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deck the halls
Trust the bride to choose a groom from a family who live in the most perfect New England town ever. Essex, on the deep estuary of the Connecticut River, is picturesque most of the year, but comes into its own during the snow-covered days of winter. With cold weather taking hold a few weeks earlier … Continue reading deck the halls
mystic pizza
The Hyundai Elantra is a decent car, but nobody ever called it exciting. We stand in the Hertz office by New Haven train station, and Orlando looks longingly at pictures of other, sexier, cars. "I don't suppose you have anything available in your Adrenalin range?", he asks hopefully. We'd already tried and failed to book … Continue reading mystic pizza
the joys of time travel
There is something delicious about that last-minute seat upgrade, right at the departures gate. We’d started our long-distance journey with champagne in the Qantas first class lounge, courtesy of Orlando’s platinum frequent-flyer status. A dismal fifteen hours of cramped coach conditions looks less and less inviting with every sip. Then a flashing red light at … Continue reading the joys of time travel
Máiréad Doyle 