Tag Archives: London
The Stopover Who Loved Me
Some last minute logistics meant that Karen would fly home a different route from John back to Sydney. Karen’s Journey went smoothly. No delays, connections made, back before she knew what hit her. John’s Journey? Well that’s a little tale all in itself. EI-175 is one of Aer Lingus’s busier routes. It connect Dublin International […]
London Calling
Whilst Midleton and Ayr are considered Home there is one more place that could be labelled as such. Located at 51.5072° N, 0.1275° W and cut in two by the River Thames. Samuel Johnson famously said that if you are tired of it than you are tired of life. Can you guess where it is? Need […]
Sydney Diaries: Thats what friends are for!
We were fortunate to be invited into a group of friends in our first week in Sydney. Mostly Irish as these were John’s Uni pals from Cork – namely Dave, Rowan and Allan. Our first encounter was as part of the Come Dine With Me Night – a group dinner in a random restaurant every […]
I like to ride my bicycle…
I like to ride my bike! We took a break on Day 4. Not from temples, but from the TukTuk. With very flat terrain and a great road network we decided to rent some bikes for the final day. Not Mountain Bikes, with their abundance if gears and good brakes. Instead we chose girly bicycles […]
One Step Beyond….
After a bittersweet farewell to Greenwich and a Sunday Roast with friends, we departed for Heathrow Airport Terminal 4. Massive queues awaited, but a timely sign led the way. Boarding a Jet Airways flight to Delhi marked the start of our adventure, with a chance encounter with Suggs from Madness adding to the excitement ahead.