In many ways, the 1980s were the best decade ever!! I love looking back 20 odd years at those photos, and this one here, in particular encapsulates the sort of Jonny Blair I was and… Drawing Maradona and Other Things in 1986
I was a bit unaware of where life was going back in late 2007, when having spent the year doing quite a bit of travelling, and changing jobs and houses twice, I found myself having… The day the Weymouth match was rained off…
I often like sublime, quiet and relatively unknown places just as much as the big, popular cities and towns. This particular “settlement”, called Groomsport, is a Northern Irish village, located by the sea in the… Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Exploring the Village of Groomsport
“The living daylights” – James Bond movie / A-Ha. This is the scariest blog post to date, and looking back at this event scared the living daylights out of me. I guess most of us… The Day I Almost Died in a Car Crash
Every time I think of happiness, my short time in New Zealand always comes to mind. I didn’t see a lot of New Zealand in my 14 days there in 2007, but I did a… Backpacking in New Zealand: An Hour In Huntly
In the year 2000 there was a huge buzz. A new millennium, a new century, people started being able to afford mobile phones, I used the internet, and more importantly I ceased to be a… Phil Gray, 70: The day we beat the Malta
When I look back now, its pretty incredible. I saw Oasis twice at their peak, and in all honesty the only way was down for my favourite band. I had been to Cork the previous… Was There Then🎸🎙️Liam Misses The Point: Oasis⚫⚪live in Dublin, Republic Of Ireland🇮🇪,December 1997
The trials and tribulations of football cause joy and disappointment in the face of friendship and bonding. Last year I ended up finally in Slovakia. I say finally, as I had done the Czech Republic,… Down And Out In Slovakia
After leaving the Halifax in the first week of April 2002, suddenly I had my final pay packet and was going to sign on to the dole, but the same day I signed up with… Working Wednesdays: Temporary Work with Grafton Recruitment, Bangor, Northern Ireland
