
It ain’t necessarily so
How I had lived this long and not seen Porgy and Bess is beyond me. Summertime is one of my favourite songs but I had

How I had lived this long and not seen Porgy and Bess is beyond me. Summertime is one of my favourite songs but I had

Finding accommodation in Oslo isn’t difficult. There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses to choose from. Finding reasonably priced accommodation though, with breakfast and free

I’m directionally challenged. I have a hard time with East/West, barely managing left/right. By the time I figure out which way I should have the

One of the first things that struck me about Oslo was the amount of green in the city. There are parks everywhere. And those parks

I have always wanted to live on the water, by the sea, near the coast. My dream is to live on a small island with

It’s been a while since I’ve been somewhere that has had such a lasting effect, where the memory of what I’ve seen replays itself time

I went in search of cold weather. It was 16 degrees when I booked my flight but by the time I got there, temperatures had

Life in the ‘hood is certainly taking a turn for the better. Despite repeated warnings by all and sundry when I first moved to Budapest,

I’m quite partial to a good market. The more flea-ridden the better. I’ve travelled in search of some, sought out others, and just happened across

Back in 2002, I was in Carlow in the Dinn Rí nightclub. This fellah with a very fla’ (read: flat!) midlands accent asked me out