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1st gay wine on sale

This month a gay wine goes on sale – Tendre Bulle Gay vin. The English translates to ‘Tender Bubbles Gay wine’ – which of course is sparkling rose.

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Posted by Alfie on 4 July 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

An American man who was born a female who went underwent gender realignment has given birth to a female baby. Thomas Beatie, 34, is legally male but kept his female reproductive organs after having breast surgery to remove glands and flatten his chest. Both Mr Beatie and his daughter are reported to be doing well in a hospital in Bend, Oregon. According to some reports, Mr Beatie has had a Caesarean section. Mr Beatie, who sports a wispy beard, made headlines around the world when this April w… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 4 July 2008 at 11:52am — No Comments

Community round up - 4th July 2008

I’ve had a busy couple of weeks globe-trotting with community members - I’ve been to Alcudia with competition winner John and Carol Brooks. As you can tell the holiday was a lot of fun, the weather was great and I sunbathed a lot. I’ve been to the South of France with Catt* visiting… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 4 July 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Kylie Minogue has become, Kylie Minogue OBE.

The 40-year-old Australian singer was given the honour by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. The OBE has been honoured to her because of her career in the music industry. Minogue, best known for hits including ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ and ‘Spinning Around’, and was successfully treated for breast cancer in 2005. Kylie said it was an "incredible honour" and “it makes me feel both humble and proud to be recognised for doing a job that I love so much," she said. Kylie chatted and joked with Prince… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 3 July 2008 at 3:39pm — 1 Comment

Singing dentist is all smiles after landing £1m record deal with Simon Cowell

He is more used to filling cavities but now hopes to fill the Royal Albert Hall. An NHS dentist signed a £1million deal today with Sony BMG after stunning executives with his operatic interpretations of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’. Andrew Bain spent a decade perfecting patients' smiles when he decided to make a last-ditch attempt for a career in music. The 34-year-old tenor signed a four album deal so quickly he is still obliged to carry out dentist appointments for the next three months. Andrew s… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 3 July 2008 at 11:46am — No Comments

Sewage 'honour' for George W. Bush

The Bush Family have always had places or things named after them. Former president George H. W. Bush (senior and father to George W. Bush) has an airport named after him (just like JFK), his wife Barbra Bush (mother to George W. Bush) has had a library in Texas and a hospital in Maine. Even the president’s wife, Laura Bush, has a commemorative rose named after her. Now a group in San Francisco are campai… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 1 July 2008 at 11:38am — 4 Comments

The Final Frontier for marriage …..

For just £1 million pounds you can marry your loved one in Space! A Japanese wedding planner and American aerospace company are offering the chance for the happy couple plus three guests to participate in the ceremony. From 2011 couples will board the Rocketplane XP, set off from Oklahoma and enjoy four minute of weightlessness 60miles abo… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 30 June 2008 at 2:42pm — 4 Comments

The world’s most expensive burger!

This month for just £95 (yes, I did say £95) you can purchase a limited edition burger with white truffles, champagne onion straws, Pata Negra ham, organic white wine and shallot-infused mayonnaise. Even if you did fancy this limited edition burger it is only available at a Burger King Restaurant on Gloucester Road, London – shame. Would you really pay £95 for a burger? Although, all proceeds go to charity!

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Posted by Alfie on 30 June 2008 at 12:55pm — No Comments

That’s a whole lot of Shrimp ….

As you may have guessed I do enjoy eating fish in particular I am partial to a shrimp or two. But not like some people in Las Vegas who get through around 60,000 pounds of Shrimps a day - which is more then the rest of the United States manages in the same period!!

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Posted by Alfie on 27 June 2008 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Wimbledon again!

It also seems that Wimbledon tennis players this year are more concerned with what they are wearing rather than winning matches! With the all white policy Maria Sharapova caused a stir by wearing a tuxedo, the world’s number one Roger Federer’s woolly cardigan sparked a chilly reaction whilst Serena Williams wore a trench coat despite it being 24 degrees! Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko was dressed by top designer Stella McCartney. It didn't do Kirilenko much good though, she lost. As you a… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 27 June 2008 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

What about the Middle East?

Despite the Foreign Office this week placing Dubai and other Middle Eastern countries on high risk of terrorist attack I still think it’s a great destination to visit. I thought it would be great to tell you a little about some Arabia… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 26 June 2008 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Not just Tennis ....

