Turkish food seems to be the big thing in Essex right now, and we’ve been to try quite a few, so we know where our favourites are and where not to dine out. But there’s a new contender for our favourite, Pivaz in Epping. Pivaz have all of their chefs ceom from Turkey so they know the drill. They know the perfect ways to marinade meat…

In an increasingly busy and stressful world, getting by and making do is often a priority over feeling great. Sometimes, you need to make some big changes to give yourself a boost. This might be focusing on your career, or making some changes in a relationship. In other cases, merely stopping and truly seeing what we have can be all it takes to make us…

When it comes to Afternoon Tea I instantly think of upmarket hotels in London and not places around Essex, but I was wrong. Oh You Pretty Things in the Intu Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock has started to offer a super cute afternoon tea for shoppers, so myself and dad popped along to try it out! As we arrived we were greeted by Sam, our server…

When it comes to your other half turning 30, you don’t do things by half, well at least not in the Squibb Household. We love a birthday and we love food so we merged the two together and hired a Thai chef to cook up a complete feast to bring in Mike turning 30 and the New Year. When I say feast, I mean feast We…

You are stuck without electricity. Assuming that you didn’t forget to pay the bill, you may have some real electrical issues on your hands. If you are living in your own home or renting a flat in or around London or Essex it shouldn’t be too difficult to get the help you need for your electrical woes. You will need to find a local electrician…

 I bloody LOVE Amsterdam and have been twice in the past few years. I do plan on heading back as soon as possible, as Mike has never been so I thought I’d give you a round-up of my favourite things to do whilst there! I’m going to try and keep these off the beaten track! The first is go to Bagels and Beans, yes this…

The UK has some stunning landscapes that come alive in the winter time, so if you’re one of these people who’s considering a camping holiday when the temperatures have dropped, but you think it will be too cold, never fear! In today’s article, I’ll go over just a few top tips that will help you have the best winter break of them all, right here…

Despite all of the issues we had with returning our hire car, the fact that we could hire one at such short notice on New Year’s Eve actually saved our holiday and Mike’s 30th Birthday! After being told our flight home from Berlin on the 30th December was cancelled and we wouldn’t be able to fly home for another 3 days at least, we hit…