When we asked our fans to create some posters for the walls at Lynx HQ, we didn’t really know what to expect. When you ask a group of 1.2 million guys and girls you’re bound to get a bit of a mix of skills and resources, and final poster quality. We shouldn’t have worried though.

Offerings ranged from this genius 2-part entry (with the perfect explanation, see the comment thread)

To these:

And even this from-scratch comic strip by @PringleMonsters re-creating our ‘Nothing Beats an Astronaut’ ads.

We’ve been blown away by the quality of this stuff – check out the whole collection here, and if you want to get involved you can download our logos and an astronaut image on this link: (PSD)

Undeniably, the king of the dinner table. Every guy should know how to cook up a decent steak, but in case you don’t (or just need a helpful reminder)  this is how to cook up the perfect steak to impress that girl…

Step 1 – buy steak

I know, pretty obvious right? Thing is, cooking a great steak starts with buying a great piece of beef. If the budget allows, fork out for a fillet steak – this is the best cut, and ideally you’re looking for one about 4cm thick. You can usually save a bit of cash by going to the meat counter rather than getting a pre-packed, and this normally means a fresher bit of meat as well.

Step 2 – the build-up

A couple of hours before you start cooking, bring the steak out of the fridge and let it come up to room temperature. This gives you a more even cook when it comes to frying time.

Step 3 – seasoning

Grab a paper towel and gently pat down the surface of the meat (don’t try toilet roll, it’ll just fall apart on the meat and then cook up a charred, papery taste – not ideal.) Whack a bit of black pepper on the steak, then push it gently into the surface of the meat so that it sticks.

Step 4 – the options

Your well-seasoned, room-temperature steak is ready for the pan. You now have a few options

• RARE – the connoisseur’s choice, a rare steak should be soft and juicy. Some blood should still be visible when you press down on the surface. Cooking time: 2 minutes each side.
• MEDIUM – the cautious option, a medium steak should be evenly cooked all the way through, with no blood visible when cut. Cooking time: 4 minutes each side.
• WELL DONE – a waste of good meat, if you ask us, but it takes all kinds… A steak that’s cooked to this level is firm and brown all the way through, you’re looking at a cooking time of around 6+ minutes each side.

Step 5 – cook that steak

Make sure you’ve got a decent frying pan on a high heat, the steak should sizzle as soon as it hits the pan. Cook for 90 seconds on each side, pressing down on the meat with a spatula (or whatever you can find that’s close. For most of us that’s a fork) until both sides are browned. Then turn the heat down to medium, add a bit of butter and keep turning the steak over about every minute until you hit the desired RARE / MEDIUM / WELL DONE level

Step 6 – rest

The steak, not you. Take the meat out of the pan and leave it for 3-5 minutes to let the juices settle. Get some fresh salad or something on the plate, give it a nice backdrop (you won’t eat it, let’s face it, but it’ll look nice) and arrange the steak like you’re Marco Whatsisname, tea towel over the arm and everything.

Congratulations, you’ve just cooked the perfect steak.

The following morning, a couple of South American winners pat us on the back; “you UK guys are crazy, you party hard!” One of them is rocking a vest with a Union Jack on it, no joke.

We’re sat on a boat heading out to a private island, eating watermelon and remembering some of the more outrageous moments from last night. Erik is struggling with the choppy waves and he’s not the only one huddled in a corner with a towel over his head. The tiny island appears on the horizon and it looks exactly like our Facebook cover image, with palm trees, a long white stretch of sand and, right now, a generous sprinkling of waving Lynx girls.

We pile onto the island and it’s shirts off, a bit of football on the sand (Brits vs Rest of World – we won) and within 20 minutes we’re all looking pretty burnt, even through some factor 30. Luckily food has just arrived; not many takers for the fish heads but everything else goes down a treat, and then we’re in the sea with the girls and all competing to get the most outrageously cheesy photo.

We don’t want to leave this unBelizeable island behind, but we’re all geared up for tonight – it’s our last night on the island and we’re planning a big one. A quick change and liberal application of aftersun and we’re down at the bar teaching the other guys and girls how to play Ring of Fire. Our Belgian winner, Britt, is suspiciously good at being Question Master and after a few rounds of drinks we head off to watch the fire display, where a tribal-tattooed Belizean does his best to singe all our eyebrows.

The Lynx girls are dancing around the bonfire in grass skirts and some traditional Belizean facepaint, DJ Freddy is doing an amazing job on the tunes and at the end of our final party we get a perfect round-up for the trip – pairing off to light lanterns and send them away over the ocean. As we watch them float away we all reminisce about our favourite moments and a couple of guys blag a cosy-up with a Lynx girl. We’re all agreed; it’s been one hell of a trip.