For anybody that has used the alpharooms site recently, you will have seen that I love tennis but it seems that tennis is not the only passion at Wimbledon. It appears that eating is equally important, with approximately 28,123 kilograms (62,000 pounds) of strawberries and 7,000 litres (1,540 gallons) of cream sold each year during the Championships. Maybe now that Tim Henman has retired the public will get back to watching tennis rather than eating stra… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 26 June 2008 at 11:35am — 2 Comments

My latest deals - 25th June 2008

Fancy getting away any time soon? Having a few days relaxing? Here are some of my latest travel deals to put a smile on your face! Dates start from 7th – 14th July (Belfast and Cyprus) and 14th – 21st July (Disneyland Paris and… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 25 June 2008 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Today's news travel round up -

Tourism sector sees a rush in gay weddings Last week saw county clerk offices throughout California issue their first marriage licenses to same-sex couples, which was considered a breaking point moment for gay and lesbian rights, a movement that started with the Stonewall riots in 1969. The only two states in America to allow same sex unions are Massachusetts and California. As a result of this the tourism and wedding industries are benefiting from this by the California Supreme Court on… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 24 June 2008 at 4:53pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 23rd June 2008

Ryanair expands regional routes in the UK Ryanair are set to add new domestic flights from Liverpool and East Midlands this winter. Four new routes will be added from Liverpool from October which include Gdansk, Scezecin, Knock and Faro which brings the total of departing routes at 45. At East Midlands three new routes include Faro, Fuerteventura and Prague, which will bring the number of destinations served by the airline at East Midlands up to 38. Tickets on the four new Liverpool serv… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 23 June 2008 at 4:43pm — 3 Comments

Nerja In January

Have you ever been to Nerja?..i've been three times now and the last time was for a month last January/February. A friend and I rented an apartment for a month to escape a little bit of the winter cold at home. and although the weather can be variable we were blessed with pleasant days even if the evenings were quite nippy and only had three days of rain during the whole of the month. We happened to be there when a couple of fiestas took place, the first one being El Dia de San Anton (Saint Anto… Continue

Posted by Isa on 20 June 2008 at 7:30pm — 8 Comments

Today's travel news round up - 20th June 2008

Lofty ambitions for the world’s biggest cruise ship Loft apartments and the first carousel at sea are among the new elements to be unveiled for the world’s largest cruise ship. Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas, is a new mega cruise which is set to sail in the Caribbean from December 2009. Other new features include the first amphitheatre on a cruise vessel, two 43-foot rock-climbing walls and the first zip-line… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 20 June 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 19th June 2008

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Fly Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is a company (part of the Virgin group) which plans to offer sub-orbital spaceflights and, in the future, orbital spaceflights to the p

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Posted by Alfie on 19 June 2008 at 1:29pm — No Comments

My latest deals - 19th June 2008

The weather has turn rubbish yet again! Let’s hope the rain this summer isn’t as bad as last year! Wouldn’t you like to get away from it all? Have a few days in the sun? Well you can check out my latest deals from 1st - 8th July (Corfu and Lanzarote), 21st – 28th July (… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 19 June 2008 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Today's travel news round up - 18th June 2008

Today in my search I have found some quirky little titbits and some interesting news about …. Jet2 brings Sex and the City to Yorkshire The airline is launching Yorkshire’s first flight to New York. The first ever flights will depart from Leeds/ Bradford to New York Newark airport around November and December time, which will try and hit the pre-Christmas shopping market. The flights will depart on a Thursday and return on a Sunday. Initially only four flights will depart but as stated b… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 18 June 2008 at 4:14pm — No Comments

Activities to do on holiday with the kids if it rains!

Activities to do with children when it rains on holiday! One of the worse things to happen when you’re on holiday is being stuck indoors with bored children on a miserable rainy day. So here is my guide for an afternoon’s entertainment:- 1. Pre-school children * Homemade Play Dough Astound your toddlers with your super parenting ability by making your own play dough! It’s the simplest of recipes and you can add whatever colouring or scent you like. Using a calming essential oil mi… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 18 June 2008 at 12:16pm — No Comments

Today's news travel round up - 16th June 2008

Toilet fumes force Flybe emergency landing. A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after the flight crew were overcome by fumes from the aircraft lavatory. The incident took place on a Flybe BAe 146 which was being flown from Birmingham to Belfast last September. According to the Air Accident Investigation Branch the 52-year old pilot complained of feeling light headed shortly after take-off, he felt it was difficult to concentrate and he felt fuzzy. Other members of the crew al… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 16 June 2008 at 3:33pm — No Comments

The new place to get married?

