The steady stream of gentle waters flowing across what one imagines is a sandy bank in a bay somewhere along a summery Irish coast; the sound of sand and the quiet hush of rocks precede what is the wonderfully emotive voice of the poet that is Stephen James Smith...
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The Butterslip
I remember walking unsteadily along the street; the rain was pouring down and the cobbles were slippery with the wet. It was that time between daylight and dusk; when everything seems somewhat in-between. I turned into the alleyway, curiously searching for nothing and somehow finding what I was looking for.
Read MoreSt Paul's, Vancouver
One of the places that left a real imprint on me from my trip to Vancouver was St Paul's on Burrard Street...
Read MoreA Dubliners Guide to Vancouver (Part 1)
Isn't it funny that it is the things you don't expect to make an experience exceptional, that capture the imagination and transform the experience from the ephemeral to the substantiated...?
Read MoreTrails of Ireland: Back to Kilkenny
I am thoroughly excited to be packing up and heading back out on the road! And where better than the home of JJ Kavanagh? Kilkenny here I come!
Read More2015 Highlights: Trails of Ireland
Well it's been a fun year in so many ways and picking out highlights in a top ten style post was never going to be easy, so instead I've broken that down into a series of posts! Here we go!
Read MoreArt in Belfast
One of my favourite things about Belfast is the concentration of street art in certain places...
Read MoreStorehouse Story
Last night I visited a place I've never been before with some people if never met before. A place where millions of tourists have at the top of their Irish bucket lists and I finally visited last night. Thirteen years late. I finally went through the Guinness Storehouse experience (and much much more)
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I spend half my time commuting. On a train, on a Luas, on a bus or a coach. I spend so much time commuting from place to place.
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