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Great American Eclipse 2017 – Corvallis Oregon
John Dwyer visits Oregon and is blown away from the solar eclipse in 2017.
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 […]
Hiking in the Flatirons of Boulder Colorado
When Stephen King looked for a base for the good guys in his novel The Stand, he close Boulder, Colorado. This was the clean-living utopia for the goodies of his post-apocalyptic novel. The baddies moved to Las Vegas. I visited Boulder to see what it as good as Mr. King had suggested. Boulder is a […]
Denver Colorado
In 2016, a work assignment brought me to Denver, Colorado. It was Nov 8, the day Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. I arrived in Denver after a long flight from London, premium economy, one of the perks of work travel. I collected my rental car and, thanks to the wonders of […]
Nomad – Swedish Food for the Soul
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 […]
What’s the Quickest Way to Make Money Online?
What’s the fastest way to make money online? It’s a question I often ask myself. Like many others, I hear stories of how some spotty kid is making thousands from posting YouTube videos and want to do the same. Surely it can’t be that hard? As if reading my mind, I saw a link on […]
Kayak in Rostellan with Cork Harbour Festival
I love travel. I’ve written books on my travel adventures in China, Africa and India. Nowadays, the opportunities to indulge my wanderlust have taken a backseat to responsibilities of young family. Happy to do it, I should add. So how does a travel-lover like myself get my travel fix while also not straying too far […]
Fishing in Beara – Childhood Memories
The following is extracted from my book Klondike House: Memories of an Irish Country Childhood and tells the story of the time my father taught me to fish in our local river in Beara, West Cork. It’s one of my fondest childhood memories. During the hot and idyllic summers of my childhood, the Kealincha River […]
Rosie – A Khayelitsha Township Success Story
Brian took us to see Rosie’s Kitchen, a place that provided food to the needy of the area. Wearing a white apron, Rosie welcomed us to Khayelitsha. She invited us to look inside her home, which was a converted shipping container. From the outside, it didn’t look like much. However, she enjoyed modern conveniences such […]
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