I was walking along Princes Street this other evening (to the pub admittedly) and it really hit me what a disgrace it has become. Edinburgh Council shoulder all the blame for poor marketing, red tape, no incentives and letting shops sit empty for months, almost years. Five major shops are currently empty with […]
The first annual meeting of the PhillG.com Appreciation Society took place last night . Not really, I just cooked dinner for a few friends who happen to read my website. The early topics of conversation seemed to centre around my desire to launch a Live PhillG.com section with my trusty web cam but […]
This is quite distressing news, you can read the full story over at BBC News.
…With the Elephants and the Monkeys,
And you look like one too!
Hmm, I think I’ve got a couple of songs mixed up there (unless your birthday is on Valentines Day). I do accept that the classic image of a rose is red, but surely the colour of a violet is, well, violet - hence the […]
We are booked on a boat trip to Farun’s Island to snorkel around a good coral reef. We both wussed out and hired wet suits as the water probably wouldn’t be as warm as the hotel pool. In case you don’t know how wet suits work, they allow a little water in which […]
Israel again, this time Eilat and coastal town very close to the Egyptian border. First we went to a Coral Reef centre and the pictures have to been seen to be believed. the first animal we came across was the Sea Turtle – the very same one I was swimming with 3 […]