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This quiz comes from episode 32 of the podcast series – Life Happens* – co-hosted by Michelle R Williams and Nick Hirst. There’s more information about the podcast below, but first… Everyone overthinks sometimes… but not all overthinking is the same. So here’s a fun, unofficial psychological, but probably slightly too accurate’ quiz: ‘What Type of Overthinker Are You?” Answer each question…

BurgStadt-Hotel, Südstraße 34, 56288 Kastellaun, German An interesting, modern built hotel situated just outside the small town of Kastellaun in southern Germany. It sits on a small hill and is surrounded mostly by open countryside. Interestingly, there is a small, but real, light aircraft parked out front. This is probably to draw attention to the hotel’s flight simulator(s) – it was never…

Take a short tour round north and western Luxembourg taking in fairytale towns, WWll history, a relaxing, wellness spa break and some inspired restaurants. Read on… The fairytale town of Vianden is dominated by the castle Vianden, Luxembourg Vianden is a small town in the Ardennes region of Luxembourg. It sits on the Our river and is very close to the German border. Walking though this charming…

And just like that I’m a podcaster! Nick Hirst celebrating being a podcaster on the beach at Bognor Regis! Well, not ‘just like that’ – it’s actually a lot of work to get a podcast off the ground. Researching and buying the necessary equipment is probably the easiest part. Then there’s finding the right platform to produce the podcast on and learning how to use it. This all takes time. Obviously,…

Quaint, cosy and comfortable by Nick Hirst. Where: Camping am Königsberg. Am Schwimmbad 1, 67752 Wolfstein, Germany Reason for stay: Three day break during return trip from Brussels to Czechia – specifically somewhere with a swimming pool. The exterior and entrance door of the Iglu The Good: You need to be clear that this is basically a small, static caravan with rounded ends and covered in…

OK for a short stay Where: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartlaan 11, Drogenbos 1620 Belgium Reason for stay: House-hunting in Brussels ahead of family of four relocation from Czechia to Belgium for new job. The Good: DC Hotel & Restaurant offers reasonably well-appointed, clean rooms with a good sized entrance space for storage and a decent bathroom. We were able to have adjoining rooms with a connecting…

I engaged this firm to deliver an eviction and recover over seven thousand pounds in unpaid rent, however, they are passive in their approach and not remotely proactive in their advice or their strategies to resolve problems. At no point were they able to confront or contact the tenant at the heart of the problem, if they had the whole situation would almost certainly have been resolved in four…

Only use in an emergency! By Nick Hirst Where: 22 Rue de Thermes, 62100 Calais, France The Good: It’s close to the sea port in Calais – about a ten minute drive once yuo’ve circumnavigated all the perimeter security fencing. The Bad: Where to start? Someone, can’t say who because all interaction with the owners is done remotely, has had the bright idea to buy up some very low rent flats in…

Shades of Marlinspike Hall in central France. By Nick Hirst Where: 65 Rue Daniel Bollon, 58640 Varennes Vauzelles, France Click on the map for an interactive version to see the location The Good: First off, if you got the Tintin reference in the title – well done! If not – Google it, you’ll see the similarities in appearance. Suffice to say that Château Du Four de Vaux is a magnificently…

Charming but flawed stopover between France and Germany By Nick Hirst Map location of Ferme Auberge du Moulin, Drachenbronn, France.   Where: 1 rue Moulin des Sept Fontaines, 67160 Drachenbronn, France The Good: For any length of road trip between central Germany and France, Ferme Auberge is ideally positioned. We were travelling across Germany on our way to the west coast of France, so this made…

The case against plastic surgery Just saw the pictures of Meg Ryan at Michael J Fox’s documentary launch. How is she allowed out without supervision? Yet another example of how ‘having work done’, or plastic surgery as we used to call it, ruins people’s faces. The woman who used to be Meg Ryan and Michael J Fox If I saw the picture without caption, or even passed her in the street, I would have…