Those that know me know that I have always changed my car pretty regularly. Sometimes it is just because I want a change and other times it is for a specific reason. Last May we bought a caravan and needed a car to tow it and so we bought a Kia Sportage. The caravan was … Continue reading Time for a Change of Car
Since getting the travel bug (as I seem to have now) I have started looking for cheap ways to travel in premium cabins. I have mentioned a few ways to find good deals in previous posts and so using those techniques it is possible to find some great deals in Business or First Class cabins. … Continue reading Flying on separate tickets – what can go wrong
Since I have become more interested in travel, particularly air travel in premium cabins, I just wanted to give a shout out for a great site that specialises in just that… https://www.turningleftforless.com/ In fact, it was only after travelling in First with British Airways from London to Chicago that I started looking on the web … Continue reading Turning Left For Less
On my RTW trip (See: https://www.purplemud.co.uk/2018/11/30/round-the-world-in-8-days/) I arrive in Delhi at 6:40am. OK, I will have to go through customs and immigration but even on a bad day that shouldn’t be more than an hour or so and then my next flight to Kuala Lumpur is not until 11pm the next day… that gives me … Continue reading Things to do in Delhi
As you go through life retirement always seems so far off. As a young man it in not even something to think about but then as middle age looms the thought of retirement is something that you push as far ahead as you possibly can. However, as they say… Time and tide wait for no … Continue reading Time to slow down
Going on holiday, or even travelling for work for that matter, can be very exciting and most people look forward to going with excitement and enthusiasm. There is, however, one matter that is less exciting – staying healthy whilst travelling. There are lots of aspects to this and we all have our own personal ways … Continue reading RTW : T-7 Weeks : Jabs
In the last post about my Round the World (RTW) trip I said I had to find my own flights and that this was not that easy. Here I will explain just how I found the flights and what I had to do to get them at the price I wanted. There are a number … Continue reading RTW – ITA Matrix : The Way to Cheaper Flights
I went to see Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra tonight. I have seen them many times before and every time they just get better and better. But that isn’t what I want to talk about here… I think that people are forgetting how to enjoy events. Instead of going to an event, such as … Continue reading The world is going MAD!
Philleas Fogg, in Jules Verne’s novel “Around the World in 80 Days”, considered it a challenge to circumnavigate the world in under 80 days. He had a bet and a limit of £20,000, to achieve it. Nowadays of course, it seems ludicrous that it might take this long and if you try really hard and … Continue reading Round The World – in 8 Days
As many of you know, I have been an electric vehicle (EV) fan and advocate since 2010. I was the launch customer for the Nissan Leaf in the South-West of the UK and since then I have had a 30kWh Leaf as well as 2 (yes you read it right!) Vauxhall Amperas. Alongside that, I … Continue reading Electric Cars – Painfully Slow Progress
