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!

The phone call that saved me £144 with Virgin Media

I’ve been with Virgin Media for 18 months+ now, which means I’m out of my [...]

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Audio Porn from Harman Kardon, AKG and JBL

Sadly, I didn’t win the chance to become an AKG Insider and be at the [...]

Hey! Who turned out the streetlights?!

I’ve been away for a few days, and last night, when I went to bed, [...]

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A few thoughts on The Smiler at Alton Towers

This week was the first time I’d visited Alton Towers since the opening of the [...]

The Update with an Update

Arrrggghh.. This is why I shouldn’t go away. What a backlog! It feels like AGES [...]

Help me be an AKG Insider and win a trip to Berlin – NEXT WEEK!

Well – I do get myself into some scrapes – some of them negative, but [...]

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Do you film video in portrait ? You’re a moron.

I’ve written before about my annoyance about people not treating photos with as much respect [...]

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The £13 Kids Car Boredom Buster

The thing is with having a family in the other end of the country is [...]

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Chelmsford’s newest Soft Play area – Kids and Koffee

Today saw the opening of something Chelmsford desperately needs – a kids soft play area! [...]

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We’re off to the Baby and Toddler Show – Come along and save 33%

The organisers of the Baby and Toddler Show have invited us along to the Baby [...]

Giveaway – Jabra Drive Bluetooth Handsfree

The wonderful folks at Phones4u have given me a fabulous Jabra Drive Bluetooth Handsfree. This [...]

Alton Towers – Kids Stay, Play and Eat for FREE! (Aside – they don’t!) – UPDATED

We’re off to Alton Towers Hotel soon as a little treat to end the summer [...]

I’m bored of shit PR people.

I’ve never really dealt with many PR people before in a professional capacity, no one [...]

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