My feet hurt. I have not walked this much since the summer. Yesterday, I took a brief break from my exploration of Riga’s Art Nouveau district to sit down on a park bench, and was a little concerned to find that this actually made matters worse – when I stood up again, I almost fell [...]
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It has thrown me slightly, being in a different country again after becoming quite familiar with day-to-day life in Estonia. Latvia, although just next door, is remarkably different. I thought that the language would be something similar, in the way that I can always guess bits of Spanish, German and the like from my knowledge [...]
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Latvia is a nation of Take That fans. I am always first with the breaking news stories of huge cultural significance, have you noticed that? And on this one, there can be no doubt – I am completely confident that there is no other explanation for it. When I’d just stepped off the bus from [...]
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My friend and colleague Wendy used to say, on average once a day for about four months of the year: it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey. I have since learned two things. Well, I’ve learned a lot more than two things, since it’s at least two years since we worked together and [...]
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It’s been a whirlwind of a day, which has seen me getting through to the next stage in the Best Personal Blog category of the Irish Blog Awards (yay, and thank you to whomsoever put me there!) and embarking on a bus journey to Riga. Yes, I have gone a-wanderin’ again. Sometimes the feet get [...]
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It was one of those good news/bad news moments. The good news was that my toothache is the result of a minor infection, and will go away all by itself in a matter of days. No extraction/laser amputation/cotton wool necessary. Hurrah! Of course, the dentist did manage to cause me quite a bit of trauma [...]
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You Say Goodbye, I Say… Historical Snapshots It Just Makes Me Happy
