Spring is nearly upon us and the show season is starting to get busy! (Which means lots of organising on my behalf!)

This coming weekend my fellow Fluxbabe Sammi and I are off to Sandown for the 2009 Volksworld Show withVolksworld Insurance Services (We work closely with HIC who are the name behind VWIS and the company that provides a huge range of cheap insurance schemes for VWs)

So if you are planning to attend make sure you visit the Volksworld Insurance Services stand, not only to come and say hi to us, but also to be in with a chance of winning a year's FREE insurance! All you need to do is ask for a quote and you will automatically be entered into the draw - not only that - the first 150 people to visit the stand will also receive a ‘free' thermos mug! Essential for these chilly evenings - especially if you are sitting in an air cooled Volkswagen.

To get your tickets visit the Volksworld website

Hope to see you there!

Cx

I am a big fan of Snow Patrol, so when I saw tickets to see them go on sale last November, I couldn’t resist!

My mum and brothers girlfriend are also big fans of them, so I got us tickets as a surprise for my mums birthday. It was a hard secret to keep from November to February!

I’d seen them in November 2006 and they were brilliant then, and I can safely say that the Snow Patrol live shows get better and better!

The entire show was awesome from the lights, to the atmosphere – not to mention of course the music!

They did a mix of old and new tracks covering Final Straw, Eyes Open and A Hundred Million Suns, which made me a happy lady as I love all 3 albums and have them all. After hearing the songs performed live it just makes me love them more.

The highlight of the evening for me was seeing Gary Lightbody do an acoustic version of Run. It was so beautiful and it haunting it could make you weep. (Boo hiss to all the fans of the Leona Lewis version. You should be ashamed of yourselves! It just doesn’t come close to the original and lacks all of the feeling).

The entire show was amazing from start to finish, the video they played during The Lightening Strike was brilliant and slightly hypnotic and yes – I will be going to their next tour. I’m hooked!


Snow Patrol + live show = worth every penny and the 2 ½ hour drive!

Last weekend my other half Craig Chambers was Dj-ing at Scala in London for 'Smartie Party' with the likes of Steve Smart- (Kiss Fm) and Danny Rampling. It was a Turnmills Reuinion night, if any of you clubbers out there remember....Turmills was one of the best clubs in London and argueably the UK! I've had many a memorable night of crazy dancing in that place! It was the kind of club you could get lost in....with so many different rooms, different Dj's and atmospheres it had something for everyone. I saw Jon Carter there a few years back and remember being so squashed and sweaty, but didnt have a care in the world as the atmosphere was electric!

In my eyes i don't think any club will quite compare to Turnmills but Scala was still a brilliant night, and a great atmosphere. It was previously a theatre so the dancfloor is overlooked by balcony's so you always have a good view of the Dj wherever you're dancing.The crowd were absoloutly loving it! I spent the night boogying V.I.P Stylee with the lovely Kaz Carter and had so much fun, definately a night to remember =)

Just a quick note from all of us to say Happy St Patricks Day to all those celebrating today...Hope you have a good one! x

As MAG's preferred insurance partner Bikesure are teaming up with the Motorcyle Action Group and offering their members the chance to win two tickets for the British round of the 2009 Moto GP World Championship! If you are a member of MAG all you need to do is ask for a quote via the MAG Website or call the MAG Insurance free phone number 0800 089 0342 and you will automatically be entered into the prize draw. Simple! The offer is open only for this month - so give us a call!

Two weeks ago my better half took me to the Lakedistict for a Birthday treat. We thought we'd ditch the clubbing scene for one weekend and get away from it all, and decided to go 'Old School' by trading in the route planners and Sat navs for a good old fashioned road map!

The first day we spent walking the hills of ambleside, But this just wet our appetite for bigger better things! We wanted to climb some real mountains........!

On the Sunday we set out to buy a rucksack to carry our provisions on our walk, and the shopkeeper said

'You wanna climb mountains?? 'Try Dundegon Gyll' !!! At 2000 metres high we liked the sound of that.....

So off we set with our funny woolly hats and a rucksack full of chocolate!!

The gruelling climb to the summit took us around two hours. Not bad for a couple of ammatuers! However Dungeon Gyll was no ordinary walk in the hills. At times we felt like Frodo and Sam on an epic journey! We jumped from rock to rock to cross a fast flowing waterfall. We battled against the rain, hail and snow, and finally made it to the summit. Bear Grylls eat you heart out!

Now for the tricky bit..........getting back down again! Unfortunately we lost the track we were supposed to be following so we had to guess our route back down the mountain. This led to serious consequences!

We found ourselves hanging onto rocks on the side of a mountain trying to find a way down. This particular route was far too steep, we had no ropes to aid our decent so our only option was to try and climb back up and find a safer route. This would have been easy if the rocks weren't coming loose under our grip and tumbling down the mountain towards other climbers.....ooops!

After seeing our lives flash before our eyes....we had a 'Bear Grylls' moment and the born surviver in us pulled us through. We managed to grab hold of the roots of plants and haul ourselves to safety.

But it wasn't over yet, we still had to find an alternative route. We had made it out of the rocky part of the mountain, now we had to try and cross the moss.
On the surface it looked pretty safe but under the grass lay deep holes filled with water, so we had to tread very carefully so as not to fall in! By this point we were tired and soaking wet where we had fallen in the moss, and pretty shaken up by the whole 'hanging on a mountain' incident!!

We still had another hour to go before we were at the base of Dundgeon Gyll, but luckily we had now found our way back onto the official route.

It was an emotional journey, we risked our lives, but we learned some valuable lessons of survival. We stuck together and finally made it to the base of Dundgeon Gyll in one piece........wey hey!!......Next stop Kilimanjaro!!!!