 How to Ski for FreeWant to spend an entire winter skiing or snowboarding for free? It’s easy; just earn your keep working in a ski resort. Thats what Journalist Alex Francis did and although hard work it seems like it was worth it. December 2007, I stepped onto a coach destined for Austria, with 30 other people who were to become my colleagues and best friends for the next five months. I had been looking for winter season jobs since August. After countless online applications I finally got an interview for a job as a Chalet Host with Crystal Ski (http://www.crystalski.co.uk) |
 Doing The Harvest Trail Down Under – Fruit Picking in AustraliaSawinson Chin tells you how to get involved picking fruit in Australia… “Working on your year out can have many benefits. It allows you to stay out there for longer, you tend to meet more people, you immerese yourself in the culture and of course, you earn some money!” |
 Basic Packing: Everything you need to knowWith a brief trip to Le Charnier coming up followed by a month working at Morand: this world renowned distillery in Switzerland. I thought I would put together a checklist of everything I can possibly imagine you needing to travel the world. Obviously if you’re going somewhere unusually hardcore (like the arctic circle of the pits of hell) then this list might not be the one for you! |
 Travel Writing 101Writing about my adventures whilst still having them was difficult, so I got in touch with an expert of the travelling world to try to glean some insight on how to bring your life… to life! |
 Troll 2 (1990) Trashy Horror BeautyArguably the best worst movie ever Troll 2 is a film like no other. |
 Harpoon (2009) Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre ReviewThe Icelandic horror Harpoon follows a group of tourists on a particularly grimy little whale watching vessel in Iceland. A horrific accident kills their captain, and they are soon forced to seek refuge on a former whaling vessel. Surprisingly enough, the ex-whalers are pretty damn pissed about not being able to hunt whales anymore, and what better than a group of whale watching tourists to take out a little aggression? |
 Recipe: The Dirty BurgerNot only is this Trailer Park Boys inspired recipe sure to have you drooling like a Pavlovian dog but you’re bound to be prepared for a heavy night drinking without the nasty hangover in the morning. Inspired by Trailer Park Boys: Season, A Canadian mockumentary series. Rich and beefy with a subtle chargrill spice sweetness. Makes 2 dirty burgers or 4 mini dirty burgers if you’re a bunch of cholestrol lightweight losers. |
 Recipe: Mexican Vegetarian ChimichangasThe perfect addition to any Mexican Fiesta! Laura Alice Turner spills her guts to bring you the best Vegetarian Recipes on the Web |
 Recipe: Roasted Garlic and Camembert SoupA fantastic recipe for Roasted Garlic & Camembert. Bound to be a favourite with cheese lovers everywhere! |
 Cath Kidston inspired N64Despite the fact this creation will have gamer geeks everywhere cry out in emasculating horror, This hand painted N64 created by James Wragg is amazing. Using layers of acrylic paint it took James 4 hours to get his N64 looking this fashionable. |
Everything you need to know to have a good time.
Want to spend an entire winter skiing or snowboarding for free? It’s easy; just earn your keep working in a ski resort. Thats what Journalist Alex Francis did and although hard work it seems like it was worth it. December 2007, I stepped onto a coach destined for Austria, with 30 other people who were to become my colleagues and best friends for the next five months. I had been looking for winter season jobs since August. After countless online applications I finally got an interview for a job as a Chalet Host with Crystal Ski (http://www.crystalski.co.uk)
Doing The Harvest Trail Down Under – Fruit Picking in Australia
Sawinson Chin tells you how to get involved picking fruit in Australia… “Working on your year out can have many benefits. It allows you to stay out there for longer, you tend to meet more people, you immerese yourself in the culture and of course, you earn some money!”
Basic Packing: Everything you need to know
With a brief trip to Le Charnier coming up followed by a month working at Morand: this world renowned distillery in Switzerland. I thought I would put together a checklist of everything I can possibly imagine you needing to travel the world. Obviously if you’re going somewhere unusually hardcore (like the arctic circle of the pits of hell) then this list might not be the one for you!
Writing about my adventures whilst still having them was difficult, so I got in touch with an expert of the travelling world to try to glean some insight on how to bring your life… to life!
Trevor Claringbold is an award winning travel writer with fourteen years experience as a presenter and producer for the BBC. I spoke to Trevor whilst he was holed up in Rostov-on-Don, a dilapidated Russian city south-east of Moscow which never fully recovered from its occupation by the Germans in World War 2…
Troll 2 (1990) Trashy Horror Beauty
Arguably the best worst movie ever Troll 2 is a film like no other.
Filmed in Utah by Italian director Claudio Fragasso under the bizarre pseudonym Drake Floyd. It was known as ‘Goblin’ during production but was released in America as ‘Troll 2′ in a desperate attempt to associate it with the established Empire Pictures movie Troll (1986) In actual fact the movie doesn’t have any trolls in it!
