When one thinks of the Alps, several things come to mind. Skiing, vin chaud, fondue, beautiful scenery… For the most part, these visions become reality, give or take a few groups of rowdy British students. However, should you ever find yourself in Courchevel 1850, the Alpine ‘norm’ and what you’re … Continue reading
This year saw my first trip to Thailand, and while I was determined to not fall into the student-esque stereotype of riding on elephants, drinking my body weight in cocktail buckets, and covering myself in neon paint, I couldn’t help but notice that there were certain other categories that many … Continue reading
So… Tinder. The free app that lets you anonymously ‘like’ people based purely on their photos, and then ‘matches’ you if you both like each other. Online dating made incredibly simple. No cringe-worthy Match.com profiles here, no description of personality, no ‘this is what I’m looking for’. The only question … Continue reading
My last article saw me about a month into the ‘Tinder Experience’. Back then, it was still early days, and I wasn’t being overly selective with who I chose to have online chats with or chose to meet. Since I first downloaded the app in July, the learning curve has … Continue reading
For those of you who are familiar with the Tooting area, you will know that it’s not the most happening of places when it comes to eating and drinking. And for those of you who have never heard of Tooting, I don’t blame you. Tooting gets over looked by its … Continue reading
What do you think when you hear the word ‘seasonnaire’? Someone staggering around beach resorts trying to organise bar crawls and wet t-shirt competitions? Posh girls named Isabella working in a chalet? Jack Wills reps encouraging punters to get drunk and buy some, like, really cool stash? All of the … Continue reading
Imagine a world where time is money. Imagine a world where you stop aging at 25, but you’re only engineered to live for one more year. Imagine a world where the rich live forever, and the poor drop dead with no warning. This is the world created by director Andrew … Continue reading
There is a tendency for the film versions of popular and successful books to be disappointing. The Harry Potter series, The Time Traveller’s Wife and One Day all come to mind. I was therefore slightly sceptical before going to see The Help, the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s number one … Continue reading