by Jackie Brooks | Feb 28, 2017 | Featured, GloWellness
Dating websites are now becoming the most popular way of meeting a partner. Gone are the days when your eyes would meet up with someone over a crowded room at a party or social gathering, and then stumble awkwardly over your words whilst checking out the other with symbolic body language and banter.
It is of course very difficult to clamp eyes on someone whilst you or they are checking out the latest news or emails on their iphone.
So where has the spontaneity of dating gone? We all know the answer to that, as it is the dating website of course.
Tinder was recently described to me by a fellow worker as a ‘shag fest’, as he unashamedly told me he had become obsessed with meeting women through the website, and most meetings had culminated in a one or two night stand at best, mostly instigated by him.
With a bit more exploration and questioning he then revealed that he had recently met two or three ladies who had ticked all the boxes but that he now had the freedom to check out more and so hadn’t settled for one – yet! Well at least he had an ultimate goal – although it didn’t seem to be in a hurry to find ‘the one’. Spoilt for choice springs to mind!
Another female friend met her life partner through the Guardian dating website, and said it would have been hard to find someone with the same interests in this day and age. She is mid forties, a writer and a reader, living in South London. She enjoys walks and trips to the theatre, a bit of an intellectual and not really a social butterfly so found this to be a great way of linking up with someone. She had met her partner on a third date.
Many same sex partnerships have also been formed in this way of course, and it eliminates the painful process of meeting up in vulnerable venues if they require a more private approach.
I personally respect the ethos of online dating, but feel that there is nothing like the spine tingling, tummy churning excitement of connecting with someone for the first time in the flesh, and the ultimate challenge of taking the attraction to the next stage.
If you are still considering trying out a dating website then check out our top 5 dating websites.
Flirtbox
Simple, straightforward and free UK personals site – hugely popular.
www.flirtbox.co.uk
Dating Vegetarian
If you are looking for a kindred spirit and fellow veggie.
www.datingvegetarian.co.uk
Love Arts
Matching singles who love theatre, museums and art galleries.
www.lovearts.com
Dating For Parents
Where you are free to share topics like schools and science grades without boring the other to death.
www.datingforparents.com
Green Singles
With interests in environmental, vegetarian and animal-rights and people who value the outdoor life.
www.greensingles.com
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by Glotime | Feb 27, 2017 | General
Historic club renames as Caravan and Motorhome Club to inspire new generations to adventure
The Caravan Club today becomes the Caravan and Motorhome Club to inspire new generations to experience the adventure of travel in the great outdoors.
The 110 year old membership organisation represents more than one million caravanners, motorhomers and trailer tent owners across the UK. Members have access to a network of caravan and motorhome sites and tours around the world.
Grenville Chamberlain, chairman of the newly renamed Caravan and Motorhome Club announced the news at the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show in Birmingham today saying: “This is an exciting and historic moment for our Club. While the heart of our community remains the same, our new name reflects how our membership has changed and grown. We will focus on developing pioneering new ideas and services which share our expertise, inspire and welcome everyone to the freedom of exploring and enjoying adventures in the great outdoors. That’s why we are also upgrading facilities across our entire site network including wifi on every single site by the end of this year and expanding our worldwide travel options.”
Harvey Alexander Caravan and Motorhome Club director of marketing confirmed: “Our community has been passionately sharing its collective knowledge of touring holidays for 110 years and we want everyone who loves the outdoors to feel welcome to join our community. Our million members are as varied as the landscapes we explore – from early risers to star gazers, walkers, wild swimmers and surfers to families or groups of friends reconnecting together away from the confines of home and work. We already offer service and facilities for whichever way our members chose to travel by caravan, motorhome or trailer tent and our new name reflects the fact that four out of ten new members are now motorhome owners. We know that members’ outfits, hobbies and interests are becoming more varied so we will be working doubly hard to reflect, support and highlight those opportunities and to open people’s eyes to the possibilities of the adventures available by caravan and motorhome.”
The announcement of the new name for the Caravan and Motorhome Club was celebrated with the launch of a report which revealed predictions that more than 16 million caravan, motorhome and camping trips will be made next year – the highest since 2006.
In the next five years the number of trips taken will increase by 400,000 according the Caravan and Motorhome Club Inspiring Adventure Report. The Club is also expecting the number of caravans and motorhomes in the UK to rise from 755,000 in circulation today to top more than 800,000 for the first time by 2022.
The report also identified that people are drawn to the idea of a caravan or motorhome holiday because of the freedom to do their own thing (45%), the sense of adventure (38%), the flexibility to change plans as they travel (28%), to set an itinerary to suit their timeframes (20%) to stay in really rural locations, to be close to places they love like beach or mountains and as a more affordable holiday option (19%) to get closer to nature and because they just love being outdoors and waking up to fresh air (18%). People also said a holiday by motorhome or caravan appealed because it made it easy to travel with groups of friends or camp in comfort at festivals (8%) or to follow sporting passions such as surfing, golfing and skiing (4%).
Harvey Alexander added: “Our vision is also to make our members’ experience easier so they can get on with enjoying the great outdoors and evolve to meet the needs of our members today and for future generations. Our new Caravan and Motorhome Club logo has been designed as a tribute to our original membership badge, but with intertwined letters to represent both caravan and motorhome members.”
For more information please visit www.camc.com
by Adam | Feb 24, 2017 | Featured, GloKitchen
It is that time of the week again, yay it’s Friday and time for our recipe of the week.
Tasty but simple with a twist of flavour with the chili sauce. Quick and easy to prepare, and can be served as an appetiser or a main course. Nice to warm you up because we still have a way to go for the warm weather even though Spring is on the horizon.
INGREDIENTS
4 Medium Cod Fillets
4 tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce
1 Chicken Stock Cube
75g Green Beans, Trimmed and Cut into Pieces
4 Spring Onions, Sliced
1 Red Chilli, Trimmed and Sliced
125g Baby Corn, Halved
1 Whole Garlic, Minced
Salt and Pepper
200g Wide Rice Noodles
75g Baby Spinach, Shredded
Good Handful Coriander, Coarsely Chopped
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
Place Cod on a baking tray and drizzle over 4 tbsp sweet chilli sauce.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Dissolve the stock cube in 600ml boiling water in a medium sized saucepan.
Place the pan over a medium heat and bring to a boil.
Add the beans, corn and chilli, return to the boil and cook for one minute.
Now add the garlic, salt & pepper.
Return to a boil and the remove immediately from the heat.
Add the noodles, shredded spinach and coriander.
Stir until everything is immersed, then cover and leave for five minutes.
Scoop the noodles and remaining liquid into two bowls.
Top each with a fillet of fish, scatter over the remaining coriander and serve with a lime wedge.
Serve & enjoy.
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