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The Tech I took on Trek; Part Two! *

As you may have seen in my previous post, when I was on our Trek America I was using an iPhone 7 Plus and looking after the Trek America Instagram Stories so I would be using the phone a fair amount. I was worried the size of the phone would be an issue with my child like hands and holding it to chat Instagram would…

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The Tech I took on Trek; Part One! *

I took a decent amount of techy items away with us on our Trek America and thought I’d share a few of my favourites with you over the space of a few posts! Three Mobile and the iPhone 7 Plus When it comes to using your mobile phone abroad, I was shocked at how bad EE were are trying to organise a plan for me…

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Taking Flying Easy with No1 Lounges *

When it comes to flying I get so nervous, so that means I’m usually a bit of a mess before I even set foot in the airport. To try and stop this happening on our flight into New York I wanted to try a few different things at the airport to see if I could get rid of my anxious thoughts and just look forward to…

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The Decline of the Bicycle in Britain *

In a survey carried out in 2014, it was discovered that 90% of all journeys were completed using our roads in Britain. On these roads, 83% of journeys were undertaken in a car, van or taxi – covering more than 600 billion kilometres over the course of the year. A tiny 1% of those journeys were made by cyclists, a drastic 13% decrease in the…

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Five Things you Didn’t know about Birmingham *

When it comes to Birmingham there is so much there to see and do. I recently spent a day there to meet up with a friend and just loved the area and all it has to offer. When I was there I realised that there was so much more going on there than I had first thought. There’s lots of culture, lots of history, tons…

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Brunching & Cocktail Making With Tia Maria *

On Sunday I was invited to Brunch ‘n’ Grind with Tia Maria and Dan Doherty from Duck & Waffle. No, this wasn’t some strange eating and dancing event, we were drinking coffee themed cocktails whilst dining on superb foods. Not a bad mix at all. The first cocktail of the day was the Iced Popcorn Frappe made from Tia Maria, Espresso, Milk and Popcorn Syrup…

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Hosting a Dinner Party with Rekorderlig Cider *

 I love trying new recipes. I love cooking for people. And I love drinking cider. So when Rekorderlig Cider asked me to host a Scandinavian style dinner party I was all for it. I thumbed through my Scandinavian Comfort Food Recipe book that they kindly sent to me, picked two recipes, sent a text to Mike’s brother to see if he wanted to join us…

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Date Night with Tank & Paddle, Bishopsgate *

Date Night is something we take pretty seriously, we may live together but we’ve got so used to just being around each other that evenings can end up being spent on games or scrolling through social media. It’s not a bad thing as sometimes you need to just do you, but we do like to put in extra effort when it comes to planning a night…

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I'm Squibb Vicious, better known as Haydy!
Happiest with a craft beer in hand, eating til my heart is content or exploring somewhere new.
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