Standing in a queue for takeaway coffee, the person in front of me orders: "Can I just grab a large skinny flat white?". Dining with friends or colleagues, it is not unusual for at least one person to say "Can I grab the wagyu beef and a glass of shiraz?". This manner of ordering or requesting service rarely, … Continue reading can I just grab…?
australian life
Australian Christmas Songs
Listening to Christmas FM is a favourite pastime for me in December. With inches of snow all over Ireland and the UK, there isn't a Christmas song that isn't even more apt this year for you lot. Here in Australia, though, so many of the traditional Christmas songs just don't fit: Let It Snow, Let … Continue reading Australian Christmas Songs
a solo half-weekend
An opportunity to spend a little time in Tasmania is always a good thing. And so it was that I organised to stay an extra twenty-four hours in Hobart following a work trip. It was all going swimmingly until I got sick. I'd had a useful meeting with colleagues, raided the Red Cross second-hand bookshop … Continue reading a solo half-weekend
a weekend in taswegia
I like lastminute.com. Not as a website, but as a lifestyle. And so it was when I was sitting in one hotel in one state capital (Sydney), I conspired with Mena to make another trip to another hotel in another state capital. But not any other state capital, our favourite. Hobart. Yes, it’s winter. Yes, … Continue reading a weekend in taswegia
Máiréad Doyle 