Date Night Shows: Guns ‘N’ Roses @ London Stadium
Guns ‘N’ Roses @ London Stadium 16/06/2017 We headed to the Olympic Stadium for the second time within two weeks, to see Guns ‘N’ Roses do their first UK show with the original line-up since 1993. We arrived relatively early, so we got a seat in the lower tier of the stand. In fact, we were […]
Amazing Days Out: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
The legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, was built especially for the London 2012 Olympic Games. It is a place that holds extremely fond memories for us. This is because we were both performers in the spectacular Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Unlike many host […]
Dream Dates: The Best Date Ideas to do at Home
We are obsessed with creating amazing and unique date ideas to enjoy with each other. Our dates have taken us across the country, and even around the world. However, who says you have to go anywhere? It is most definitely possible to have a totally amazing date night right at home! We have had so […]
Secret Dates: Cheese Party
The cheesiest date idea ever? This secret date involved having a cheese party! You could do this date in many different ways. Maybe you could have a themed cheese party involving dressing up as a block of cheese. Perhaps you could play cheese themed games and watch movies with a cheese theme in them. Another option is […]
Lemmy: A Local Hero Honoured
Lemmy: a Stoke-on-Trent rock icon To celebrate BBC Music Day 2017, the BBC placed forty blue plaques around the country. The aim was to celebrate areas outside of London which had its own stars that made an impact on the world of music. Of course, our home town Stoke-on-Trent has a great rock and roll […]
The Romantic Couples Guide to Worthing
Worthing is a gorgeous seaside town on the south coast of the UK, very close to Brighton. It morphed from a small fishing hamlet to an elegant resort in Georgian times, and was once home to writers Oscar Wilde and Harold Pinter. Indeed, Wilde’s classic work The Importance of Being Earnest was written in Worthing. […]
Wikivoyage: A Detailed Review 2017
Wikivoyage – a Wikipedia for travel plans Wikivoyage is a site that we refer to regularly when planning our trips. It has been going since 2003. In the Wikipedia mould of websites, readers contribute articles to its database. What we like about it is that the site has no adverts whatsoever. Therefore, all of the […]
The Romantic Couples Guide to Stoke-on-Trent (Part Three)
Stoke-on-Trent is the city that keeps on giving! Of course, it is our home, but we are fed up of people saying that there is nothing going on in the city. There is SO much going on, but many people don’t seem to know where to look. Hopefully our city guides can help people seek […]
Dream Dates: The Best Places to Attend Poetry Readings in the World
We enjoyed a fantastic date to a poetry reading at the Stoke-on-Trent Literary Festival. Chances are, however, your own city or a nearby town will have its own poetry or literary festival. Even if not, libraries, coffee shops, bookshops, and theatres across the world host poetry readings that you can go along to with your […]
Secret Dates: Poetry Reading
A poetry reading at the festival inside a factory We enjoyed a recent secret date attending a fantastic poetry reading, at the Emma Bridgewater Factory, in Stoke-on-Trent. The event was part of the Stoke-on-Trent Literary Festival, which is a terrific three day annual event. Our hour long entertainment was in the form of a poetry […]
The Romantic Couples Guide to Central London
Central London is one of the world’s most exciting and amazing places, because it is filled to the brim with romantic ideas for couples. We know the area very well indeed. There are more things to do in Central London that you can imagine, therefore you could never get bored of the diversity of its offering. However, […]
Kayak: A Detailed Review 2017
What is Kayak? Kayak is a fare aggregator website that is owned by the same company (Priceline Group) as booking.com and agoda.com. Not just for hotels, it also compares prices on flights, cars, holidays, and trains. It really does offer a good all-in-one solution to cover most, if not all, travel booking needs. The home […]