Michael Hanna

Alicante is perhaps best known as the gateway to the Costa Blanca, famed more for its airport than for the tourist trapping provided by more familiar neighbours, Benidorm and Denia.

It’s familiar conversation amongst friends gathered in the pub on a Friday night. Someone got a new mobile phone which does this that and the other, but what a trauma they had to go through to get it.

Even as recently as the mid 1990’s the majority of people seemed to function just fine without owning a mobile phone. The world continued to turn, people kept up with one another and generally nobody gave a second thought to being contactable...

“John Lewis” came out tops in an industry poll of British shoppers favourite stores. The department store was voted the best in what turned out to be a strong showing for John Lewis, with the groups’ supermarket store...

A total solar eclipse, one of the earth's most unique phenomena is when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, its shadow hitting the Earth and blocking out the Sun.

There’s nothing that quite compares to a bracing winter walk. During summer, the sea might be more enticing, you can stop off for numerous ice creams en route and meander in shorts and t-shirt as the sun warms your skin; but at the same time,...

Unless you have the dubious pleasure of living right next door to an airport one of the biggest downsides of going on holiday is catching a flight at an ungodly hour of the day. While driving half asleep at 4.00 am, with a nagging doubt you have...

Why not let someone else worry about Christmas and New Year this year and book a last minute stay in a hotel over the festive period. Forget about buying the food, cooking the dinner, washing it up or organising the New Year party - just relax and...