Last summer marked the 100th Anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme in Europe. On 1st July 1916, the Allies began an offensive that saw more than 19,000 men killed on the first day. As part of the commemorations, I travelled to northern France with The Yorkshire Air Museum. They were asked…
Memories of Thiepval – One Year On
Three Porsche Features, three utterly different 911 genres, one Porsche magazine
“How can you find so much to say about just one car?” It’s a question I’m frequently asked with regard to the Porsche 911, generally by people who are perhaps not the most diehard of Porsche enthusiasts. It is perhaps a reasonable question to ask as, to the casual observer, Porsche 911s are all the…
Why I Have A Thing For French Farmhouses
The more Francophobic of my friends often ask me what’s my fascination for the old French farmhouse style? I’ve an affection for them that outpaces the inevitable rose tinted glasses of holiday memories so I guess it would be a good thing to give an explanation. Up there with the soft warmth of Scandinavian timber…
The UK Car Sales Registrations vs Actual Car Sales
I had a couple of texts and emails this morning from people who still are in touch from my previous life in vehicle sales. It seems that UK car sales are at an all time high and the UK registered more than 2.6 million cars last year. There’s lots and lots of opinions and headlines…
Sitges, Santa Tecla and The Best Camera
Sitting in a Tapas bar in Sitges in September, the thud of explosions outside made us put down the ice cold Estrella and take a look. Nobody does loud fireworks quite like the Catalonians. I can think of countries in the world where health and safety and risk assessments would stop this but the celebrations…
Ten Essential Tools I Can’t Live Without In Content Creation and One Reason Why They Won’t Help
There are many blog posts out there that talk about content creation and content creation apps. Some are good, some not so good. The subject of how to create timely, relevant and cost effective content for the clients I work with is something we often discuss. Creating a diverse mix of content, words, images, video…