Natural sculpture
October 2025
There’s always a FIRST time for everything
So I’ve been flying with BA for years, and recently managed to get myself up to the second highest tier in their executive club. Not that I ever saw much benefit apart from free lounge access, additional baggage and queue skips at check in. Anyway I was flying back from San Francisco recently and managed to get upgraded to first class for the first time. What an experience. The suite was so comfortable and the service off the charts. The only issue is once you’ve tried silk you don’t ever want to go back to cotton.
Winter is upon us
Sitting in the office looking out at a really shitty day. Both heaters full on. It’s obvious that we are going to have a beautiful harsh winter. Time to crack out that ski gear 🤣
It’s been a while
Haven’t been too active on here for some time. New phone, lots of social stuff and just plain laziness to blame I guess. Anyway I was working on my pages for the Nepal trip earlier in the year and it’s got my juices flowing again.
Went out in London last weekend with Heather. OMG did we hit it hard. Took half a week to get over it. We hit the bars in Soho. I’d genuinely forgotten how much fun it is to go out in London at the weekend. Kind of rekindled by going up the week before to meet Mike and the American crew (Steve, Odin, and Helen) who I met while in Lisbon with Gillian and Caroline. We had two nights of karaoke in King’s Cross. I totally killed it on the second night (as in murdered every song I sang. Total disaster 😂).
Anyway back to myself and Heather last weekend. Met some great people. Did some crazy dancing. And got home at 4am. Not too shabby for a pair of oldies 😜
Best Sunday dinner ever
Went to Heathers for dinner with some friends over the weekend. Collette was down for the week and she cooked one amazing dinner. I ate far too much but hey it was worth it.
January 2025
Beautiful Rio
There has been a lot of travel over the past year and I’ve been terrible at posting any updates on it … (bad robot)
Anyway I topped off the year with a trip to Brazil which didn’t disappoint. Great weather. Excellent food. Unbelievable value for money. Fantastic beaches and the most lovely people. If you’ve not been there you should add it to your list.
Myself and Clauds soaking up the rays on Ipanema beach
I flew out from Heathrow on an overnight flight on December 24th and splurged out on a business class seat. It was the most expensive part of the entire trip but well worth it just for the comfort of sleeping the entire 11hr flight. Arrived on Christmas Day morning and was pleasantly surprised at how quickly I made it through the airport. No visa required for Irish passport holders!
The one and only redeemer!
Okay so I had this image in my mind that Christ the Redeemer was on some rock overlooking the beach. Wrong! It’s about an hours drive to the back of the city. Anyway here it is in all its splendour. Fun fact, it was a gift from the French. What a great set of grifters they are. The experience was ruined by all the Instagram wamks trying to get the perfect shot. Wish they’d all just f*@k right off.
oh and we hopped into one of them helichoppers to experience the delights of Rio from above but of an overcast day but still quite the thrill.
The food in Rio is delicious and very good value for money. Clauds ordered this fish dish. It took ages to prepare and when it came out we could see why. He did his best to finish it but there were some eyes leftover at the end.
New Year’s Eve was awesome. There were 2.5million people on the beach. Yes that’s right two point five million. It didn’t even look that crowded which just demonstrates how big the beaches are. It was a wonderful end to an amazing holiday.
And just like that as the sun set over Rio it was time to leave. I had an amazing time and will be back again soon for sure.
January 2024
The last sunrise
So after having to depart earlier than anticipated. Thanks to a Stena line cancellation. We made our way to the Devils Bit in county Tipperary. And what a fabulous sunrise we were greeted with. It was bloody cold but worth the early morning hike.
Dumbed down
Oh how the mighty have fallen. I point blank refused to put a TV into the bedroom. It’s an abomination I said, but here I lay on the bed in Kilkenny enjoying a show as Benson treats me with the contempt I deserve. I never left the bloody room since its introduction. It’ll be the ruination of me I tell ya.