Matthew’s Colourful Corner | Lifestyle, Travel & LGBTQ+ Blog https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html The Highs and Lows of My Journey What Love Has Taught Me 44 Years of Being Me Coming Out: My Journey to Being Proudly Me Past Loves: From My Teen Years to My 30s My Favourite TV Shows: The Programmes That Have Been Part of My Life Birthdays, Love, Adventures and the Memories Along the Way Matthew Pooley’s Adoption Story: A Lifelong Search for His Birth Mother, Family and Identity Remembering Four Grandparents: The Family Stories That Shape Who We Become Founder of Four Award-Winning UK Businesses in 2026: Plumbing, Pet Care and Aquariums Growing Up Gay in Streatham, London: On the Gay Scene Since I Was 16 Summer Holidays in Wales With My Partner: Beaches, Mountains and Romantic Adventures A Christmas City Break in Dublin, Ireland With My Partner My Working Holiday in the Isles of Scilly: Plumbing in a Beautiful Island Setting A Romantic City Break in Edinburgh With My Partner: History, Food and Nightlife Growing Up With My Adoptive Parents: Family Holidays, Swimming Galas, Cubs and Scouts Passing My Plumbing Exams in Southampton in 2010: City & Guilds and BPEC Qualifications Returning to Gran Canaria With My Partner in 2011: Another Unforgettable Gay Holiday Matthew Pooley, Vulcan Issue 52, and the Strange Afterlife of the Early-2000s Editorial Cover Model Gran Canaria Holiday With My Partner: Gay Bars, Drag Shows, Beaches and Sunshine A Romantic City Break in Rome, Italy With My Partner: Religion, History and Nightlife A Colourful City Break in Amsterdam With My Partner: The Sex Museum, Red Light District, Cafés and Restaurants White-Water Rafting Near Glasgow With My Partner: An Unforgettable Scottish Adventure Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Pinterest Board Meet The Team X (Twitter) Feed Shortcodes Alerts Documentation Sample Page Coming Soon Progress Bars Buttons Numbered Headings Instagram Feed Subscription Forms Galleries Tabs & Pills Social Links Drop Caps Multi-Page Post Separators Contact Form Styled Lists Sample Page Accordions Facebook Fanpage Table of Contents