“Don’t tell me it’s not worth fighting for” – Bryan Adams. Tears drained naturally from my eyes when I heard this Bryan Adams song being sung in a bar I once worked in – 21…
“Altogether now, in no man’s land” – The Farm.🇾🇹 A while back, I wrote that it is possible to backpack through the European Union at Africa away. What I meant is that sadly, generations on,…
“By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling” – Pete Saint John. On a summer night as August 2025 came to a close, I embarked on yet another wild bar experience! It…
Europe is known for a more classy and history-rich gambling scene than that of Las Vegas. Its architectural grandeur, high-stakes drama, and centuries of refined gambling culture have helped shape some of the most legendary…
“Time flies” – Oasis compilation album. Time really does fly. From my first ever radio listen of Oasis in April 1994 on a Radio One session, before finally getting into buying CDs and cassette tapes…
There’s a certain magic in Ireland that you don’t just see—you feel. It’s in the hush of mist over rolling hills, in the roar of waves against ancient cliffs, and in the warmth of a…
“He was turned to steel in the great magnetic field. When he travelled time for the future of mankind” – Black Sabbath. I started to write this post 2 years ago when I was back…
“Way on down south London Town” – Mark Knopfler. Back in 2006, a year before this blog even started, I got a job in London working in PR for Bite Communications. I needed to find…
Europe is the modern home of football. Players aspire to play in Europe, fans all over the globe tune into European football, and arguably the most iconic stadiums are in Europe (sorry, South America). With…
In 1995 Bangor FC deliberately lost their final game 2–0 away at rivals Ards in order to secure promotion to the new Premier League (NIPL, Northern Irish Premier League). If Bangor had DRAWN or WON…