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US ELECTION BULLETIN
This has become a very divisive election. It appears neither candidate is well liked and it sometimes feels this will be a vote for the lesser of two evils. However, it is a binary result: one of them has to win. According to the major polls, Hillary Clinton has a...
Interest-Only Mortgages
Thousands of people with interest-only mortgages expiring this year do not have a repayment plan – putting their homes at serious risk of repossession. 40,000 interest-only mortgages are set to mature in 2016, but experts suggest that only half of these homeowners...
Lasting Power of Attorney
A will deals with matters in the event of your death, but what if you became unable to handle your affairs while still alive? If you’re worried that, as you get older, a physical or mental illness could affect your ability to manage your personal affairs, you should...
Day 6 of the Nepal Cycle Challenge
After our efforts yesterday, we still had to be up early today for the final day on the bike and 52 kilometres to the finish line! After our warm up, we set off on the opposite route from yesterday back down the mountain from Daman. It was a fast pace but still...
Day 5 of the Cycle Challenge in Nepal – The Hardest Day!
We awoke early. We had the hardest day of the trip ahead of us. We left on the bikes at 7am for 65 kilometres which were to be mostly uphill! Today was going to be a true test of the team, and we had to dig deep and help each other, so that we could all Finnish in...
School Sports Day
Are you one of the one in three parents who worry about the risk of serious injury from school sports? New research from MetLife has found one third of parents with school age children are concerned about serious injuries from sport – and there are real reasons to be...
Day 4 of the Kathmandu Valley Cycle Challenge
Today started at 7am for breakfast and then a warm up by our yoga expert Sanjay, who took us through some moves. On the bikes and the first 4km was tarmac and downhill, but the hills soon rose in front of us. A very quiet day for falls today, with Guy taking out...
Day 3 – Namo Buddha to Godavari, Nepal
The toughest day so far. We woke up to a brilliant view and breakfast at our wonderful hotel, which was a Namo Buddha resort - all vegetarian and the best breakfast so far! We started with a quick ride to the monastery near the hotel and then had a big climb up to the...
Day 2 – Nagarkot to Namo Buddha, Nepal
The day started with a spectacular view of the sunrise from our rooms, but unfortunately, we could not see Everest today. Breakfast first and then the warm up, provided by Cat, who had us all stretching. Guy seemed to think he was at a Disco - more on Guy later....
Day 1 – Kathmandu to Nagarkot
After a full day travelling we arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal and checked into our hotel for the first night. We were too late to set up our bikes on Saturday, so this was left until Sunday morning until just before the first days ride. Saturday evening's meal was at a...
