This is just a quickie to say that I am sitting in the departure lounge of Bristol Airport, waiting for my flight to Amsterdam. Everything appears to be pretty much back to normal with flights now, so there shouldn't be too much of a delay, and then I'll be off.

Just in case I don't get the chance to post while I'm away, I would like to wish all of ( Read more... )

Last night, at 22.00, the authorities opened up British airspace once again. I was slightly amused by the fact that a British Airways 747 full of passengers from Vancouver landed at London Heathrow Airport at 22.01. It couldn't have taken them long to enter British airspace, cross the whole width of the country and descend and land at the airport.

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I don't exactly live in the middle of nowhere. In fact it's the kind of place that's fairly easy to get to (and from) in just about any direction. But it's not exactly the hub of things either. There, that got us nowhere, didn't it? Start again.

On a normal day where I live, you don't always hear traffic. It is far enough off the beaten track to be ( Read more... )

My last morning in Ireland turned out to be a delight. I'm one of those people who, on the day they have to leave, just wants to get on with it, even if they are having the best time. I really dislike that last day. Part of me always wants to stay and do more, discover more and enjoy more, another part of me, knowing that I have to get to an ( Read more... )

It's very appropriate that I'm posting some photos of Ireland on Saint Patrick's Day. Happy Paddy's Day everyone!

On the Monday I went in a different direction, this time inland to the north-east. I first stopped at the small village of Cahir (pronounced Care)  where there is a rather fine small castle with an interesting history. I'm a big fan of ( Read more... )

It's hard to believe that, already, these photos were taken over a week ago. Where does the time go?

On the Sunday of my stay in Ireland, I decided I would venture into Cork City in the morning. It seemed the perfect time to me, the sun was shining and there wouldn't be too many people around and the traffic would be very light. So, I aimed my ( Read more... )

Well, I had a wonderful time in the south-west of Ireland. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't the best but, after all, it was Ireland in March. But that didn't dampen my spirits, even though it did dampen my camera once or twice.

On Saturday morning I drove out along the southern coast to Mizen Head, the most south-westerly point of the Irish ( Read more... )

So, here I am sitting in the departure lounge of Bristol International Airport waiting for my flight to Cork.

It looks like the weather might be a mixture of things, including 'good', so I hope to get lots of photos taken and share them with you all next week.

Take care everyone. See you again soon.

Emerald Isle here I come.

As many of you know, I've been busy on a project at work to rewrite and compile all the web content for the Directorate I work for. That amounts to around about a third of a seriously large website. This is because there will soon be a new council website and this was a great chance to get it right from the start. My involvement began back in the ( Read more... )

Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.

I was given these by the wonderful ( Read more... )