If you are a regular reader of the Nile Cruise Blog you will have noticed that we use Wordpress as our blogging platform.  I have long been a fan of Wordpress.  It’s a great vehicle to create a website that is both easy to use on a daily basis and (most importantly) is optimised for the search engines. Read the rest of this entry »

Years and years and years ago I used to be in a band that for while supported The Scaffold, (of “Lily The Pink”, “Thank You Very Much” – fame) and we used to travel around the UK as their backing band.

(I’m the dopey looking one on the right – nothing changes then!!).

The band was called “Petticoat & Vine“. Read the rest of this entry »

I thought I’d add this great video to the site for your enjoyment. I love it.

Nothing to do with Nile Cruises but it’ll make you smile.

I travelled to Manchester yesterday to make a presentation at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Manchester.

I decided to borrow my youngest daughter’s new car as she’s at uni and it would give it a run and I would then fill it with petrol for her for the weekend when she’s home for a visit.

I parked in the new, brightly lit car park opposite the Crowne Plaza Hotel and left my car, amongst hundreds of others on the fourth floor.

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I saw this post by David Hieatt on the iDo Blog and thought it was so simple but so effective I wanted to add it to our Nile Cruise blog as it one of those things that makes you just stop and take stock for a moment.

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