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Oct 6, 2021

If Women Were Like Men

What 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…

Humor

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If Women Were Like Men
If Women Were Like Men
Humor

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Apr 27, 2021

It’s Time Abused Men Stood Up For Themselves

Sorry 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…

Abuse

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It’s Time Abused Men Stood Up For Themselves
It’s Time Abused Men Stood Up For Themselves
Abuse

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Apr 3, 2021

I Have No Idea What To Write About

Seriously, 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…

Writing

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I Have No Idea What To Write About
I Have No Idea What To Write About
Writing

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Feb 20, 2021

Staying In a Hotel? 10 Simple Tricks To Keep Safe

What 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…

Hotel

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Staying In a Hotel? 10 Simple Tricks To Keep Safe
Staying In a Hotel? 10 Simple Tricks To Keep Safe
Hotel

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Oct 9, 2020

The Joys of Bum Blasting

And 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…

Hygiene

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The Joys of Bum Blasting
The Joys of Bum Blasting
Hygiene

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Aug 4, 2020

My 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. …

Love

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My Wife Left Me On St Valentine’s Day and I Haven’t Seen Her Since.
My Wife Left Me On St Valentine’s Day and I Haven’t Seen Her Since.
Love

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May 9, 2020

The 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…

Hotel

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The Day a Hotel Guest Passed Wind and Passed Away.
The Day a Hotel Guest Passed Wind and Passed Away.
Hotel

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Feb 24, 2020

How To Receive The Best Service Possible

A 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. …

Services

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How To Receive The Best Service Possible
How To Receive The Best Service Possible
Services

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Feb 10, 2020

You 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. …

Hospitality

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You Think You Know What “Good Service” Is?
You Think You Know What “Good Service” Is?
Hospitality

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Feb 7, 2020

The Spanish Village Barbecue

An 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…

Spain

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The Spanish Village Barbecue
The Spanish Village Barbecue
Spain

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