Is Italy for you? The new place to get married? This week footballer Wayne Rooney and his childhood sweetheart, Coleen McLoughlin, tied the knot in a ceremony on the Italian Riviera. The 22-year-olds met when they were aged 12 and began dating at 16. The couple were photographed at the local town hall on Tuesday, where they were believed to have formally declared their intention to wed, as required by Italian law. The couple braved rainy weather to exchange vows at the Villa Durazzo, a 1… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 13 June 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 13th June 2008

Reaching for the moon The travel industry is preparing for the next generation of luxury holidays - space travel. The hotelier Premier Inn has recently bought the option to build on a 4,000 sq metre piece of the moon. If the hotel chain really wants to build on the moon it will cost them around £1 million to buy the land. "This is not simply a publicity stunt", said a spokesperson for the company. With recent developments in space travel, it seems likely that visiting the moon may soon be… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 13 June 2008 at 12:55pm — No Comments

Community round up - 12th June 2008

Since my last community update we have increased in size to 1262 members and I hope next time I write this has topped 2000. Each member has a variety of travel experience, recommendations and knowledge; from Emily Richards who’s off to Shanghai travelling (we all look forward to hear about her travels) to Jeannie (who’s favourite destinations in the world are Greece… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 12 June 2008 at 4:52pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 12th June 2008

Today’s little titbits include:- Eggs – traordinary Ostrich eggs at Waitrose - are they mad? The supermarket Waitrose is now selling Ostrich eggs, weighing up to 2kg each egg will cost £15.99 and will require a drill to get into them! The supermarket has a previous success with selling pheasant, goose and duck eggs and thought this would be a bit different. Ostrich eggs are said to have a distinctive light texture and flavour. A single egg is equivalent to 24 hens eggs and they ca… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 12 June 2008 at 11:42am — No Comments

Facts about Turkey!

Facts about Turkey I thought it would be great to share some random facts I know about Turkey with you all – as you know I am supporting them in the Euro Championship! Capital: Ankara Population: 71.4 million (July, 2006 estimation) Climate: Sub- tropical – hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters. Turkey is prone to earthquakes. Language: Turkish and Kurdish. Religion: Sunni Muslim (small Orthodox Christian and Jewish minority). Public Holiday:… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 11 June 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 11th June 2008

Today’s random facts include:- Hot and spicy yoghurt – how bizarre The large German company Ehrmann has recently launched a range of yoghurts with added spices. The Almighurt Hot range comprises of three flavours: Tropical Fruit with Chilli, Strawberry with Pepper and Chocolate with Chilli. This is an exciting addition to the highly competitive yoghurt market which tends to stick to a safe range of fruit and dessert flavours. Some inspiration for this product may have come from the choco… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 11 June 2008 at 3:02pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 10th June 2008

Today’s little titbits include:- Can never find your car? Are you one of those people who always forget what floor you have parked your car on in car parks? Well at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 if you’ve forgotten to check which floor you left your car, there’s a rather innovative car-finding system. All you have to do is enter your ticket or car registration into a touch pad kiosk and the finder will display the car’s location. Once you have past the “hey, that’s really clever”, you c… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 10 June 2008 at 5:22pm — No Comments

My latest deals - 10th June 2008

At the moment the weather in the UK is beautiful – but with Wimbledon coming up we all know this is soon going to change! So, I thought it was a good idea to look around this week for some great bargains for travel between 23rd – 30th June (Salou and Rhodes) or 4th August – 11th August (… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 10 June 2008 at 11:56am — No Comments

Today's travel news round up- 9th June 2008

Today's news travel round up includes:- Are you football crazy yet? The German company Zewa is certainly getting into the football fever. It has just launched a whole range of household paper products with football designs on. This consists of three types of kitchen roll and three types of toilet paper. The hope is that this newly designed product will appeal to male football fans and those who enjoy football. It has been thought that many parents will give in to nagging children… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 9 June 2008 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 6th June 2008

