Miraflores Locks, Canal de Panama: Believe Your Eyes

Apparently it’s one of the seven human made wonders of the world. And it would actually be ridiculous to go all the way to Panama and not see it. So bang I was there. It was my first ever venture into Central America at the ripe old age of 30. I was in the Casco Read more about Miraflores Locks, Canal de Panama: Believe Your Eyes[…]

Northern Ireland 1-1 Canada – April 1999

I only started taking a camera to Northern Ireland matches at the end of the 1990s. It’s amazing how the world has changed over the years, in that now almost everyone at the match will have a mobile phone/camera. These are the only two photos I took at the Canada match back in 1999. My Read more about Northern Ireland 1-1 Canada – April 1999[…]

I wish it was 1997…(a postcard from Florida)

Today I received a postcard from my kid brother. I don’t often mention young Danny, aged 15, my only blood brother and my favourite person in the world. He went to holiday with my parents recently, and they went to Florida, USA! Now I just got home from work and got this postcard, which was Read more about I wish it was 1997…(a postcard from Florida)[…]

Backpacking in the USA: Doing the The Circle Line Cruise in New York

Thinking again recently about my magical whirlwind world trip in 2007 made me realise that YES I was actually in New York!! I did a lot of sightseeing when I was there. A few weeks before I left the UK I asked some work colleagues for advice and ideas for my travels, and Lisa Brailsford Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Doing the The Circle Line Cruise in New York[…]

“Just one more thing…” – My Love of Columbo and Peter Falk

Seriously right, if you’ve never watched Columbo before, get into it. I must say I do not watch a lot of television, and when I do its normally older or vintage stuff (Only Fools and Horses, The Likely Lads etc..) and hence my fascination and addictation to the legend of the Los Angeles Police Department, Read more about “Just one more thing…” – My Love of Columbo and Peter Falk[…]

Milestone Method – Maybe I’m On My Own Still (But At Least I’m Happy)

It is amazing and incredible how little things influence your day and your life, and how the people you meet have a particular bearing on something that happens to you. On my 2007 World Tour, the first night I turned up at the Planet Traveler Hostel on my own, in search of wisdom, people and Read more about Milestone Method – Maybe I’m On My Own Still (But At Least I’m Happy)[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Bestie’s Bar!! Hermosa Avenue, Los Angeles, USA

I have always been a massive George Best (and football) fan. This is one story which happened by chance and I simply could not have contemplated would happen. The mistakes we make in life and the way fate falls makes life so interesting. One Monday in Los Angeles during July 2007 I found myself in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Bestie’s Bar!! Hermosa Avenue, Los Angeles, USA[…]

A chilling reminder of September 11th 2001 (July 8th 2007)

Casting my mind back to Tuesday September 11th 2001, it was a day that will stick long in the memory of so many people. God forbid I never witness anything on that horrific scale in my entire lifetime. Before this I had remembered the news stories from Chernobyl, Herald of Free Enterprise, Countless IRA Bombs Read more about A chilling reminder of September 11th 2001 (July 8th 2007)[…]