A Fønix rising from the ashes at Farup Sommerland
The good folks at Fårup Sommerland got in touch today about a new rollercoaster rising from the forest floor ‘and the ashes of Corona’ – it’s called Fønix and …
Category: Blog
For the last eleven years, Kip Hakes has blogged his thoughts, ramblings and musings. There are blog posts on all manner of subjects right here. From technology, theme parks, days outs to parenting, it’s all for the reading! Enjoy!
Hello… Is this still on?
Well, this is strange – it’s been a while since I’ve typed in this window! I thought I’d better do SOMETHING, because I’ve invested a considerable amount of time …
How To Invisibly Mount a Sky Q Mini Box on your TV! (Or any set-top box!)
One of the most successful posts on this blog has been this one – in 4 years things have changed, and I thought I’d update the method. Whilst how …
Is the Alton Chained Oak Tree of the Year 2020?
Alton Towers fans will have heard of the ‘Chained Oak’, which inspired the story of Hex – The Legend of the Towers. If you weren’t aware – it’s an …
Alton Towers Scarefest 2020 IS Happening – Here are the UPDATED details..
Well, this IS some wonderful news – as I write this now – Alton Towers Scarefest 2020 IS going ahead and it’s looking pretty epic! Obviously, there will be …
Back to Reality (and back to the Five Bells)
With the easing of lockdown, it’s felt like life is slowly returning to reality. Our life at home has been pretty normal really, Vicki has had work each day, …
I’m not convinced COVID-19 is the problem…
Yesterday was an interesting day.. I’ve REALLY missed a bit of spontaneity since lockdown. You haven’t been able to pop out for Brunch or charge up to Alton Towers …
Can you help me?
I’m going to be entirely honest with you.. There’s not much money in Blogging and Vlogging, especially at my level. You might have seen some adverts on the blog, …
Born to Run…. Again.
You know – I do miss going to the gym. Aside from the fact – a) it’s closed and b) I can’t afford it – there was the ‘incident’ …
Bloggers Beware
Yesterday I had an email, yes, I know that’s nothing exciting.. But, it turned out to be a scam. Here’s the email. Hi Kip, You are using my client’s …
The last normal day out..
It feels like ‘lockdown’ has been going on for YEARS. I think it’s about 80 days now? Something like that. Time has all gone a bit screwy – hasn’t …
I’m not sure if I want to go to a socially distant Theme Park…
It’s really exciting that the theme parks are tentatively getting ready to open. Alton Towers is opening partially this weekend and most of the Merlin parks will be opening …
Vicki’s Love Letter to New York
The lovely people at Eloping is Fun asked for love letters to New York and I thought it would be easy, I think about it most days and it’s …
Happy Birthday to me!
It’s my birthday on Friday, and I’m feeling a bit flat about it. Thing is, right now I was due to have just got back from New York (my …
