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Dervla Murphy, My Hero

Dervla Murphy, My Hero

| May 30, 2022 | 1 Comment

Today I heard the sad news of the passing of Dervla Murphy. She was Ireland’s foremost travel writer and an inspiration for my own travel writing. Her book Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle started my love of travel writing. Her words carried me along with her epic adventure where she encountered rich […]

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The Greenway Man – Bike Hire on the Waterford Greenway

The Greenway Man – Bike Hire on the Waterford Greenway

| January 13, 2022 | 2 Comments

John Dwyer searches for the best bike hire on the Waterford Greenway, close to the main attractions and suitable for young kids. The Greenway Man had all the answers.

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Nomad – Swedish Food for the Soul

Nomad – Swedish Food for the Soul

| April 12, 2019 | 0 Comments

I was in Stockholm for work and wanted to have supper at a place that served traditional Swedish fare. I have to thank Emma at the Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel reception for suggesting Nomad. “What are the prices like?” I asked hesitantly. Anyone familiar with how expensive Sweden is compared to the rest of […]

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Tour of DMZ Vietnam

Tour of DMZ Vietnam

| October 14, 2016 | 0 Comments

Vietnam – the mention of the word evokes images of war. Films such as “Platoon”, “Born on the fourth of July” and “Full Metal Jacket” gave us images that continue to be associated with the country long after the war itself was over. On my way to visit the battlefields of Vietnam, I wondered what […]

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Convert Word to Clean HTML with DoctoHTML

Convert Word to Clean HTML with DoctoHTML

| July 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

To understand e-readers, you have to understand that you’re really dealing with a lightweight web browser. Ebooks are in fact a variation of web pages with HTML at their core. That’s really all they are. The cleaner the HTML you put into the ebook, the more predictable it will appear across various e-reader devices. In […]

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In Search of JAWS – Shark Cage Diving South Africa

In Search of JAWS – Shark Cage Diving South Africa

| October 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

Despite the warm weather at sea that day, I was shaking like a leaf. I had just watched a Great White shark rip a hundred-pound tuna to pieces in seconds. I was now being asked to slide into a metal shark cage that looked as secure as a shopping trolley. I could even see the […]

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