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How To Survive: Black Friday!

Now, I may live in the UK, so our Black Friday's are not as extreme as some places (ahem America) but us Brits do like to shop, we just do it in a much safer manner...normally. But on Black Friday it seems that our stereotypical calm and collected behaviour goes out the window. So with that in mind, this is your guide on how to make it through... If you've been living under a rock you may not have noticed that the Black Friday Deals have already started, which is odd as Friday is tomorrow, but I guess the shops think that this way they can spread out the chaos instead of packing it all in one day (messy). But to start off my Help Guide, I should really explain what this mystical day entails... According to Wikipedia " Black Friday  is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November). Since 1932, it has been regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the U.S., and most major retailers open very early (and more

Story Time: Holiday Horror - Food Poisoning and Ear Infections in Thailand

This summer I went to Thailand which was probably the best holiday I've ever been on with my family. My favorite part of course was meeting, feeding and cleaning a group of Asian elephants with Elephant Hills. But of course lucky old me I couldn't just have a great time without stumbling into some (painful) mishaps.  Numero UNO!  The day before we went to Elephant Hills we were in Krabi which is a beautiful place filled with palm tree's, beaches and monkeys (but don't get me started on the monkeys). This would be the ideal place for a honeymoon or just somewhere to go if you like relaxing places with long white beaches. There was actually a couple getting married and the room opposite us were having their hen do their (not my personal preference for that but hey-ho!) Anyway on the last night we decided to go to the hotels Japanese Restaurant for dinner...big mistake. Not only did my Dad think he was genuinely going to die after a mouthful of Horseradish (or Wasabi,