Americans aren’t rude: it just seems that way to the uninitiated. They can be polite but very direct, as are the Customs Hall officials at LAX where I land like a stunned bird after a fourteen-hour trans-Pacific flight. “Ma’am, move up the line please. Aisles fifteen and sixteen for US citizens only. Have your passports … Continue reading washington dc for dummies
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return to christchurch
Twelve Red Crossers from all over the world - Britain, Canada, Japan, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Malaysia - have come together ahead of a Disasters In Developed Countries workshop in Melbourne. We visit our NZ cousins and hear the wisdom of their words following the tragic earthquakes in Christchurch in 2010 and 2011. A flying visit to New … Continue reading return to christchurch
Things I miss
Things I Miss About Ireland Decent sausages, bacon and white pudding. Countless radio stations that play songs I actually recognise. Coming home from a night out at 3am and finding the streets packed with cars and people. The country shutting down for a huge celebration for every bronze medal won in the Olympics. The way … Continue reading Things I miss
walking home to dublin: Cois Fharraige, Co. Gaillimh
Already I am a little bit behind schedule. Just a few kilometres. No good: I will have to re-double my efforts this fortnight. My walk has taken me south to Rossaveal, where I could have turned off towards the harbour and boarded a fast ferry to the Aran Islands. Soon I can see glimpses of … Continue reading walking home to dublin: Cois Fharraige, Co. Gaillimh
Máiréad Doyle 