Koray McGowan from Sligo and his girlfriend Žanet need your help. They in with a chance of winning 6 months in Cancun, Mexico staying in luxury villas, apartments and hotels. They will swim with sharks, sky dive and much more. They are the only Irish couple to have made the top 50 from over... Continue Reading →
End of year thoughts
Yes I'm awake at an ungodly hour again which is a bit daft as I used a sleep spray on my pillow but it's having the opposite effect. I thought I had the worrying under control and mostly I have but I am worried about the car. It's still playing up and although I love... Continue Reading →
Another 20 Random Facts About Me
The last 20 random facts post got such a great response that I've decided to do another one and updated to 21! When I was about 7 my hair caught on fire! My mother used to put rags in my hair to make ringlets (I hated them). We lived in a house with no electricity... Continue Reading →
A change of plan
I was meant to be flying from Knock to Stansted for the day today just to see if it was possible and how much I'd get to see. The weather has been fairly bad here with snow and freezing temperatures and it's much worse in the UK. Some flights in to Luton and Stansted were... Continue Reading →
The Grey Army
Faceless, nameless people marching on the daily commute. Train delays, mumbling mouths muttering complaints, no one listens. Double shot Americanos in colourful cups, the only sign of festive cheer. Crammed into carriages like sardines, connected to a virtual world. Trapped in body and mind. Open the floodgates, march up endless flights of stairs, onwards to... Continue Reading →
The Sound of Silence
Oh yes I'm wide awake - and I'm on my phone. I'll never learn! I actually had four decent nights so that's a start. In a lot of ways things are picking up, in other ways things are exactly the same - or even regressing. I think I was naïve when I started the coffee... Continue Reading →