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A Guide to Egypt’s Holiday Cities
By Joanne Hensman · 15 years ago
When you’re looking to take a luxury holiday in Egypt, you’re certainly not short of choice. The country has so much to see that you’ll probably not want to limit yourself to just one city, ...
What to Expect from your STD Clinic Visit
By Tim Leach · 15 years ago
So you haven’t been as careful as you should, and you’re contemplating your first ever visit to an STD clinic to get tested? It’s understandable that you’d be nervous, but it really isn’t as bad ...
A Guide to Safe Sex and STD Prevention
By Tim Leach · 15 years ago
With sexually transmitted disease on the rise, it’s just not practical to ignore safe sex. STDs are more widespread than ever, and you need to be careful not to catch one. A recent survey of ...
The Truth About Genital Herpes
By Tim Leach · 15 years ago
Genital Herpes is a misunderstood illness, and I hope to dispel some myths with the publication of this article. Perhaps the first thing to note is that the majority of people are infected with one ...
Do I Need an STD Test?
By Tim Leach · 15 years ago
With millions of new cases of infections every year in the US, STDs are a danger that everyone needs to be aware of. But while there are thousands of STD testing clinics throughout America offering ...
Myths about HIV
By Tim Leach · 15 years ago
There are various forms of this commonly spread HIV myth: It was developed by the CIA, the Russians or in Hitler’s labatories to be used in germ warfare or to wipe out a minority. Unsurprisingly, ...
The History of STDs
By Tim Leach · 15 years ago
The STD epidemic is not limited to today’s youth – oh no. Some STDs (and their painful, scientifically dubious treatments) date back several hundreds of years. Let’s take a look at some of the older ...
Tips for First Time Lorry Drivers
By Lyall Cresswell · 16 years ago
Make no mistake about it; being behind the wheel of a lorry for the first time is hugely intimidating. No matter how many years you have been driving a car for, nothing can prepare you ...
Top 10 Historical Figures with Syphilis!
By Tim Leach · 16 years ago
Painters, composers and genocidal maniacs – it takes all sorts to die of syphilis! In fact, about 15% of the earth's population in the 19th century contracted the dreaded venereal disease at some point in ...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Condoms!
By Tim Leach · 16 years ago
Along with many issues surrounding sex, condoms are still a bit of a taboo in polite society. But as well as preventing pregnancy, condoms help prevent the transmission of most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
However, ...
Why not become a lorry driver?
By Lyall Cresswell · 16 years ago
If you think of lorry drivers in England, you probably get the same common stereotype in your head – a middle aged white man. There’s a good reason for that – they dominate the industry. ...
10 Lorries in Harmony
By Lyall Cresswell · 16 years ago
To some, trucks and lorries may seem functional, but not exactly prime inspiration for songwriting. But maybe that’s why you’re not a multi-platinum selling artist, because all of these artists have managed to find their ...
Top 5 Celebrities Exposed for Having Fake Qualifications
By Gail Kenny · 16 years ago
There’s a reason that inventing fake qualifications is advised against. Aside from the obvious ethical issues, if you’re caught, you’re in real trouble and could face sacking and a reputation of lying that will never ...
Fresh, Delicious and Simple – The Food of Majorca
By Daniel Eyre · 16 years ago
When you’re planning an all inclusive holiday to Majorca, perhaps the last thing on your mind is the excellent food available while out there. Obviously the beaches, sunshine and activities are at the forefront of ...
What the Future Holds for the Haulage Industry
By Lyall Cresswell · 16 years ago
So, the Low Emission Zone has now been in effect for three months and fuel prices are continuing to rise. The freight industry is most certainly in crisis – as shown last month, when one ...
Time to Panic? Tips for Last Minute Job Interview Preparation
By Gail Kenny · 16 years ago
Working with candidates for jobs in travel quite closely, one question comes up time and time again: So, let’s say you’ve been waiting for months for the perfect job interview to come along, and suddenly ...
Haulage Companies and Owner Operators Unite!
By Lyall Cresswell · 16 years ago
I read a fairly alarming survey earlier this week – it estimated that 33% of haulage companies would go out of business over the upcoming year. I can’t think of any other industry facing this ...
Owner Operator and Logistics Protection – A Guide to HGV Safety
By Lyall Cresswell · 16 years ago
With any job, it’s remarkably easy to slip into a routine after you’ve been doing it for months, years and decades. The trouble is that most jobs aren’t as fraught with dangers as working with ...
1/6 Lorry Drivers Attacked – Haulage Safety Tips for Owner Operators
By Luke Humble · 16 years ago
With jobs for owner operators often hard to come by, lorry drivers and haulage workers may increasingly find themselves working the less popular anti-social hours involving overnight trouble. Not only do the darker conditions make ...
The Etymology of Golf
By Morgan Clarke · 16 years ago
Non-golf players are constantly confused by the strange selection of words that are of regular usage in the game’s lexicon and I have often been quizzed about the etymology of such terms whilst dealing in ...