rut. 'For some of us, mundane activities like the weekly food shop or cleaning the house, make up the majority of our weekends. 'As a nation we need to rethink our out-of-work activities, because it's new experiences that make us more well-rounded and interesting people.' Roy Blanga, Managing Director of Groupon UK, said: 'After the excitement of the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, 2013 has been dubbed the "year of nothing". 'To beat this, it's important that everyone proactively seeks out new activities to try.' All the stuff that is designed to keep you indoors. TV, comfy furniture, fats food, yes FATS food, computer games, dreary soaps that are supposed to mimmick life when the reverse is true, etc etc etc. The consumer ads life. I would imagine that the majority of those who up sticks and travel to the other side of the world are trying to break those habits or are happy with them to continue wherever they are. Some may take the opportunity to get involved in new stuff, do more of the stuff they do or do nothing. I for one could spend the weekend doing nothing or doing loads. Time, money,other commitments, laziness, kids, weather, war.....excuses? Life goes on when we land here, with all the same social routines but for me it goes on in a better place that offers me the opportunity to do all the things I enjoy in much better surroundings, much better climate to do them in and much more