by Julie

Dublin City half marathon

It’s a few weeks ago now but the inaugural Dublin City half was a great occasion. Beautiful day, great route, starting in O’Connell St and coming around by the coast back into town, we got to see some different parts of the city. And the support was fantastic - there were people all along the route, with some great signs! It was brilliant, and such a boost. I was running with my friend and consequently I actually ran most of the way around! We walked through the drinks stations and that was about it. If…
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by Julie

India, interrupted

It’s the time of year where I renew my hosting of this site. I thought that I’d let it go, not renew it, because who cares about it etc etc, but when the time came I couldn’t do it, so I paid up. Too many memories attached. I know my mam likes my posts so I might as well do some! I have a million photos of my last trip so why not post them for posterity. And more travel is on the agenda. When I was away I really didn’t have time to write…
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by Julie

First impressions

So I made it to India. I’m currently on a bumpy bus with a group of very nice people heading to Agra, and tomorrow we visit the Taj Mahal. The main inspiration for visiting India. But that’s for tomorrow. So far the overwhelming impression of Delhi is the crowds and the traffic and driving. To say the traffic is crazy is an understatement. Bikes, rickshaws, tuk-tuks, buses, cars and pedestrians all share the road, and everyone just navigates their way to where they went to go. On larger roads lane discipline is non-existent, they drive…
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by Julie

Testing, testing

Well hello blogging world, it’s been a while. I’m finally doing something that merits recording here in my online diary - I’m going on a trip! Next week I’m going to India, then on to Nepal after that. So I really don’t know what to expect or how it’s going to go, but I’m looking forward to it.
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