The DorchesterTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - May 24, 2014July 17, 2014 What’s the difference between a good hotel and a great hotel? It’s a hard question because it isn’t immediately obvious. Having recently spent a night at The Dorchester in London I now think I finally know.It all starts from the minute you arrive. The warm greeting from the doorman, who introduces himself, inviting a reciprocal introduction has already started this well-oiled machine in motion. Before
No Talk with TalkTalkRants and Raves by Mr C - March 5, 2014November 2, 2015 Sometimes it just beggars belief that a company, whose sole purpose is to serve you as a customer, can get it so, so wrong. I refer here to our dealings with one of the UK’s largest telecoms providers concerning what should have been a simple home move.My parents moved home recently and, getting on a bit in their years, rely quite heavily on both the telephone
Rush to the Oscars in 2014Movies and TVVideos by Mr C - January 27, 2014January 27, 2014Here we are at the end of January and as is always the case at this time of year, the top contenders for the various awards; the ‘Globes’, Oscars, Baftas etc. are parading their wares on every conceivable media.There are some spectacular contenders this year too. The superb cast of the acclaimed ‘American Hustle’ all shone in this enthralling story of high-level deception, the stunning
New Glasses, Old Fave FramesShopping and About Town by Mr C - October 28, 2013One thing that infuriates me following an eye test is that they've got you by the ... well, whatever they've got you by! Following my last eye test I was presented with a new prescription that necessitated changing my specs. Now as any of you spectacle wearers out there will know, decent specs don't come cheap nowadays and you can bet your life that when the
Kia Picanto – His and HersRants and Raves by Mr C - October 23, 2013December 3, 2015 This is an interesting one... a two-pronged fork, so-to-speak, about spending a week with the little Kia Picanto City. I'll start with Mrs C's view and then you can see what I thought about it all.Mrs C says..."Argghhhhh .... I've just been asked what I thought of the Kia Picanto which Mr. C and I had to trial a few weekends ago. I hasten to add
Las Vegas – It’s What You Make ItTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - October 17, 2013July 14, 2014 Lots of places around the world can offer you unique, memorable, romantic, expensive, expansive, impressive, diverse, cultural, tacky amongst others. However, very few can offer you them all! Having been to Las Vegas many times now, we think we can speak authoritatively on our experiences and can safely say that it can offer the visitor virtually anything that visitor wants from it. I can already
Hilton London Kensington – A Great WeekendTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - September 7, 2013September 7, 2013It’s always hard to know where to stay when planning a weekend city break, especially when it’s going to be somewhere as huge, and with such choice as London. We’re no strangers to London really, having stayed in lots of different places over the years, from the extremely luxurious to the ‘on-a-budget’ choices. On this occasion though we were going to return to somewhere we’d been
Champagne Afternoon Tea At The Angel Hotel CardiffFood and DrinkShopping and About Town by Mr C - September 6, 2013September 6, 2013I celebrated yet another birthday back in August. No, you don’t need to know, but suffice it to say I would never get away with 21 ever again. As a birthday treat, Mrs C booked a Champagne Afternoon Tea at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff for the two of us. She was going to be in hospital for my actual birthday so we went a few
The Nokia Lumia 920 Windows PhoneMusic and EntertainmentTechie Stuff by Mr C - February 18, 2013February 18, 2013I’ve never been one to enthuse about the latest and greatest when it comes to things like mobiles, as I’ve traditionally stuck to quite basic offerings from Blackberry, Sony and HTC.So when the opportunity to try the new Nokia Lumia 920 Windows phone arose I thought I’d grab the bull by the horns and give it a go.The Lumia 920 is a very attractive
LED Lights from LED HutTechie StuffThings For The House by Mr C - January 15, 2013April 18, 2013I’ve been a devout believer in the merits of LED lighting since its early days but my first few attempts to convert weren’t too successful.The lamps I bought weren’t bright enough, had a horrible colour and were generally disappointing overall. That was a couple of years ago when they were just emerging onto the UK market and whatsmore they were also pretty expensive at the