Category Archives: Blog

For the last fifteen 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!

Blog Awards are Pointless – The End

I was considering just leaving this post with the title, however I thought it might [...]

What Dad REALLY wants on Father’s Day – *Hint – It’s not a Frozen Steak from Iceland*

On Sunday it’s Father’s Day in the UK. It’s the time of the year when [...]

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Behind the Scenes at Alton Towers Resort – Towers TLC

This year is a big one for Alton Towers Resort. With the expansion of CBeebies [...]

Nothing is Sacred. NOTHING.

You might have guessed, bloggers do annoy me – my recent ‘burning‘ has decluttered my [...]

The one where I set fire to bridges…

Firstly, I would like to offer an apology (never good to start a blog with [...]

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Tired Of The Typical Holiday? I’ve Got Some BIG Ideas

Have you ever thought about building your own spot for the perfect holiday? I know, [...]

May Madness at Thorpe Park Resort and a Family Ticket Giveaway!

I *need* to get my butt back to Thorpe Park – it feels like it’s [...]

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How one of ‘The Inbetweeners’ gave me my mojo back..

I’ve always been a gamer. I remember my Dad bringing home a Commodore +4 when [...]

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Indoor Skydiving with iFly at Milton Keynes and Red Letter Days

Being a Red Letter Days Ambassador is a varied role, first I did Cake Decorating [...]

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A flythrough the new CBeebies Land Hotel at Alton Towers Resort

Ahead of CBeebies Land Hotel’s July opening, Alton Towers Resort has released new ‘flythrough’ videos. [...]

Get £15 of free Dry Cleaning / Laundry with Laundrapp this Bank Holiday!

No matter how large or small your family, the never ending round of laundry can [...]

That’s me in the corner…

I’m struggling at the moment. Not in a negative way – I feel happier, calmer [...]

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With Pods and Botting, what chance do we have?

There are times when I get massively sad and disillusioned with blogging. I’m in one [...]

Epson EcoTank … More like Epson EcoW*nk!!

Being a blogger is fun, especially when you get all sorts of random stuff gifted [...]

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