Travel
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Brittania’s faded grandeur
I read the reviews of this hotel on Tripadvisor (which I have found less and less reliable over the years) after booking it and was horrified. What sort of mistake did I make? Should I cancel and loose my reservation fee or, as I was only staying one night and leaving early should I tough it out?
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Around the World 21 June 2019 – Playlist
This is the planned playlist for the show and the stream version. You can read and hear more about the Sarajevo visit here on the blog.
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Bosnia, history, hotel, Music I like, sevdah, Travel, World Music
A quick visit to Sarajevo – for music, beer, and heat.
It has been a long held ambition to visit Sarajevo and another to see Mostar Sevdah Reunion in concert. When it became possible to do both and go to a beer festival, I grabbed the chance.
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Travelling between Ljubljana and Dublin January 2017
I spent a lot of time travelling in January. I had started teaching in Dublin again and was living in Slovenia. Transport between the two is not easy. So I found myself trying different routes, partly to see what can be done on a budget and partly because I had the time to experiment.
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Balkans, Music I like, Slovenia, Travel
Music walk around old town Ljubljana
I was in Ljubljana on a Saturday morning to record some of the sounds of the streets. Particularly the street music and the other music seeping out of buildings in the historic old town.
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Antiq Palace Hotel review
Ljubljana is one of my favourite cities in the world – and I have been to many. I’m lucky to visit Ljubljana quite often these days. The city has a number of very good hotels and I have stayed in several. But now I have found the Antiq Palace, it’s unlikely I will try any others.
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In praise of easyJet … Honest!
In praise of a budget airline with world class standards. The the last three years I have taken between 20 and 30 flights on easyJet. It has been consistently good […]
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Holywood, Personal, Restaurants, Travel
You’ll never go hungry in Holywood – Third Edition
For such a small town, there are an awfully big number of places to eat.
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Paris has changed!
Paris has changed. Not for the better. Not for the worse. Just different. For example, I was standing outside Telegraphe Metro trying to match the Google Map print out to […]
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Davy and Dawn’s Big Adventure
A few days ago I told the team I work with at WIMPS (http://www.wimps.tv) that I am leaving Public Achievement. It was neither an easy nor snap decision. I have […]
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Ljubljana Airport Business Lounge
I have written about this lounge before. It is probably one of my favourites. It is not big or fancy. It is simple with just about everything you need. Lets […]
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istanbul, Journalism, Lifecasting, Social Media, Travel
Using Traditional and New Media For Campaigns Against Prejudice, Xenophobia and Discrimination
The December meeting of the Grundvig group was held in Cezayir Istanbul. These are some of the social media links to resources and work of some of the people and […]
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Holywood, istanbul, Lifecasting, Ljubljana, Personal, Travel
Top 12 Moments 2013
I started trying to highlight 10 moments through the year but it was difficult enough to keep it down to 12.
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hotel, istanbul, Lifecasting, Personal, Travel
Tulip City Hotel, Istanbul
Review in Trip Advisor I was on business and attending meetings nearby. One of the reasons I chose Tulip City was that it was recommended by colleagues in Istanbul and […]
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airlines, airports, Lifecasting, Travel
How travel has changed in under two decades
I have travelled a lot since the mid 1990s. This week I was in Istanbul for the first time since 1996 and I began to think about how travel has […]
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airports, Travel, Uncategorized
Airport Lounge: No 1 Stansted
Now don’t get confused. There are two No 1 Gatwicks; domestic and international. If you are on a domestic flight and go to the international, it causes all sorts of […]
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Airport Lounge S. Gokcen Istanbul
Small comfortable lounge with snacks, soft drinks, beer, wine. No hot food when I was there at breakfast time, but there was cereal, sandwiches. Good Lavazza coffee. TV tuned to […]
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Rok’s Funeral
Written: Ljubljana February 14 2013 Kranjska Gora February 13 The priest recites prayerful rhythms I partly recognise. “This must be the ‘Glory Be’… This must be the ‘Our Father’ …” […]
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No 1 Gatwick – this time with rubbery food
This is a pleasant lounge. But tonight I spent £10 on rubbery chips and almost inedible burger. How can you make rubbery chips? Seriously? Still, nice staff and good free […]
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Cape Town, Creative, Journalism, Mkk, Personal, Social Media, South Africa, Travel, WIMPS
WIMPS at South Africa’s Media Conference for Youth
A short report written for a different blog. The coach’s engine was overheating. Outside the sun was beating down – it was 35 degrees. Inside, the coach air conditioning was […]
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Cape Town, Creative, Lifecasting, Media Kidocracy Konference, Mkk, Personal, Social Media, Travel, WIMPS
Gumboot Dance – the Media Kidocracy Konference talent night winners
While working in South Africa at the beginning of December 2012 at the Media Kidocracy Konference organised by Bush Radio, the organisers held a talent night for the young people […]
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Lifecasting, Personal, Social Media, Travel, WIMPS
Video report from MKK South Africa
WIMPS – Karen reports from the Media Kidocracy Konference in South Africa from wimps.tv on Vimeo.
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Creative, Journalism, Lifecasting, Social Media, Travel
Teaching Blogging in South Africa
Here are the numbers. As I write, Lake Malawe is, at a guess, fifty to one hundred miles to the west. I’m 35,000 feet above ground travelling at 568 miles […]
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Marhaba lounge Dubai
First impressions were not good. One of the worlds great airport and I was expecting something outstanding. The book/cover judgement comes into operation here. The very busy and very ordinary […]
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Bidvest Lounge Cape Town
This is a small but just about everything you need lounge at the far end of Cape Town airport. Very comfortable with places to sit near and away from the […]
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No1 Lounge Birmingham Airport
Birmingham has always been my least favourite airport. No 1 Lounge is good. Similar to but better than No 1 Gatwick, it has a big “complimentary” bar, a good range […]
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Belfast City Airport – Priority Pass lounge
The Flybe is now the PP lounge with British Airways lounge next door. Pretty straight forward: beer, wine, snacks, soft drinks and muffins. Newspapers, magazines. Free wifi. Comfortable with view […]
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Gatwick No 1 – Airport lounge
I keep meaning to keep a note of airport lounges for my own use. As with most things, once home, I never manage to get round to it. But technology […]