I'm not sure why the anticipation of getting into a V8 car and onto a race track made me very nervous but it did. Maybe it was because I hadn't driven a manual for a while and stalling in front of onlookers would be extremely embarrassing or perhaps it was the fear that I would be driving like a geriatric compared to everyone else. Nevertheless, I turned up to the racetrack. Unfortunately, because it had been raining in the morning, there was quite a long delay as they needed to dry th .....

It was peaceful up there.. or it would had been if my girlfriend wasn't screaming in front of me. We were 80 feet in the air being dragged along by a boat, so I suppose it was an appropriate time for screaming. "Act tough, baby", she said between yells, to which I replied "you're the one that's screaming"! Hmm.. perhaps I was too. We'd travelled down to Port Stephens for a weekend and Parasailing is something that Mel has a .....

The Australian Shark & Ray Centre sounded intriguing when we drove past the billboard while we were in Port Stephens. What's more is that it's at a place called Bob's Farm. I thought that it was on a farm owned by someone called Bob, but it's what the suburb is called. Thinking that we should just have a look at some sharks and rays, we approached the building with eager anticipation. There was a long dirt trail leading up to it and we could see quite a few people were already visi .....

Wan Chai, an infamous district in Hong Kong, is home to The Wanch, a small bar hidden in a back street. I've never been there on any night apart from a Monday, because it's only on Monday that they hold the open mic night. For those unfamiliar to the term, on this night, you can come with your band or whoever you want and take the stage for half an hour. Although the equipment isn't the best, the crowd is always lively and the .....

If stunt car driving, motorcycles, fire and Jeremy Clarkson is your thing, then this is definitely for you. Having watched many episodes of Top Gear on TV, the BBC team have managed to capture the magic of their show in a live environment. From the moment, the lights went down, I was captivated! The show started with clever acted out live advertisements and then going on to stunt car driving and stunt motorcycles. Th .....