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!

How we celebrate events BC (Before Children) and AC (After Children)

There’s no doubt about it, life changes once you have children. For me the biggest [...]

Room on the Broom – A Magical Journey new to Chessington in 2019

These theme park announcements seem to be coming in thick and fast at the moment! [...]

Maker Faire Rome – An Autumn Escape To The Future! #MakerFaireRome

Later on this month (between the 12-14th October) is the Maker Faire Rome! It’s a [...]

Alton Towers Stargazing Pods – New Accomodation for 2019

The cool kids from Staffordshire have got in touch about the Alton Towers Stargazing Pods. [...]

Upping my Vlogging Game with custom music from Nick Hutson

I’ve been vlogging for a while now and trying to do it ‘seriously’ for over [...]

Thorpe Park Fright Nights 2018 Line-Up Revealed!

Those cool kids at Thorpe Park Resort have sent over the details of the Thorpe Park [...]

The Car Fire Conundrum

Last weekend after dropping James back with his Mum, Vicki and I drove home. We [...]

6 Simple tips to Improve your Blog’s SEO

I’ve been blogging for over 10 years now, and there are thousands of posts here. [...]

The 15 things that happen in every episode of Don’t Tell the Bride

A TV show I’ve been watching for YEARS is “Don’t Tell the Bride“. It’s been [...]

Give yourself a try

I’m going to write a little piece about using my Samsung Note 9 for a [...]

We’re off to Pup Aid 2018!

Our new addition to the family has introduced us to a new world of fun [...]

Preview – Inside Alton Towers – Channel 4

On the 23rd August at 9pm Channel 4 are screening a new documentary called “Inside [...]

Am I too old for Radio 1?

This is something that has been playing on my mind for a while. I used [...]

A month of puppy ownership – Duggee is settling in nicely!

It’s been just over a month since we collected Duggee from the breeders. It’s been [...]