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Debbie Smyth

Dog

Pets and Travel Do Mix

I don’t have a pet at the moment, my lifestyle just isn’t suitable right now.  But when I did have my beloved dog one of the hardest things was leaving him […]

-Ireland

X is for… XVI June

As mentioned in James met Nora, XVI June is Blooms Day. I took yesterday’s Lincoln’s Inn photo last year, 2013, but by some weird coincidence I ended up back in Dublin yesterday, June […]

-Ireland

Where James met Nora

-or Happy Bloomsday  On 16th June 1904, James Joyce met his wife Nora Barnacle for the first time.  Well, actually, it seems they first met on 10th June but they […]

-London

Ode to the West Wind

This large scale mural on the wall of a Georgian house in Soho was inspired by a poem by Percey Bysshe Shelley. “O WILD West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being— […]

-Turkey

Rain protection in Istanbul

Remember the Istanbul rain I featured last week? Well, this is what I had to wear as a result! Plus a headscarf for the mosque. Still smiling despite the ridiculous […]

-Madrid

Paco’s Colourful Candy

It is not just the shopfront here in Madrid that is bright, the contents are too:   If this has awoken your sweet tooth, you can order online! Caramelos Paco, c/ Toledo […]

Travel Info

Direct Flight or Stopover?

Do you always opt for a more expensive direct flight, or take the more economic option and put up with a stopover? The savings on a flight with a stopover can be […]