Oct 6, 2021Member-onlyIf Women Were Like MenWhat a beautiful life it would be — I come home after a tough day at work and see that she’s washed the car again. It’s always clean, shiny, unlike the garage or the inside of the house. I take a deep breath and walk in. It’s still light, but the curtains are drawn and there she is…Humor5 min readHumor5 min read
Apr 27, 2021Member-onlyIt’s Time Abused Men Stood Up For ThemselvesSorry ladies, it’s not just about you. — A big shout to all the abused, belittled and hurting men out there too afraid to speak up. Enough is enough. I have been brought to tears too many times when I hear of the stories of men — fathers — who have lost it all. Men who no longer…Abuse5 min readAbuse5 min read
Apr 3, 2021Member-onlyI Have No Idea What To Write AboutSeriously, I’ve hit the proverbial wall! — I’ve been a follower of Medium since 2018, I read half a dozen articles every day and even ventured to write a few myself. I have 70+ followers and have made a lifetime total of 74 cents on Medium. Yay. And I have nothing new to write about, my mind’s…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Feb 20, 2021Member-onlyStaying In a Hotel? 10 Simple Tricks To Keep SafeWhat to do (and not to do) to ensure a trouble-free stay Hotels are magnets for thieves, the busier the better! And if it’s a city centre hotel, then the sky’s the limit for them. Finding reliable statistics on crimes committed in hotels is not easy. Many are reported to the hotel management and only occasionally reported to the police. Furthermore, hotels…Hotel7 min readHotel7 min read
Oct 9, 2020Member-onlyThe Joys of Bum BlastingAnd why you should take it up too. — Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash Living in the Middle East has opened my eyes to bottom hygiene and I’ve come to realise how we in the West have been doing it wrong for so long. I am talking about how best to clean your bottom after you’ve been for…Hygiene3 min readHygiene3 min read
Aug 4, 2020Member-onlyMy Wife Left Me On St Valentine’s Day and I Haven’t Seen Her Since.The practice of gratitude. — 14th February 2020 was the last time I physically saw my wife. …Love3 min readLove3 min read
May 9, 2020Member-onlyThe Day a Hotel Guest Passed Wind and Passed Away.Or was it the other way around? It wasn’t until 20 years in the hotel business that I had my first client death, which is very odd as there are many deaths in these establishments and most seasoned hoteliers have seen quite a few. My father Charles used to tell the story of a client dying when…Hotel4 min readHotel4 min read
Feb 24, 2020Member-onlyHow To Receive The Best Service PossibleA simple ‘hack’ to getting good service As a hotelier for 30 years, I know a thing or two about service, be it good or bad. You see, service is a two-way ‘thing’. I’ve seen it time and time again. Paying for good service is not enough, in a way you need to earn it. …Services3 min readServices3 min read
Feb 10, 2020Member-onlyYou Think You Know What “Good Service” Is?My take on what it’s really about. Do you agree? As a student many moons ago looking to make his first, big jump into the real world with a ‘real job’, I was at the then Hyatt Carlton Towers in London being interviewed for a junior management position. …Hospitality5 min readHospitality5 min read
Feb 7, 2020Member-onlyThe Spanish Village BarbecueAn account of real life rural Spain, as witnessed at my wife’s village in NW Spain. The whole village was invited to the barbecue. It was August, and with one day left for the fiesta the population had increased tenfold. Children were running around, darting in and out of the…Spain3 min readSpain3 min read
