As the plane taxis to the runway you feel like you finally have a few hours to relax. The early morning wake up call, the trip to the airport, security and the wait in the terminal are all behind you. Next stop is your holiday destination. Sit back, relax, try and get some sleep perhaps … Continue reading Flying With Grandad
When I travel, I like to squeeze as much out of my time in a place as is possible. Sometimes this means going to places or partaking in activities that wouldn’t usually be of interest to me. This is particularly the case the further away from home I am, because it’s better to try something … Continue reading Christiania
A picture of Boris Johnson sitting like a child who had just managed to spell his own name correctly for the first time, flashing two thumbs up, adorned my Twitter feed. As I scrolled down my timeline soundbites jumped out at me. While I was wary that most of what you read on Twitter is … Continue reading Freedom Of Movement
If you search for coping techniques for anxiety online, one that will rear its head quite commonly is a three word phrase, “be there now.” Elaborating on those three words, the message is quite a simple one. Live in the moment. It is something that has helped me with my anxiety and it is advice … Continue reading Location, Location, Appreciation
That’s 273 and-a-quarter hours or almost 11 and-a-half days. On Instagram. Imagine what I could do with that time back. I could go on holiday and create some content for my blog perhaps. Then post it on Instagram. Oh. Continue reading Instagram Overuse
With an interestingly titled song about the Prime Minister vying for top spot in the race for Christmas number one, it seems like an apt week for me to stage a little Christmas countdown of my own. Full disclosure though, from here on in there will be no mention of politics or it will all … Continue reading The Bucket List
I thought I had it all worked out. This was supposed to be the big year for travelling. Ticking off the bucket list. We all know what happened next. I spent 2020 not exploring the four corners of the world but looking at the four walls of my bedroom. My love for travel is a … Continue reading Plans Change
A blank page can be an incredibly exciting thing. Myriad possibilities of how to fill such pages flutter in and out of my head on a daily basis. For the past few months, particularly when it comes to writing for this blog, my head has been devoid of such ideas. Numerous new word documents have … Continue reading Banishing The Blank Page
“Don’t sip it, gulp it!” Brendan ordered. This isn’t an extract from a blue movie, but a lesson in drinking Guinness, delivered by a bona fide Irishman. Our flight home from Dublin had been cancelled due to bad weather and as a result we sat in our hotel bar sipping pints of the red nectar … Continue reading How To Drink Guinness Correctly
“Will you sit down please and wait your turn.” The reprimand was tired and stern in equal measure. It lacked all of the usual sickly sweet enthusiasm of the air hostess. Cast your eyes around the cabin of any aeroplane as soon as you hear the bump of tyre on tarmac and you will see … Continue reading Flying During Covid
