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Rise of the Adventure Honeymoon
For previous generations a honeymoon promised little more than a hotel on a beach and the hope that housekeeping wouldn't knock too early in the morning. And that was fine for love-struck couples who...
View ArticleHow to Scare a Woman Away in Five Easy Steps
Like most women, I have spent the majority of my dating life in a cycle that looks something like this-meet a man I'm interested in, go on a few more dates, get completely turned off by something he...
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This Shows The Cruel Gulf Between Facebook Status Updates And Actual Reality
Scrolling down your Facebook news feed can make you feel pretty bad about your own life as you sit cheek to jowl on the train next to someone who seems politically against deodorant. There Dave is,...
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Festival Sex: Top Tips On How To Get Frisky In A Tent
If the legendary Woodstock festival is anything to go by - with its mix of sex, drugs, rock n' roll and limited showers - festivals are supposed to be hedonistic affairs, where people truly let their...
View ArticleIf You Want a Photo With a Wild Animal, Take a Selfie on Safari...
Now summer is in full swing, social media sites are becoming quickly clogged up with holiday snaps of glorious beaches and scenery to lament over. But there's another photo appearing across British...
View ArticleWhy Feminists Owe Amanda Knox Nothing
In May the Huffington Post published an article titled Where Are All The Feminists? Why Amanda Knox's Story Is About More Than Murder. Lisa Marie Basile begins her piece: "Amanda Knox is innocent of...
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There Really Can Be Beauty in a Mid-Life Crisis
What do you think when you hear the term mid-life crisis? A quick survey amongst a few of my friends and colleagues brought up, fast cars, affairs with 22 year olds, crisis and difficulties - quite a...
View ArticleGut Instincts...
Here's a personal question. Have you ever been constipated for a week? How about for up to 4 days on a regular (oh the irony) basis? I have. And it's horrible. Admittedly, this isn't the nicest or most...
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How Walking - and Laurie Lee - Got Me Back on My Feet From Illness
In 1934 a Gloucestershire boy strode out to London, 'nineteen years old, still soft at the edges, but with a confident belief in good fortune.' Laurie Lee, who would have turned 100 this week,...
View ArticleMadonna Wears a Burqa! Katy Perry Dresses Like a Geisha Girl! Pharrelle Dons...
If words could come to life, "appropriation" would arrive promptly on time, dressed in a grey suit, pushing a standard regulation pencil, telling everyone to stop doing that, it's not appropriate. It's...
View ArticleLife Coach Lessons From a Puppy
As I discussed in my podcast life is so much easier and straightforward when you don't take things personally, but I thought I would share with you the story of how modelling my dog's behaviour led to...
View ArticleThe Cholesterol Conundrum - How Heart Health Concerns All in the UK
Cholesterol is the single greatest risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), responsible for nearly half of all heart disease-related deaths in the UK. Cholesterol is also a major risk factor in...
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'Too Scared to Talk' - One in Four Children Feel Unable to Share Worries With...
In the UK, 100,000 children under the age of 16 run away from home each year - that's one every five minutes. Children run away from home for a number of different reasons and many choose to do so...
View ArticleAre We Missing the Real Villain When It Comes to Sugar?
Britain - nay the world is on the verge of demonising vital, healthy foods that kids need in their diets. Fruit, fruit juice and milk are not the enemy when it comes to the sugar debate. If we're not...
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Easy to Idealise, But for More Rewarding Travel We Must Face Up to Cuba's...
There aren't many places on earth with such a sense of romance and nostalgia as Cuba; a land lost in time, untouched by the ravages of commercialism and capitalism, a ticking time bomb to be visited...
View Article10 Things You Need to Know Before You Make Assumptions About Gender and...
1. The government defines domestic violence as any incident, or pattern of incidents, of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence, or abuse, between those aged 16 or over, who are, or...
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Portuguese Preening: The Oitavos, Cascais, Portugal
We all like to be treated like a VIP on holiday. Even if we're not paying quite as much as the 'actual' VVIPs staying down the hall. Which is why the Oitavos had us hooked from the moment we checked...
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Behind The Scenes... How I Learnt To Make A Great Cup Of Coffee
In recent years there has been a surge in the popularity of coffee. Brits have come over all European, with foodie hipsters and coffee connoisseurs shunning high-street coffee chains faster than you...
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Glastonbury 2014: Couple Get Married On Worthy Farm, Giving Us Major Glasto Envy
If you're already suffering from Glastonbury blues, I suggest you look away immediately. This couple have had the ultimate modern-day fairytale wedding and got hitched at Worthy Farm. Jack and Bianca...
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Wimbledon 2014: What Does Defending Champion Andy Murray's Diet Consist Of?
What does a Wimbledon champion's diet look like? Andy Murray, 27, is served up the same three dinners during the tournament, and said his options are kept "simple". "You might not be surprised to hear...
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