com Phone   Email snmclub@aol.com Price Range 25.00 Text While dining and chatting with friends, watch a live S&M show taking place table-side. Three women clad in latex, push up bras, dreadlocks and tattoos, lead a submissive man to [...]

My mode of time travel was ANA flight 9 that was decorated with large Pokemon figures. I got an outrageously good deal on plane tickets, the kind that makes you want to ask your row companion what they paid, just so you can gloat. But I didn’t. I sat there quietly and watched a Midsummer [...]

If you like to mix beaches, medieval history, art and architecture, shopping, eating, drinking and exploring the natural beauty of Greece, then Rhodes is the perfect place. Throw in at least 9 months a year of swimming, 12 months if you’re ambitious, and you have another incredible Greek Island. Rhodes is, of course, a popular [...]

Pikes and Towers of the South Pennines Darwen Tower , Darwen – Built in 1898 to commemorate both the jubilee of Queen Victoria and the victory of the local people to win access to the moor. This octagonal tower with its two viewing platforms looks at a distance like a space rocket. In later years [...]

Hike File Low level route – Distance: 24.5 km – Climb: 300 metres Time: 7 hour 30 mins (excluding breaks) Start:  "The Wagon and Horses" – Langsett GridRef: SE 211005 Finish:  "Ye Derwent Hotel" – Bamford – GridRef: SK 208834 Going: xx. Waymarking: We are following the Alternative Pennine Way, which is not waymarked. Maps: [...]

Hike File Distance: 24 km – Climb: less than 100 metres – Time: 6 hours (excluding breaks) Start:  "The White Lion" – Market Place- Clitheroe GridRef: SD743419 Finish:  "The Myerscough" – Samlesbury – GridRef: SD 618312 Going: Mainly gentle riverside walking, beware bulls. Waymarking: The Ribble Way is well waymarked as far as Ribchester Bridge. [...]

Hike File Distance: 30 km – Climb: less than 50 metres – Time: 7.5 hours (excluding breaks) Start:  " The White Lion " – Earby – GridRef: SD 926497 Finish:  "The White Lion" – Clitheroe – GridRef: SD743419 Going: This is a long walk, but the going is very easy. You start at 130m altitude [...]

Hike File Distance: 28 km – Climb: – Time: (excluding breaks) Start: Diggle, Saddleworth, Diggle Hotel  Finish: Start: Diggle, Saddleworth, Diggle Hotel  Barges were legged through the canal tunnel to Marsden. This meant men would lie on their backs on the barges and effectively walk along the roof of the tunnel. The ‘Boat Lane’ was [...]