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How To Sell Your Antiques

There’s lots of reasons that you might decide to sell some of the antiques that you may be in possession of. It could be that you are moving and they won’t fit into your new home. It could be that…

Planning A Trip To US? 10 Tips for Visiting Brits

Brits will undoubtedly experience more culture shock than they expected without brushing up on some rules and customs of American culture. Here are 10 helpful things UK visitors should keep in mind before crossing the Atlantic. 1. Apply For ESTA…

3 Seriously High-Tech UK Military Planes

The UK boasts a number of leading high-tech military aircraft. These serve not only to boost the UK’s defensive capabilities, but to support British industry as well. Frequently, they are built partly or fully by UK companies, using materials sourced…

Benefits Of Superfast Broadband

The days of dial up internet are long behind us thank goodness! Today, fast internet broadband is the norm and has become nearly impossible to live without. Many people, devices, and gadgets are connected through the internet which makes having…

10 Cool Things You Can Do With Coffee

Coffee is often referred to as the nectar of the Gods, and rightly so – it’s up there as one of the most important crops in the world, having even been declared a Christian drink by Pope Clement VIII. While…

10 cool team building days in the UK

Despite some doubts regarding their effectiveness, team building activities are still very popular with companies of all sizes and industries in the UK. Taking colleagues out of their usual environments and allowing them to develop their relationships, leadership skills and…

15 biggest breakthroughs in technology

We’ve come a long, long way in the past few centuries. Technology has vastly and remarkably improved, with new innovations and inventions being developed all the time. Sometimes we take for granted all of the incredible products and technologies we…

How the London Underground will Change with Wi-Fi

In the summer of 2012, Wi-Fi was made available for passengers at 120 stations across the London Underground network, allowing commuters, travellers and London Olympics tourists to use the internet whilst waiting on platforms. Since then, the tariffs have changed, depending on…

Study Reveals Brits Dream Homes

As cool things go, owning an amazing home is right up there with the coolest things money can buy. In this article we look at what Brits want it their own dream home thanks to a recent study from secured…

Inspiring Travel Quotes With Pictures

What better way to be inspired than a collection of travel quotes along with stunning travel pictures. These travel quotes were featured recently on our travel blog travelphant.com but we wanted to share them here too.        

Quick guide to photography for beginners

Embarking upon a voyage into the world of photography can be daunting, to say the least. As a complete novice, it’s difficult to know quite where to begin. The journey from beginner to becoming a skilled photographer can, however, be…

ARGUS-IS – 1.8 gigapixel military drone camera

Big brother is watching! Showcasing the mind blowing ARGUS-IS, a 1.8 gigapixel military drone camera, part of a $18.5 million military contract awarded back in 2007. The DARPA-developed ARGUS-IS the highest resolution surveillance platform in the world, and, when mounted to…

Frightening Lightning Photographs

Thunderbolt and lightning pictures, a collection of very cool photographs taken from photographers around the world. A selection of the coolest lightning storms caught on camera.   Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and…

Cool and Bizarre X Ray Pictures

A collection of both cool, bizarre and disturbing X ray pictures. The idea of seeing inside the human body is strange enough, without seeing some the weird things that get inside these bodies! Some of the pictures in this story…

Cool Sinkhole Pictures & Videos

Showcasing pictures and videos of the cool natural phenomenon that are sinkholes. A sinkhole happens when water erodes solid bedrock, carving an underground cavity that can then collapse. Many parts of the US are at risk for sinkholes but they…

Bob Marley Soccer Pictures

Showcasing cool pictures of Bob Marley playing soccer. The pictures capture Bob Marley playing in formal games, or just juggling the ball which show a different side to Bob Marley. From these cool pictures we clearly see Bob Marley’s passion…

10 Magical Northern Lights Time-Lapses

Ever since being spellbound by the Northern Lights from a flight back from Canada to London, I’ve been fascinated by the Aurora Borealis. The first thing I really wanted to know was why they are named Aurora Borealis? I found…

5 Highest Waterfalls In The World

Here we showcase the five highest waterfalls in the World with stunning pictures and videos.   Yumbilla Falls – 896 metres (2,940 ft) South America’s recently discovered (2007) Yumbilla Falls is located in the remote Amazon region of northern Peru’s…

Brilliant Quotes From Famous Folk

Showcasing a list of inspirational and motivational quotes from famous people past and present, from Einstein and Churchill to Marx. “He who laughs last didn’t get it.” Helen Giangregorio “The best day of your life is the one on which…

15 Beer Myths Busted

There are some myths about beer which need to be cleared up so here we go. Myth 1 – Dark Beer is Heavy Couldn’t be further from the truth, folks. Colour in beer comes purely from the grain used in…