“Some might say, we will find a brighter day” – (Some Might Say)* all quotes on this post are from Oasis and this post is dedicated to Colin Walker and Keith Freel. August 1996. Rock’n’roll. I was only 16 years old. I was still officially a student at Bangor Grammar School, having just finished “fifth…
Read MoreThis website, Don’t Stop Living, and my other blogs have been through many changes down the years. This is the fourth different host, third different platform and probably the 8th or 9th different theme I have tried down the years. I am still not 100% happy with the way this blog looks and so I…
Read More“We’re one but we’re not the same” – Paul Hewson. Divided cities, barbed wire fences, debated flags, burnt out cars and people getting on with their lives on clever cultured streets with the odd game of football. Welcome to Northern Ireland you say? Wrong. Welcome to Northern Cyprus. A political, economic, cultural and social puzzle…
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Read More“The lonesome hum from my desklamp is where I find my heaven” – Gigolo Aunts. “Nothing’s gonna change my world” – Lennon/McCartney. At lunchtime last Friday, spookily Friday 13th March 2020, I opened the door of my flat and came inside and into my bedroom. In a district of north Warszawa in Poland’s cool, calm…
Read MoreNiagara Falls is one of the world’s foremost family destinations, and frankly, there’s little wonder as to why. In addition to the world-famous falls, Niagara is home to an abundant array of fun-filled activities for families of all sizes. However, like any area, Niagara Falls is not immune to the occasional rainy day. Luckily, a…
Read More“Little dune buggy in the sand, little blue dune buggy in my hand, little blue dune buggy” – The Presidents of the United States of America. I didn’t expect this to be enjoyable by any stretch. After all I grew up near a beach in Bangor in Northern Ireland and used to slide through the…
Read More“Lying in a den in Bombay with a slack jaw and not much to say” – Men at Work. Can cities and places change their names? Yes actually they can and they have and they continue to do it. It was something I realised quite soon on my journey, all related to my first ever…
Read More“Hundred mile high city” – Ocean Colour Scene. As hard to believe as it may be, Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh, is a modern up and coming metropolis. While the country is often dubbed “The Forbidden Kingdom,” once you arrive into Riyadh you will be pleasantly surprised by the enchanting list of activities within a…
Read MoreIreland’s patron saint, Saint Patrick is a man of pure oxymoronic nature if today’s commercial excrement could for an ungreedy second be aware of who this guy really was. Money took over the world folks – just ask DickMonalds and Coca Cola. There is no need for Valentine’s Day Thorntons or Interflora or Christmas Santa…
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