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Dervla Murphy, My Hero
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 […]
New Australia Travel book Launched
Travel writer John Dwyer launches his latest book Outback Odyssey, detailing his travel adventures across Australia.
Coming Soon – New Travel Book about Australia
I’m very excited to share with you that finally…oh, finally…my latest travel book is finished and ready to be unleashed on an unsuspecting world. Outback Odyssey – Travels in Hidden Australia describes my travel adventures as I crossed the great subcontinent from Perth to Sydney. I’m busy putting together some marketing stuff so the book […]
My Writing Resolutions for 2016
Happy New Year to everyone out there, wishing everybody the very best of luck for 2016. I’m one of those people who use the start of another year to take stock of the year gone and make plans for the coming year. Some people don’t like setting goals but not me – I love it. […]
Charlie Connelly at Lismore Travel Writing Festival
Despite a late night in Foley’s pub, I managed force myself out of bed to attend the Lismore Literary Breakfast. The guest speaker at that year’s festival was travel writer Charlie Connelly. Charlie has a reputation of being an entertaining speaker so I was looking forward to it. I was seated at a table that […]
Simon Winchester Shines at Lismore
I confess, before I arrived at the Blackwater Community Hall to listen to Simon Winchester, I’d never heard of him. Talking to others before taking my seat, I found wasn’t alone in my ignorance. My expectations for the evening were low. However, two magical hours later, I left the hall a fan. Simon looked every […]
Paul Theroux at Lismore Travel Writing Festival
It’s not often we have the chance to meet our heroes but I got a chance to meet one of mine at the Lismore Travel Writing Festival last month. Paul Theroux – arguably the father of modern travel writing – was the keynote speaker at a packed Blackwater Community Hall for the renowned travel writing […]
March Madness
I’ve been pretty inactive since my new site went live but that’s set to change this month. I’m planning posts about book promotion, travel and The Gathering. I currently have a banner campaign running on two websites advertising both High Road to Tibet and Klondike House. IrishCentral.com – probably the biggest place n the web […]
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