Wednesday 16 October 2013
NYC: Up close with THE lady of liberty
I was voted to bodypaint myself in the NZ flag and visit the Statue of Liberty so I contacted local bodypainters (it's a proper profession here), I posted a job ad on TaskRabbit and I talked to ar... read more.
Wednesday 07 March 2012
Galapagos Part 3: To Floreana Island
On San Cristobal Island they hand-harvest and export 200 tonnes
of coffee every year but everyone drinks the 'Colombian' stuff...
instant Nescafe!
It's a crying shame for those of us who lo... read more.
Tuesday 06 March 2012
Galapagos Part 2: San Cristobal
Sea lions litter the esplanade of San Cristobal. Like drunken
louts they lie passed out in awkward positions wherever they fall
on the boardwalk and beachfront each evening.
I kept c... read more.
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Listowel-Lehinch-Doolin-Inisheer-Moycullen: What to wear?
Distance cycled: 156km (split over a few days)
Number of babies born on Inisheer in 2010: 9
Number of ballerinas busking in Galway: 12
Lowlight: Losing my camera and not realising I had left i... read more.
Monday 15 August 2011
Skellig Michael
Distance cycled: 6km
Number of days it took me to get to Skelligs: 4
Percentage of people sick on my boat: 18%
Lowlight: Overhearing a tourist say 'Oh, it's just more of the same.' When he saw ... read more.
Friday 12 August 2011
Glenbeigh to Cahersiveen: Not the island I was expecting
Distance covered: 54km
Number of people I saw paddling wheelie bins: 4
Bugs in my tent at this exact moment: 14 (that I can see)
Number of gannets on Little Skellig Island each summer: 52,000
... read more.