The slow train to Zagreb
“Journeys are the midwives of thought. Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than a moving plane, ship or train.” Alain de Botton, The…
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An End and a Beginning
What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we…
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Embracing a life of imperfection
“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” Salvador Dali Another winter season has almost passed by in a flash. Time…
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Crossing Border Festival: A border where music & words meet
We live in a world of constant distraction. Email. Twitter. Facebook. Instagram We watch TV on the tablet or laptop. We play games on…
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What Terry Fox & Canada Day taught me about patriotism
‘I am proud to be Canadian because this country is strong, bold and beautiful. Canada is multicultural and accepts immigrants for who they…
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I lost my luggage again. Thanks Vueling
YOU LOST YOUR LUGGAGE? AGAIN?! I posted the Facebook update from Rome airport at 2am. When feeling miserable and fishing for sympathy, Facebook…
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How I met Gunter, the kindest taxi driver in Vienna & Austria
That’s a picture of me and Gunter at Vienna airport. Who is Gunter? I don’t know his surname or what his favourite colour…
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The world is your oyster and Galway is its home
“You need stamina and a good liver to enjoy all of the events. However for the festival-wise, who know how to pace themselves,…
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Ljubljana: the second coming
There is so much of the world to see. Only one lifetime to see it all. Yet this summer instead of ticking off…
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Jazz. Puglia. You have firmly entered my imagination now.
The bustling food markets of Naples , the fragrant lemon gardens of Sorrento and the ancient cave homes of Matera- these are all places…
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