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
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reflections on the eve of middle age
I am told middle age starts in your mid-forties, and your mid-forties start at the age of 44. So I sit here before you less than twelve hours away from leaving my youth behind and becoming a middle-aged woman. It is not how I feel - although, I'll be honest, I am not sure how … Continue reading reflections on the eve of middle age
bfw – Hong Kong
A long weekend in Hong Kong with my oldest friend: what's not to like? I can't even remember how it all came about, but one day we were idly talking about a cheeky weekend away together, and the next we were on an overnight flight to Hong Kong for four days at the Langham. Of … Continue reading bfw – Hong Kong
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 