Today is German Chocolate Cake day, put your feet up and have a slice of Black Forest Gateau. Fun fact: Black Forest Gateau isn’t named after the Black Forest but after the liquor used to flavour the cherry layers Schwarzwälder Kirsch(wasser)
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First Home – Shopping List for Moving
Jun
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Although it’s exciting moving into your first home, there’s more to flying the nest and you’ll need more than you probably imagine you do. It’s easy to get wrapped up in calculating the cost of the actual move itself, the mortgage or rent you’ll be paying, gas/electricity and all those kinds of things. However, there’s […]
Van MOT’s – Explained
Jun
6
6
Whether you work as a man and a van, delivery driver or just use it for your own personal needs, when you own a van you have certain legal responsibilities to meet. One important thing is a MOT. Even if you’ve owned a car, the MOT you’ve had carried out on your car in the […]
Congestion Charge London – Understanding the Costs
Jun
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Everyone knows that you’re charged for driving in and around central London. Did you know though, that as of April 8th this year, there was major changes introduced? If you’re looking to find out more about these changes, you’ve come to the right place. In the following post we will discuss what the congestion charges […]
Moving Within Europe
May
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No-one really is going to be surprised that it costs a lot of money when moving within Europe. Given that it’s expensive enough to move around the corner, let alone from one part of the UK to another, it’s hardly surprising that moving to mainland Europe, across the channel, is going to see the costs […]
Motorway Food
Apr
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Motorway Food. It can be hard for removals men and transporters to make sensible food choices on the road. Particularly as when you’ve got a tight schedule to keep to, it’s not like you can stop and have a nice plate of salad or something rich and filling like a bowl of pasta. Inevitably, therefore, […]
Green Packaging
Apr
27
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Green Packaging – Are you concerned about your carbon footprint and the impact you have on the environment? Your aim to have as sustainable and eco-friendly a lifestyle can be problematic when you’re moving to a new house. That’s because, in order to move to a new house, you need to put all of your […]
World Penguin Day
Apr
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Some people love spiders, while others don’t. Some people are dog people, while others are cat people. There’s a lot of animals that cause divisions and disputes among people. One animal that we’re sure we can all agree upon as being too cute to hate is penguins. Right? Did you know that on April 25th […]
British National Tea Day: April 21st
Apr
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British National Tea Day. When you move home, there’s one thing you need to make sure that you pack away so it’s ready to use when you arrive – the kettle, tea bags, some mugs, milk and sugar (if you take it). That’s right, as Brits we have a strong affinity to a nice cuppa. […]
Garden Furnishings and what to buy
Apr
17
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As we head towards summer, slowly moving through spring can be quite a drag at times as we wait for the temperature to rise to a more acceptable level, you may be thinking about your garden. Do you need to replace garden furniture, either because you’ve moved recently or just because it is in dire […]