Advice

So you want to know how to become a better driver. Good news - with the right attitude and knowledge, pretty much anyone can become an expert behind the wheel.

If you’ve ever dreamed of walking down the catwalk or seeing yourself on the front of a magazine, or maybe you’re just looking for a bit of extra cash, then modelling could be the career for you.

Escape rooms have recently exploded onto the entertainment scene, rapidly becoming a go-to activity for friends, families and colleagues. For those new to the experience, an escape room is an immersive, typically 60 minute, game in which participants are “locked” in a room and must work together to solve mind-bending puzzles in order to get out of the room before the time is up.

Escape rooms have taken the world by storm, and it’s not hard to see why. Combining immersive storytelling with unique themes, teamwork, and critical thinking, they’re the perfect group event for everything from team building sessions and family days out, to stag and hen parties.

At one time it was a pastime reserved for die-hard hobbyists, students and creative cost-cutters. Now home brewing is seeing a revolution across the UK, with aspiring amateur brewers taking to accessible starter kits to mix up their own brews. If you’re wondering where to start, Woodforde’s Head Brewer Neil Bain sets out his easy guide to making exceedingly quaffable beer at home.

We love an afternoon tea here at Virgin Experience Days - we dream and drool about the delicious collection of Afternoon Tea experiences we offer - and we talk about them, a lot. But mainly we talk about what we're going to wear next time we are lucky enough to be invited out for Afternoon Tea ourselves. What is a 'smart casual' outfit? Is that new dress afternoon tea enough?

Have you ever wondered ‘what Ferrari is that?’ as it revs down the high street? Heard people mention the Ferrari F430 model or the Ferrari 458 and had no idea which one they were talking about, nodding along just so you can feel part of the conversation?

We’re celebrating summer with a tempting selection of heady cocktails recipes we can all recreate in the kitchen. Next up on our cocktail bucket list is the Passion Jazz – a favourite at popular London eatery London Steakhouse Co. The ultimate sundowner, this vodka based cocktail is a fruity concoction, already a hit with the ladies here at Virgin HQ. This version has a special twist with a shot of prosecco to create a delicious long summer drink.

Tripping over a large root, you channel the momentum into a killer combat roll, taking a knee to fire off a couple of rounds towards the enemy. The shots veer off into the tree line ahead, “covering fire,” you shout. You continue your surge forward. From behind a hay bale pop two adversaries, each no more than 13 years old – they open fire – their aim is true, you are peppered, you raise your gun in surrender but they persist as you hop towards the dead-zone.

Everyone knows there’s loads of Lamborghini models. But could you tell the difference between a Huracan or Aventador when they fly past you on the motorway, or are parked up blinged out in gold on a London side street? Not to worry: we’re here to help. (And for a bit of fun, skip to the bottom to find the price to beat if you want to own one!)