Glory Days Loyal: January 2008 All Blog Posts

Glory Days Loyal: January 2008 All Blog Posts

“Footloose and fancy free, she comes to rescue me” – Kurt Nilsen. At the start of 2008, I had a broken leg and was housebound. I actually spent most of those days studying and watching Michael Palin DVDs of his global travels. I was preparing myself for bigger and better travels once my leg had Read more about Glory Days Loyal: January 2008 All Blog Posts[…]

Glory Days Loyal: 2007 All Blog Posts

Glory Days Loyal: 2007 All Blog Posts

“Where it began, woo oh oh oh” – Neil Diamond. Where it began, I know. It began in Toronto in Canada. An unlikely city to inspiring a nomadic Ulsterman’s whackpacking writing dream. It all began in Toronto in September 2001 when I spied the words “DON’T STOP LIVING” on a High School Wall. Nobody else Read more about Glory Days Loyal: 2007 All Blog Posts[…]

Glory Days Loyal: December 2007 All Blog Posts

Glory Days Loyal: December 2007 All Blog Posts

December 2007 was a bit of an odd time for me. Having been really busy in November 2007, December was where it all went wrong. I headed on a rare night out at Christmas to party in the Old Firestation Nightclub in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It was on that night in this nightclub that I Read more about Glory Days Loyal: December 2007 All Blog Posts[…]

Sweden away in 2007 - a superb 1-1 draw

Glory Days Loyal: November 2007 All Blog Posts

It was in November 2007, my fourth month as a travel blogger that something odd happened. I stopped blogging. That month only has TWO blog posts, yes crazy. The reason for this is very simple. I had just returned to Bournemouth after a long time travelling and I spent 2-3 weeks in a temporary flat Read more about Glory Days Loyal: November 2007 All Blog Posts[…]

Farming in the 21st Century: Modern Farms

Globalization, technological development, and market expansion have fundamentally changed both the farming itself and the checklist of qualities a modern farmer should possess. Agronomists of the 21st century are much more aware of the market, economy, and technological innovations that can boost the efficiency of their farm. Such awareness owes to the fact that modern Read more about Farming in the 21st Century: Modern Farms[…]

Sporting Backpacker: The Highest-Paid Players in NFL

In the NFL you can, no doubt, witness the highest professional level of American football in the world. What’s more, based on revenue, it is the richest professional sports league and also, the most popular sport in the United States, with millions of Americans watching it regularly. You can easily find any transmission on TV, Read more about Sporting Backpacker: The Highest-Paid Players in NFL[…]

Your Entire Life By Year In Less Than Five Words Per Year

Sunday’s Inspiration: Your Entire Life By Year In Two Words Per Year

“Fear was the fear of being what we had become” – Highly Likely. I hate being concise, succinct, slow and ill informed. I love deep thought. I buzz off a puzzle. Which fucking footballer is this? It’s a teaser that took me 3 minutes to compose but it stumped 100,000 football fans for over 6 Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Your Entire Life By Year In Two Words Per Year[…]

Backpacking Iceland Geysir

Glory Days Loyal: October 2007 All Blog Posts

In my ongoing Glory Days Loyal series, October 2007 was my third month as a travel blog and to be honest, I realised at the time that it was easy and no effort. Before I even had my travel blog, I was writing everything anyway. Now I had an online written document and I was Read more about Glory Days Loyal: October 2007 All Blog Posts[…]