Tag Archives: transportation

Train Station

Posted on 16 December 2011, Friday by

Train stations can be mundane. They can blur into the background of your daily life, existing simply to get you somewhere else. They can be goodbyes. Tearful ones protrayed in old movies with the woman or man hanging out of … Continue reading →

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Wednesdays

Posted on 27 October 2011, Thursday by

Wednesday is basically my Friday night. By Wednesday night I have spent, in all likelihood, the previous 5 or 6 days reading like it’s my job. Which it is. There’s about 5 to 8 hours of reading in a day, … Continue reading →

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At least if I die, a cute Mini probably hit me

Posted on 17 October 2011, Monday by

One of the things that I have a really hard time getting used to about living in the UK is that pedestrians really, really do not have the right of way.  You would think that I would be used to … Continue reading →

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Sleepless Shopping

Posted on 25 September 2011, Sunday by

The flight was fine. I’ve had worse, but I’ve definitely had better. The overnight six hour flight is miserable. By the time they serve dinner, I had four and a half hours until landing. So I tried desperately (eye mask … Continue reading →

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The Longest Day… in Paris

Posted on 13 July 2011, Wednesday by

23 June 2011 Paris 8pm This has got to be one of the longest days I’ve ever had. Yesterday … 24 June 2011 Paris 4pm I was interrupted by my duck salad arriving yesterday and after dinner I wasn’t really … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Views

Posted on 18 June 2011, Saturday by

17 June 2011 Uig, Isle of Skye, Scotland In a hostel with a particularly asinine internet access system. Photos to come at a later date. The previous few months I’ve been “living” – mentally, at least, wherever I am. Ireland, … Continue reading →

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Killarney

Posted on 16 June 2011, Thursday by

8 June 2011 Doolin, Ireland I am writing this in a pub on the coast of Co. Clare, just North of the Cliffs of Moher, which C and I will see by boat tomorrow evening. There is a small band … Continue reading →

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Switching Gears

Posted on 7 June 2011, Tuesday by

Sunday, 5 June 2011 Dingle, Ireland Journal writing, at times, feels like a part time job. I write pretty consistently for myself and then every now and then I realize it has been awhile since I’ve written for the blog. … Continue reading →

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International Ants

Posted on 30 April 2011, Saturday by

I have been using my android phone as a kindle with the nifty kindle app. I was really looking forward to having that as my reading material for the trek, so I wouldn’t have to lug around books on the … Continue reading →

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Booking a Bus Ticket

Posted on 27 February 2011, Sunday by

After attempting to book bus tickets three or four times without success because of an error on their website (it wouldn’t take me to the payment page). Me: “Hello, I am calling because your online reservation system is not working … Continue reading →

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