Ultimate Men's Christmas Gift Guide & Giveaway

If your looking for long-wearing, practical but also stylish gets then look no further. I have included something for everyone's budget from stocking fillers to more luxurious items and a few you may not have thought of. If you have a keen cyclist there is the amazing Litelok or perhaps your other half is a keen traveller and would appreciate a City guide or paging through original photos of climbers in Yosemite from the sixties then check out my Ultimate men's Gift Guide.  If your looking for long-wearing, practical but also stylish gets then look no further. I have included something for everyone's budget from stocking fillers to more luxurious items and a few you may not have thought of. If you have a keen cyclist there is the amazing Litelok or perhaps your other half is a keen traveller and would appreciate a City guide or paging through original photos of climbers in Yosemite from the sixties. 1. Bluebeard Revenge Eau de Toilette Shower Gel £24.99 2. Patagoni......

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Bed and Breakfast in Newbury

Last month we went on a mini adventure to North London to check out the amazing George House and as the trip was going to take nearly 3hrs we decided to split it up with an overnight stay in Newbury on the way up, this way we could enjoyed a relaxed breakfast and a brisk walk around Newbury town, a place we had not yet been. As it was only a quick little stopover we opted for a family room in the Newbury London Rd Travelodge, this is one of the more modern Travelodges with kingsized beds and a simple clean interior. The staff on reception were really friendly and had made sure that a baby cot was in our room on arrival. This hotel only has a small reception area and no restaurant or breakfast room which really didn't make any difference for us as we planned to have walk around the town first thing in the morning. We also had a separate single bed set up in our bedroom and I have to say it was very spacious - far more so than had we stayed in central London. There ......

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A lunch date with Bill

So we had a rare day date the other day and decided to finally try out the new New York inspired Bill's restaurant and deli shop in Cardiff for a spot of lunch. It has a great vibe to it and it doesn't feel like a chain at all, with cool looking staff, bare-brick walls and wrought iron spiral staircase you feel like your in a downtown loft. Drinks - as soon as I saw they did Elderflower presse I had to have some - this can come either hot or cold and opted for a cold sparking class of elderflower with cut strawberries - very yummy. John went for a retro serve coca cola in the original glass bottles, which was a nice touch. Food - John opted for the homemade fish finger sandwich - which may sound boring but this was fish fingers gourmet style - big chunky and tasty with equally well presented chips that came in a little tin cup. I only wanted something light and had a real craving for tomatoes so I had to give the Tomato and basil soup which was very tasty and not......

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