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Jet Lag & Culture Shock
Tired, tired, tired… Left Vancouver Saturday noon about 12.30 and arrived back in Dublin after two flights this morning at 8am. I am trying to stay awake all day and not suffer for a few days ...
Irish Rain - Ah It’s Summer
Well summer has been with us for a while, and I’ve just put the heating back on! Irish summers happen in May. Yes, truth be told that is about it, for the rest of the summer it mostly just rai...
Glasgow v’s Dublin
I just spent a few days in Glasgow. It is so clean - I live in Dublin and the streets are dirty with rubbish that people have just dropped, mostly now I don’t notice it. However when I visit s...
Slovak Orchestra
I was wandering on Grafton Street last week and came across some people playing on the street and as is my usual I stopped to listen for a whiel. They were good, so I found out that they are part of ...
Christ Church Evensong Dublin
It is because of this man that I have been to Christ Church evensong - twice! Now to many that may not be a surprise, but to those who know me and my dislike of religions, well that says it all…...
Some days I Hate Dublin
Just some days, not every day. But today is one of those days, I don’t see anything good about Dublin as I walk through. It started with my taxi this morning - he hates the government, many do...
Hibernian Orchestra in Christchurch
We are going to see the Hibernian Orchestra in Christchurch, Dublin on the 8th March. I hope it is good. I have been fairly disappointed recently with the quality of some of the arty stuff I have se...
Dirty Dublin
I was at the theater last night in Dublin city centre. It wasn’t so good, but this post is not about that. The Abbey Theater is Ireland’s premier Theater however walking to it and from ...
AerLingus Aggressively Sells Insurance
AerLingus has recently started to aggressively sell insurance every time you now buy a flight. Instead of the usual on site offer for an insurance quote there are now three little buttons hidden with...
Wolfe Tone Statue Stephens Green
I have wandered around cities in Europe and seen many statues of influential figures from the past. We today build these in memory of people who changed the world or tried - they are generally people...
Marks & Spencer Dublin
Marks & Spencer Dublin is not for me. It used to be, so what the hell has happened? I wonder if it is me or the fault of Marks & Spencer. I buy some stuff from there - formal stuff really ...
Ikea Dublin
Ikea Dublin – afraid not folks, for a change our friends north of that line called a boarder get the chance first for something new. Don’t blame Ikea – blame the draconian protectionist laws he...