To see a selection of the latest products being reviewed by City Connect browse the articles below. Retweet your favourite reviews with #cityconnect for a chance to win our monthly competition. In addition to our reviews we also provide commentary via the City Connect Column on topical and interesting news and articles by a variety of contributors on lifestyle.
Isn’t it funny how different buttons pressed at the right time can trigger the most imaginative and erotic experiences? Recently I was introduced to the Iranian poet, Rumi, and up until that point my encounters of this nature extended only to English Romantics. I will always remember my interpretation of … Continue reading
There’s something intrinsically satisfying about riding the train to the end of the line. Some thirteen hours out of Bangkok, Ubon Ratchathani province is nearly at the Thai-Laos boarder. The city of same name to a working town with none of the picturesque colonial stylings, enduring cultural practices, sunny beaches … Continue reading
If you live in Colorado and are experiencing any type of substance abuse, there is a lot of help for you in the area. However, you have to seek out this help, and there are several different ways to can do this. Speak To Your Insurance Company Almost everyone has … Continue reading
My sister Debbie recommended this book to me and now I am emphatically recommending it to everyone else. This is a fantastically, gripping thriller and it had me hooked with excitement from the start. If you like crime thrillers, then this is definitely for you. NYPD Red are an elite … Continue reading
Ectomorphs have long lean limbs with a limited amount of muscularity. Whilst this gives them great definition, the ectomorph has a limited capacity for stress. Weight training with a hypercalorific diet will help gain muscle, but it’s best not to overtrain with many sets of many different exercises. Limit your … Continue reading
Recently, City Connect introduced Adam Shaw and Walk Innovation. Read now more about Walk Innovation. This week Adam Shaw talks about Step 2 and you can watch his video here: Welcome to Walk Innovation’s Active Energy System – Step 2: A technique to help you get more motivation, focus and health. … Continue reading
Is it? I don’t know, and to some extent it will always be dependent on what variety you are referring to – preferences in men, women, or sex! They say ‘generic they’ that women tend to always navigate towards bad boys, look at Rihanna and Chris Brown – treat them … Continue reading
On 13 August City Connect celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Alfred Hitchcock, one of the most famous and innovative film directors and producers of the 20th century. He is best remembered as a pioneer in the genre of psychological thrillers and as the director of such famous films as North … Continue reading
I’ve noticed something about the healthy food movement of which I am a part. It lacks MEN. Sure, some of the prominent figures are men, like Joel Salatin, Mark McAfee, Peter Kennedy, Esq., David Gumpert, Russell Blaylock, MD, and some others. But leaders alone don’t make a movement. A movement … Continue reading
Salus Wellness well into its second year in business decided to interview some of the practitioners who joined during the startup period and are now celebrating a year of activity with the health centre. This week, City Connect presents to you the interview between Salus Wellness and Elke Hausler, a complementary health practitioner. … Continue reading
On 11 August, City Connect celebrates the birthday of Australian actor Chris Hemsworth who was born on this day in 1983. Chris Hemsworth first became known for his role as Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away before starting his film career portraying Lieutenant Commander George Kirk … Continue reading
You meet them in droves when traveling, people who’ve ‘done’ Fiji, the Amazon and China. Three weeks on a tourist bus and they have miraculously acquired supreme knowledge of the food (delicious but avoid the water), the people (so friendly!) and sites (amazing, but not nearly as good as Angkor … Continue reading
Stark red earth, the dry gray-green of stunted plants, kangaroos and unending flat, disorienting planes; I doubt I am alone in these images of the Outback, culled from postcards, films and friends’ Facebook albums. But after a year of record rains, this is a land transformed. Blanked in thorny shrubs, … Continue reading
Some people tell me they don’t like soup. I say ‘what’s not to love?’ I call it a ‘miracle in a bowl’ for a host of very good reasons and spend copious hours endeavouring to convince non-believers! My closest friend (and soup supremo), Jean Barr and I have been on … Continue reading
Most small business owners know that the first step to making successful inroads into the marketplace is having high brand awareness. After all, in order for a customer to make a purchase, they must first know about the business and what it sells. In order to increase sales, it is … Continue reading
We are all accustomed to feeling stressed from time to time, be it work related, general fatigue, linked to a hectic home life or everyday problems. The effects of stress are wide ranging. Stress hormones trigger back pain, weaken the immune system, increase blood sugar, promote diabetes, increase the chances … Continue reading
No, I’m not giving myself a haircut. Whenever you’re watching a cutter at work, you’ll see that from time to time he’ll open his shears and briskly run the blades through the back of his hair (that’s if he’s still got any, of course). No, this isn’t some kind of … Continue reading
When you start doing the more mundane tasks that have been building up it is easy to lose focus, energy and motivation as you feel yourself get progressively more stuck in unhelpful and unproductive thoughts. This can be debilitating and lead to stress, guilt and nothing getting done. When this … Continue reading
Yes, we all know that twenty-first century is all about personalized gifts. These are one perfect outcome of the trending world, revolutionizing the way we gift each other. Each of these is available in a grand array of variety and the category is becoming big as life day by day. … Continue reading
Writing a “bucket list”, are these something most of us do or just a select few? Is it a good idea to write a list of “things to achieve” or are we setting ourselves up for disappointment? This novel by the best-selling author Jane Costello, centres on Emma Reiss and … Continue reading