Eleven days ago, I ran the Edinburgh Marathon. This was my second marathon in twenty days and my third within seven weeks. All of which is part of a challenge that myself and my friend set ourselves for charity. Edinburgh was the easiest marathon that I would be facing. It …
This time last month I shared the ups and downs of running my first marathon. On Monday, four weeks after my adventure in Manchester, I ran the Belfast Marathon. Those of you who read my article last month will know that my first marathon was full of disappointment and frustration. …
Two days ago I passed a small personal milestone. Perhaps milestone is the wrong word to use as I did not lose 100 lbs of weight, climb a mountain or jump out of an aeroplane. 5 February 2013 was the day that I stopped eating meat. The strange thing is …
We are lucky to have a wide variety of members at Rise Forums including bloggers, coders and affiliate marketers. To help you all get to know our members better, I will be publishing interviews with our members. Rhys has been working online for many years. His main projects can be …
The growth of skyscrapers has accelerated rapidly over the last 20 years. This is partly due to necessity; many cities are growing so quickly, the only way to accommodate people is by building upwards rather than outwards. Super tall structures are a relatively new phenomenon. The Great Pyramid of Giza, …
Logos are an important part of branding your website or business. My problem has always been that I don’t know what I want. Whether I am designing a logo myself or paying a designer to design something for me, I always struggle to figure out what theme the logo could …
White sand, palm trees, sunshine and cocktails. That’s the image most people think of when they think about a relaxing holiday. They do not want to be walking on stone beaches with rubbish everywhere. Hotel chains around the world seek out beautiful beaches to develop their hotels because of this. …
I love going to the cinema. Always have, always will. I can tolerate films on the big screen that I wouldn’t bother with at home. Average films are better when you are sitting with crap loads of popcorn in front of a big screen. We went to the cinema a …
Whenever I log in to Facebook nowadays, I get a distinct sense of déjà vu. It’s the same old stuff every day. This is particularly true with the images and videos that are shared. It usually goes like this: an image is shared, a few days later it is shared …
After a month in Cuenca, we travelled up to Baños on Saturday. It only took around 9 hours to get here, which isn’t too bad when compared to most of the other journeys we have done in South America. The town is situated in a valley, surrounded by many high …