My travel titbits today consist of:- Football fever hits Europe this weekend The Euro 2008 football championship (hosted by Switzerland and Austria) hits our screens this weekend. With all the home nations out will you be supporting one of those remaining countries? As I have picked Turkey in the office sweepstake I will be updating you on their progress and uncovering as many random facts about Turkey as I can. The first game of the tournament Switzerland v Czech Republic (Group… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 6 June 2008 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 5th June 2008

My travel titbits for today include:- A stuntman flies over Ireland A Swiss stuntman has completed a daring 17 km unaided flight over the west coast of Ireland, thrashing local plane times. During the flight Ueli Gegenschatz wore a specially designed wing suit whilst jumping off a plane at 4,500 feet. It took him 5 minutes and 45 seconds to get to Connemara Regional Airport in County Galway, beating the average flight time by more than a minute. "I was fortunate to have very strong… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 5 June 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 4th June 2008

Today’s interesting facts include:- Elephant Polo Inspired by Andrew Porter’s photograph and comments of Andrew and the elephant playing Elephant Polo I decided to investigate for myself what it is… Elephant polo is a variant of polo played whilst riding elephants. It is played in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Rajasthan, and Thailand. The equipment used is a po… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 4 June 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

My latest deals - 4th June 2008

Take a sneaky look at the great bargains I’ve found this week, for travel between 16th – 23rd June. Again, I’ve searched for 2 adults sharing a standard room – just to make things a little easier. •For those of you who like a little bargain give Cyprus a try. Cactus Hotel, Larnaca is a stone’s throw away from the beach, from £29 prpn and with a whopping saving of £54 against some of the leading travel competitors. •Ever-popu… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 4 June 2008 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Community round up - 3rd June 2008

Over the last few weeks since my last community update we have grown to a whopping 1224 members! All members have a variety of travel knowledge, experience and recommendations; from Emily who has just come back from Benidorm (we are all in anticipation to see her holiday snap… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 3 June 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 3rd June 2008

Today’s little travel titbits include:- Not just your average holiday! Some tourists seek something a bit different than your average two weeks holiday in the sun. Gaining in popularity is the idea of adventure travel which is a type of tourism that involves travelling to remote, exotic and possibly hostile areas, where the traveller should "expect the unexpected" (scary!). Adventure tourism gains much of its excitement by allowing participants to step outside of their comfort zone… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 3 June 2008 at 2:54pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 2nd June 2008

My titbits today include:- Liverpool08 - Capital of Culture The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. Used as a tool to bring Europe together the European City of Culture was launched on June 13, 1985. Since then, the initiative has been more and more successful amongst European citizens and has had a growing cultural and socio-economic… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 2 June 2008 at 3:28pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 30th May 2008

Today’s travel titbits include: Would you be-leaf it? Get back to nature Tarzan-stylie. As we all know the tourism industry is one of the fastest growing business sectors in the world and it has a distinct effect on the world around us. One way in which some operators are trying to overcome this issue is by offering a holiday experience that allows you to get back to nature. They offer a kind of ‘rural tourism meets back to basics’ with holiday accommodation in the treetops but th… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 30 May 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

holiday in alcudia

just like to say thank on behalf of my wife and i to alfie and every one at alpha rooms,for the holiday we have won also to say thank you to all members who without there input this site would not exist ,hope it carry,s on going from strength to strength,and wish everyone luck in future competitions,Thank you all.John Continue

Posted by john brooks on 29 May 2008 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

Today's travel news round up - 29th May 2008

My travel round up for today includes: Congratulations John Brooks! The winner of the ‘win a week in Majorca’ community competition is John Brooks who has won a free holiday to the Bellevue Apartments in Alcudia on behalf of alpharooms.com. I hope you have a wonderful time John and keep us informed with photos and stories on your return. Sun, Sea and Surgery A recent trend for British holidaymakers is to travel abroad for plastic surgery. The British Association o… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 29 May 2008 at 4:29pm — No Comments

My latest travel deals - 29 May 2008

Why don’t you check out the amazing bargains I’ve found this week for travel between 9th - 16th June. Again, I’ve searched for 2 adults sharing a standard room - just to make things easier. * Highly customer rated apartments with an Arabic style in Tenerife. Located on a palm-lined avenue the Hotel Columbus in Playa De Las Americas is just £28 prpn. * Feeling a little Spanish? Why don’t you visit… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 29 May 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Aurora Borealis