Harpoon (2009) Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre Review
The Icelandic horror Harpoon follows a group of tourists on a particularly grimy little whale watching vessel in Iceland. A horrific accident kills their captain, and they are soon forced to seek refuge on a former whaling vessel. Surprisingly enough, the ex-whalers are pretty damn pissed about not being able to hunt whales anymore, and what better than a group of whale watching tourists to take out a little aggression?
Not only is this Trailer Park Boys inspired recipe sure to have you drooling like a Pavlovian dog but you’re bound to be prepared for a heavy night drinking without the nasty hangover in the morning.
Inspired by Trailer Park Boys: Season, A Canadian mockumentary series. Rich and beefy with a subtle chargrill spice sweetness.
Makes 2 dirty burgers or 4 mini dirty burgers if you’re a bunch of cholestrol lightweight losers.
Recipe: Mexican Vegetarian Chimichangas
The perfect addition to any Mexican Fiesta!
Chimichangas are fried burritos popular in the southern states of America and originating from the Mexican states of Snialoa and Sonora.Laura Alice Turner spills her guts to bring you the best Vegetarian Recipes on the Web
Recipe: Roasted Garlic and Camembert Soup
A fantastic recipe for Roasted Garlic & Camembert. Bound to be a favourite with cheese lovers everywhere!
It’s a rainy bank holiday in London & there’s no better time to play some of our favourite tunes and cook some French cuisine. With inspiration from my best friends French mum, and her kind donation of ‘Payson Breton Le Camembert’, a passion for cooking and a spare hour the soup was on the go. It’s gonna be so yum…Despite the fact this creation will have gamer geeks everywhere cry out in emasculating horror, This hand painted N64 created by James Wragg is amazing. Using layers of acrylic paint it took James 4 hours to get his N64 looking this fashionable.
In 2005 photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio published an award winning book called Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
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Travelling around the world Menzel visited 30 families in 24 countries and photorgaphed their weekly groceries artfully arranged. 600 meals in all.
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4/20 : A Counterculture Christmas.
The origins of 420 are constantly open to debate. Some claim the number refers to Floridas police code for drug use whilst others believe its the number of chemical compounds in marijuana. All of these theorys have been debunked somewhere alonge the line. I traced the orgins of this counterculture codeword…
The Graffiti of Las Ramblas, Barcelona
A Photo essay comprising of Graffitti from Barcelona taken by Sam Golden
Know who created any of these pieces? Get in touch and let us give them the credit they deserve!
Le Palais de Tokyo houses some of the best contemporary art in Paris but it still slips under the radar of the Parisien tourism industry.
The exterior was a bombshell, a homeless guy in a monks cowl pushing a trolley full of crap harrassed me for change. The walls were covered with graffitti and broken wine bottles littered the ground…
With the warm embrace of Summer on the way it’s time for some fresh summer drink ideas!
This alcohol free mojito is bursting with zingy citrus coupled with a cool aromatic mint aftertaste.
The best thing is, it’s so cheap & easy to make…
The Graffiti of Brick Lane, London
Brick Lane (Bengali: ব্রিক লেন) is a street in London is brimming with a cross-culmination of cultures producing some amazing graffiti art. This photo-essay displays some of those pieces of work. Know who’s responsible or taken photographs of anything better in the area? Let us know in the comments below! Photographed by Sam Golden 10th [...]
5 Essentials for an Awesome Home Studio!
Ever fancied yourself as a musician? Heres how you can make it happen I’ve been recording songs in my bedroom since the age of 15 and can get lost in the whole experience for days at a time. Contrary to popular belief you don’t have to spend trillions of pounds, dollars or euros on getting [...]
Mephedrone, Meow Meow, M-Kat – The Facts
“After realising every news story I read on the topic was simply quoting inaccurate government press releases, internet forums and (god forbid) other news reports I thought I’d get a book or two off the shelf and give you an accurate overview & chemical run-down of 4-Methylmethcathinone.”
NO BULLSHIT: Top 5 Most Popular Things About Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a city brimming with culture. The largest city and capital of the Netherlands it has everything offer from the city hall where Ducth artist Rembrandt witnessed one of the countries first public autopsies to the house where Anne Frank hid from Nazi soldiers. Unfortunately, for many these aren’t the reasons to visit & although it kills me to write this article it’s definitely what the people want to hear
A twisted satirical muppet mock-up directed by big shot movie director Peter Jackson (yeah, everybody has to start somewhere)
The Feebles are a theatre troupe of puppets bearing a striking but somewhat twisted resemblance to Hensons ‘Muppets’ but unlike their cuddly counterparts; The Feebles hate the world…
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