In #Las Vegas (where else?) a man decided to show the whole world how much he loved a technological device... how? He married it! The 'lucky' #device seems to be an #iPhone but apparently all it is getting from this wedding is a nice white cover, and perhaps more careful swiping through news and emails... Will a divorce follow when the newest model is released? The man (giving 'I love my iPhone' a new meaning) tried to justify his decision by explaining how much we all use sm

There are many variables which can make or break a #business but one important aspect is often overlooked- the staff, especially how happy they are in their job role. The importance of happy staff is definitely more noticeable in a shop. I would even dare to say that customers don't mind paying extra for a good product if the salesperson is helpful and kind to them. A positive attitude throughout the day, the willingness to find a particular item without caring if it takes so

Supposedly the world’s easiest #language to learn is the completely phonetic, regular and 16 grammatical rules known as #Esperanto. As well as providing a platform for businesses to communicate across different languages, Esperanto is an excellent base for learning other #languages and understanding your own native language. It was created by L. Zamenhof, whose aim was to create a very easy to learn language that would be neutral, foster #peace and provide easy #communication

#Paris, like many people claim, is one of my favourite cities. But not because its #pretty, on the contrary, I find Paris quite grey and old. Most of the buildings are falling apart, and the supposedly ‘pretty’ areas only look that way in pictures or, of course, in the movies. When I have been to Champs d’Elysées it has not been a ‘Devil Wears Prada’ moment; the poor and the homeless litter the streets; unexpectedly in the wealthy areas also. Like all cities, Paris needs a lo

As a #writer and avid #reader, the influence and sheer strength of #words sometimes still manages to astound me. It was as I sat watching #Emma Watson’s ‘He for She’ #speech at the #UN that I got thinking about the might of language and the equilibrium between language, content and implementation that is required to stir the masses. Watson, as with all great speakers got this balance right and the result was she both emboldened and inspired her audience, including me. Languag

We were sitting in the small but pleasant dining room of a modest #B&B in a quaint #British #seaside #town, when my very young son was struggling with trying to put a particularly oblong-shaped piece of bread into the toaster. He turned it this way and that but seemed dissatisfied with the outcome whichever way he turned the bread. Eventually the exasperated boy turned to occupants of the dining room and asked “portrait or landscape?” Why do we worry so much as adults about u