I have always wanted to see the Northern Lights so at New Year I decided to go. It was our 30th wedding anniversary and we wanted to celebrate in style. We also wanted to take my eye surgeon's advice: he had told me to make a list of all the things I want to see in the world and to go and see them before my sight - never very good and now deteriorationg - deserted me completely. His list included things like the pyramids, Pompeii and Machu Pichu. My list included the Auroras Borealis and Austra… Continue

Posted by Christopher John Bridgman on 28 May 2008 at 7:44am — 2 Comments

Today's travel news round up - 27th May

Today’s my little titbits include:- Russia walks it This weekend we saw the annual Eurovision Song Contest take place hosted in Belgrade by last year’s winning country. A whopping 43 hopeful countries took part in the final all eager to win. The UK entry this year came from Andy Abraham a former dustman who was the runner up in the second series of ‘The X Factor’ in 2006. Having sold over 300,000 copies of his debut album the country had high hopes for Andy. In the final, Abraham… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 27 May 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Today's travel news round up - 23rd May

Intrepid Indiana Jones He’s back! This week we see the release of the film ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull’, staring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen. This is the fourth in the series of Indiana Jones movies which feature some of the world’s most amazing destinations. Some scenes include India (this also features in the second film in the series – ‘Indiana and the Temple of Doom’), Germany (plays an important part in both ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and ‘The Last Crusade’)… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 23 May 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

I'll have to start with the last one!

Just over two weeks ago we boarded a Ryanair plane from East Midlands airport bound for Nimes in the south of France, we have been using low cost airlines for many years now and as long as you aren't fussy about the extra frills I see no reason to complain about them..in fact I think in the main they provide a great service. We paid approx. £27 each (including taxes) for our flights and the flight departed on time and on the return leg was in fact 25 minutes early! The trip would have been what… Continue

Posted by Isa on 22 May 2008 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

Where Alfie is off to next...

May bank holiday plans I have been offered the choice to either go to Oxford or Newcastle for the bank holiday but I'm not sure which I'd rather spend the weekend in: - Oxford with the historic buildings, punting on the river, and posh coffees - Newcastle with the art galleries, Gateshead Millennium Bridge and cheap pints Does anyone have any recommendations for things to do/great restaurants or bars in either city before I have to make my final choice? Continue

Posted by Alfie on 15 May 2008 at 4:34pm — 8 Comments

A new blog...a holiday one

Here's a brief introduction I will be 60 later this year and can't wait to get my bus pass :) It will be very handy for free bus travel to Leeds Bradford airport! I try to travel as much as possible, sometimes with my husband, sometimes with my daughters or maybe a female friend. Over the years I have travelled to many different countries but strangely my favourite is one of the most popular destinations of all..Spain. I love most things about Spain, the sunshine, the cities,the coast, the food… Continue

Posted by Isa on 13 May 2008 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

My travel news round-up

I have been scouring the travel news to bring you some of the best, or most interesting, travel titbits and trends. The best quote of the week I found is from Willie Walsh the British Airways’ chief executive about the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5. He had to admit that, "with the benefit of hindsight, it was clear we had made some mistakes". Is it me or does anyone else have the sinking feeling that we have heard the same admission all too often with major building works (Wembley, cough) an… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 9 May 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Community round-up

Over the past week the community has increased by 60 members all with varying travel experiences and recommendations, from Josie Fisher's favourite destination of Goa to Marion’s favourite Mallorca to Diane Czajkowski's 16 times to the Red Sea area! The ‘We love Majorca’ group is only just pipping the ‘We’re all off to Benidorm’ to the winning post. Not that I see this as a war of your favourite destinations but as Harry Hill would say (“there is only one way to decide this – fight”). Why don’t… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 9 May 2008 at 4:26pm — No Comments

My latest travel deals

The weather in the UK has been positively summery over the last week but we never know when the drizzle is going to come back with a vengeance! I’ve been looking around for some deals if you want to extend the feeling of summer a little longer and I have found some great bargains if you want to get away in the middle of May (19th-26th May). The prices I give are based on 2 adults sharing a standard room – but that doesn’t mean that’s what you have to book. *Fancy a sizzle in the Sharm sunshine… Continue

Posted by Alfie on 8 May 2008 at 4:06pm — 1 Comment

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