Celebrating your birthday as an adult often means hitting a bar with your friends for a few drinks. Or maybe going out for a meal with family. Whether you love birthdays or loathe them, you can still have a great time. You may not be able to stop the years, but you can sure enjoy … More Celebrate!
What’s an Escape Room? Escape rooms are immersive, live games where groups of players are locked in a room and must solve clues and puzzles to escape. Think Da Vinci code meets Crystal Maze. Popular themes include exploring Egyptian tombs, defusing cold war bombs, escaping mad scientists and searching for pirate treasure. Why do this? Recently Natalie … More Mindfulness and Escape rooms
Top 20 signs of middle age from Easier.com 1. Losing touch with everyday technology such as tablets and TVs 2. Finding you have no idea what ‘young people’ are talking about 3. Feeling stiff 4. Needing an afternoon nap 5. Groaning when you bend down 6. Not remembering the name of any modern bands 7. … More Top 20 Signs of Middle Age
Bernard Louis De Koven was born on October 15, 1941. He was an American games designer who was a beloved inspiration to generations of game players and designers. In spring 2017, De Koven notified his blog followers that he had terminal cancer and only about one year left to live. He asked that they continue to spread … More Bernard Louis De Koven
As people become saturated and fatigued by material things, experiences are the things that make us feel rich. But what if those luxury experiences start to feel manufactured? Instead of just looking for things to do, try looking for things to learn. Not necessarily traditional educations. How about acquiring a new skill? Become accomplishment focused. … More Learn something new
Instead of a treasure hunt around the house, picking up bits and pieces after the family, give mum a fun treasure hunt she’ll really enjoy. Treat her to an afternoon out exploring this Mother’s Day. Scavenger hunts are fun and entertaining for family functions. OK, so a scavenger hunt is an unconventional Mother’s Day gift. … More Give mum something she will enjoy this Mother’s Day
Back in 2006, Wanderlust asked a selection of experts to pick the person who they believe has most changed the way we travel. There list of top 10 best travelers of all time was: FRIDTJOF NANSEN (1861-1930) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506) XUANZANG (602-644 OR 664) IBN BATTUTA (1304-1368 OR 1377) APHRA BEHN (1640-1689) CAPTAIN JAMES COOK … More Who is/was the world’s greatest traveler?
Shelley Emling listed 40 signs in the Huffington Post that show you are middle aged. 1) Losing touch with everyday technology such as tablets and TVs 2) Finding you have no idea what ‘young people’ are talking about 3) Feeling stiff 4) Needing an afternoon nap 5) Groaning when you bend down 6) Not remembering … More 40 Signs You Are Middle Aged
Time to treat Mum. While giving mum flowers or chocolates are great suggestions, don’t you think she’d love spending time with her family on her special day? Scavenger hunts are fun and entertaining for family functions. Yes, a scavenger hunt is an unconventional Mother’s Day gift. But it’s one mum can share with her family. … More Plan now for Mother’s Day – Sunday 11th March 2018
There was a time, not so long ago, that air travel wasn’t an option and the only way to travel was by sea. The V&A Museum has a new exhibition “Ocean Liners: Speed and Style” It shares the design stories of the world’s greatest ocean liners, including the Titanic, Normandie, the Queen Mary and the Canberra. Find … More Ocean Liners: Speed and Style