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My year in cities, 2008

Jason published his yearly “My year in cities” post. I used Meg’s Mayfly-project to do something similar, but brief. So here is my full list, as archived by Dopplr, and some recollections. Leersum (December) Boxing Day at my parents’. Cooked … Continue reading →

07. January 2009 by Caroline
Categories: Meme, Travel | Tags: 2008, 30 seconds from mars, Antwerp, bad karma, bambi, barbican, birthday trip, boxing day, brick lane, brighton, dublin docklands, enjoying sea, festival photo, galway, gig, godmother, gugs, gustave, italian place, large groups, list, lowlands festival, marc almond, mayfly, Meme, my bloody valentine, My year in cities, nephew, new songs, photo locations, quick trip, quiet lunch, recollections, scott walker, sea sand, stag nights, summer holiday, Travel, whim | Comments Off

OH HAI 2009

How was your year? Mine was pretty good. I didn’t see a lot of gigs, but Leonard Cohen, Elbow, dEUS, My Bloody Valentine, Scott Walker’s Drifting and Tilting and the Rogue’s Gallery shows were very memorable. While many reviewers dwelt … Continue reading →

03. January 2009 by Caroline
Categories: Personal | Tags: 2008, 2009, aftermath, christin, darkness, dEUS, drift, dublin, duffy, elbow, final three months, galway, gigs, grace jones, hercules, humour, Ireland, leonard cohen, list, months of the year, my bloody valentine, newcomers, old favourites, paris, reviewers, salthill, sam sparro, scott walker, Travel, unthank | Comments Off

Kerry on

Twenty years I’ve been travelling to Ireland, clocking up an impressive 40+ visits. I never really kept track of my stays, regrettably, but in my mind I’ve been almost absolutely everywhere around the country. Three times three weeks hitching around … Continue reading →

10. September 2006 by Caroline
Categories: Travel | Tags: antrim, buses, day trips, donegal, dublin, galway, germans, hippies, iveragh peninsula, kenmare, ring of kerry, sligo, three times three, tourist trail, travelling to ireland, twenty years, waterford, west coast, west cork, yanks | Comments Off