A virtual St Patrick’s Day
For the first time in more years than I can remember, I’ll be in Ireland for St Patrick’s Day. This year though, like last year,
St Patrick’s Day
Emigrants abroad
Well, that’s St Patrick’s Day done and dusted for another year. For me, anyway. It’s taking me longer and longer to recover from the endurance
Moments that live on … from way, way back
I’ve walked the city of Budapest and noted the names of streets and squares without ever really paying attention to whom they’d been named after.
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Each year, for the last four years, Ronnie Thompson would come to Budapest in March. The Londoner visited at other times, too, but it was
Disillusioned
I’m a tad disappointed this week. I thought perhaps it was just the post-Paddy’s Day blues. When you have had such a good time, it’s
Beyond expectations
I’m a firm believer in managing my expectations. If you tell me it’s going to be brilliant, I’ll settle for great. If you tell me
A bet is a bet
Fancy dress and all that comes with it makes me break out in a cold sweat. I hate dressing up unless we’re talking ‘put on
What I didn’t know about Ireland
As Ireland’s national day – St Patrick’s Day – draws near, and people around the world get ready for the ‘wearin’ of the green’, the
The wearin’ of the green
I dislike St Patrick’s Day parades with a passion that should have received specialist treatment long ago. It’s not just St Patrick’s Day parades, it’s
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