The Main Event – May 2nd 2015
In just over 1 week in Las Vegas Nevada the biggest boxing match in the history of the sport takes place between 2 of the best fighters of our generation. The hype and media attention behind the fight started more than 5 years ago when the boxers were arguably in their prime. However due to the rise in fans of the sport and both fighters around the world this event promises to be part of history. Floyd Mayweather Jnr is arguably the...
The Best North American Sports Events this Summer
With May just around the corner, we’re all looking forward to celebrating another gorgeous North American summer. While sun, sea and sand may be just a few things to get excited about, we’re also guaranteed a summer of heart-stopping sports action – the Super Bowl may be over for another year, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of options. Here are just a few events to get excited about, whatever sport you’re into. US Open: June...
Watching Boxing in Las Vegas
As a major boxing fanatic it has always been a dream to travel to Las Vegas and watch a major boxing match. Every year there are 1 or 2 major fights which capture the imagination of not only the boxing world but to the general sports fan. This May 2nd is arguably the biggest boxing match in the history of the sport when 2 of the greatest fighters of this generation go head to head at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Floyd Mayweather vs...
Brazil World Cup
For 2 years I have known that I was planning to go to the football world cup in Brazil this summer and therefore purchased tickets for several of the games before hand. My original plan was to travel around Brazil over the 4 weeks but due to business commitments I was only able to visit Sao Paulo and the fantastic yet overhyped Rio de Janeiro. During the World Cup Brazil went crazy for everything football and especially for the...
Sochi Winter Olympics
The trip to the winter olympics in Sochi, Russia was a last minute trip but one I could not turn down. This was my first Winter Olympics but I am so glad that I went and enjoyed the experience. The travel involved in getting to the city was not the best but I will explain anyway. We have to travel from Manchester to London and then to Moscow. From their we had to stay an evening in Moscow and travel to another airport in the city, 2...
Tomorrowland Ticket Fiasco
I have written several posts about Tomorrowland because I truly believe that this is the best music festival in the world. The following short article is about how getting tickets for this festival has become a disaster. Lucky for me I have been to this festival twice but only because I purchased tickets from the secondary ticket market and not directly from the promoters. Tomorrowland 2014 has seen them double the festival dates, yes...