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Recent Blog Posts
Ireland - Dublin
on Dec 31, 1969 in Europe Dublin Dublin Castle Halfpenny Bridge Ireland Kilmainham Gaol I’d like to say that when I think of Ireland many things come to mind. However, the truth of the matter is that, other than leprechauns, I don’t really know anything about our island dwelling friends. Sure, the political and religious difficultie...
Galway | Roisin Dubh
on Dec 25, 2005 in Ireland Places to Drink We were extremely lucky to be in Galway during the annual arts festival in July, when the town hosts a veritable feast of music and performances. You can't walk down Quay street without tripping over a street busker!
An Irish perspective
on Jun 4, 2006 in Property news Investment property Beach properties Black Sea golden sands investment Ireland property rent resorts sea sunny beach A recent review of Bulgaria’s Black Sea resorts was published on Unison.ie: While Spain and such baked in temperatures of 37 degrees, Bulgaria was a pleasant mid-to-late 20s, so one could move around without fear of heat stroke and that propel...
Culture Shock
on Aug 1, 2006 in australia uk ireland Most people here think that moving to Aus is not such a big change to living in the UK. But, as I explained to my friend Aly the other night, in some ways moving to Australia is more of a culture shock than visiting India or China. Just because The B...
Culture Shock Update
on Aug 9, 2006 in australia uk ireland LanguageThe equivalent Aussie terminology for "like O'Connell Street/Piccadilly" is "as busy as Bourke Street Mall". Of course, as soon as Aly and Mena pointed this out to me, I remembered it.Another great phrase I heard in a meeting today (I had to...