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Sad to be Heading Home

September 20, 2009

Today I put the Euros back in my pocket, for the last three weeks I have been spending Czech crowns, it has been fun.
For the first time in 15 years I am sad to be going home, strange I did not see this coming.  When I lived in Glasgow I had this feeling for a [...]

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I Sang With Tracy Chapman

December 11, 2008

I and a few thousand others. She came on the stage last night at the Olympia in Dublin about 8.50 – having kept us all waiting for so long, and then she just blew me away right from the start. She stood there and sung her first song without backing, without guitar – [...]

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Jet Lag & Culture Shock

September 7, 2008

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 with the change in my sleep pattern.
But, as usual, when getting home after holidays we had to do some shopping, [...]

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Slovak Orchestra

March 21, 2008

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 the Slovak Orchestra who are playing in the National Concert Hall on April [...]

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Christ Church Evensong Dublin

March 20, 2008

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…
I do have a laugh at this dislike sometimes. I own a website [...]

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Some days I Hate Dublin

March 14, 2008

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 right now as they watch the farce of honest Bertie.
I went to where we had [...]

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Hibernian Orchestra in Christchurch

February 27, 2008

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 seen in Dublin recently. Two recent visits to the theater left me thinking I will [...]

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Dirty Dublin

February 21, 2008

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 it is a dismal experience. Dirty old Dublin right enough. One of our group, not Irish, commented on [...]

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AerLingus Aggressively Sells Insurance

January 29, 2008

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 within the flight booking process where you have to opt out of having an insurance quote sent to your email address [...]

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Wolfe Tone Statue Stephens Green

December 26, 2007

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 who made a difference. I take photos of them and often go and read a bit to [...]

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