Misc

Travelling with technology is easier than ever. Our tech devices are smaller and easier to pack, and they're so full of features that one device can do a magnitude of jobs. Here are five ways that your technology can make any holiday better: Preparation, planning and booking Using your … [Read more...] about 5 ways your technology can make a holiday better

First off, I'd like to apologise for the long wait since my last update. I've got a couple of reasons, one of which will be blatantly obvious to anyone reading this. I've been working on a new design for macrodyl to help make it a little bit easier to find your way around. And to showcase some of … [Read more...] about New Design for Macrodyl

Happy New Year! And so another year comes to an end. The particularly unfortunate year that is 2017, but now the page has turned and it’s time to leave the tough times in the past and crack on with the exploration! Despite a relatively unfulfilling year, with a distinct lack of holidays and … [Read more...] about Happy New Year 2018

Please excuse the song reference title, I couldn't help myself. Every other person on the planet has heard about our amazing fellow human Mr. Trump's latest endeavours. A travellers nightmare to be fair. Sadly, it overshadowed two of my favourite events of this year. First of all the 26th … [Read more...] about Australia Day and Trump and Wild Wild Snags

I'm quite sure that at this point, every last person on earth has heard the news. Just in case you've only just returned from an off-grid trip and for whatever reason the first thing you decided to do was check this site; Trump is the new president-elect. But what implications does this carry for us … [Read more...] about What Donald Trump Means for Travellers

With the seemingly everlasting summer weather that we're currently experiencing here in the UK, it's prime time for barbecues, long walks and playing games at the park. This time every year, hordes of people flock to Cannock Chase to enjoy the great outdoors. After all, there are plenty of … [Read more...] about How to Catch Pikachu on Cannock Chase

The unthinkable has happened, and my fellow countrymen have decided to vote to leave the EU. After a seemingly endless slagging match, the wrong side won. I generally keep my political thoughts and interests to myself, but for once, I genuinely need to vent. There will be a number of repercussions … [Read more...] about Why I’m Furious that Britain Voted Leave & What Leave Means for Great Britain

First things first, Germany was awesome. Thanks for asking. I'm now safely back in the UK and that means its back to work and filling up my lunch breaks with the drafting, editing and writing of blog posts. It's actually pretty good going. I'm here to tell you about how my use of German in Germany … [Read more...] about Putting a Language to use

How's it going? You might've noticed I went through a (brief) period of posting pretty much every day. I think it lasted for about a week. That wasn't the intention, but some things have cropped up and completely changed my plans. You might even recall a post I put up in January where I decided I … [Read more...] about A Wild Update Appears!

First off, please excuse the dreadful featured image. Everything I put together I didn't like, so I had to pick the one that I didn't like the least. Apart from that, do you really read posts just to stare at the title picture? Probably not, so moving along. I've finally decided to illustrate some … [Read more...] about #TTOT Solving Travel Annoyances