Nearly two and a half years ago I embarked on what appeared to be an impossible challenge, to raise £777,000 for 7 charities by visiting the new 7 Wonders of the world in 7 days. Fast forward to 2011, countless fundraising activities, 327 blog posts and 548 comments later, the 7 Wonders in 7 Days [...]

Yesterday, I set out the new rules for progressing with the 7 Wonders of Britain tour. To avoid the drama of last week where I was stranded in Manchester and York for 6 and 7 hours respectively, and the tour delayed inordinately, I will no longer depart for a Wonder of Britain unless transport to [...]

I’ve spent several hours today planning a much more cohesive process for getting involved in the 7 Wonders of Britain tour. Throughout the #twitchhiking tour which started on 3rd May and has since been featured in the Guardian, I’ve received questions from people about how to get involved. Well, after much thought over the last [...]

Just a quick update after today’s earlier post about the trip now postponed to July 2011 to share some information about the 7 Wonders in 7 Days donations page on Virgin Money Giving. We’ve had to change the way our fundraising page works on Virgin Money Giving to allow people to choose the charity they [...]

This is one of those blog posts I’m excited to write and scared of writing at the same time. The 7 Wonders in 7 Days project has been one of the most ambitious projects I’ve ever been involved in. Equally inspiring as it has been disheartening, it’s had more ups and downs than a rollercoaster [...]

Who: Are you a brand manager, social media manager or web/digital/online marketing manager? What: Do you represent a client that sells stuff online? Why: We are looking for 7 brands to run Facebook and Twitter giveaways for before, during and after our ambitious round-the-world charity fundraising adventure, 7 Wonders in 7 Days.  Each brand must [...]

It’s been a while since I last blogged, been so busy… Between organising things behind the scenes for 7 Wonders in 7 Days and working full time, I forgot why I’m doing it. But… I’m thankful for my astoundingly good social media support team; the indomitable Kyle Jackson and the equally energetic Fraser McIntosh. Without [...]

Want a free 3-day holiday to one of the new 7 wonders of world next month? Read on… The new 7 wonders are Taj Mahal in India, Great Wall of China, Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Colosseum in Italy, Chichen Itza in Mexico, Machu Picchu in Peru and Petra in Jordan. On 10th October, (10-10-10), [...]

This is a guest post by Christine Michael (@cemichael on Twitter) who writes about diabetes, diet and health.  Find out more about Christine Michael on LinkedIn. A squad of young British footballers with Type 1 diabetes are celebrating success after taking on teams from 15 countries in the fourth annual Diabetes Junior Cup Football Championship, [...]

As I type this, I’m listening to comedienne and actress Isy Suttie, who plays Dobby the self-confessed “IT misfit” on Channel 4’s BAFTA award-winning sitcom Peep Show giving an interview on YouTube. For those unaware of the cult TV phenomenon that is Peep Show, here is Isy in character introducing herself to Mark Corrigan (played [...]