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Explore Old Alfama – Lisbon’s Historic Neighbourhood
After exploring the Graca neighbourhood, I braved the heavy rain until I reached another old neighbourhood of Alfama and its warren of narrow streets and alleys. This is one of the oldest parts of Lisbon and remained largely intact after the earthquake of 1755 that destroyed most of the city. A dense network of narrow […]
Graca – The ideal neighbourhood for your Lisbon Stay
After arriving in Lisbon, I was excited to see as much of this city as possible so I was up early the following morning to do some exploring. I left the apartment and ascended the steep hill towards Graça, an old Lisbon neighbourhood perched on a hill above the city. The narrow lanes are cobbled […]
Welcome to Beautiful Lisbon
I arrived in Lisbon on a flight from Dublin. The airport is connected to the city via the underground. It was punctual, clean and efficient and my stop at Martim Moniz. Once I got out at street level, I saw the open expanse of Martim Moniz square, glistening with rain. Rain! Not exactly what I […]
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 […]
Invictus – Nelson Mandela’s Greatest Victory
Nelson Mandela used the poem Invictus to help conquer hate.
The Greenway Man – Bike Hire on the Waterford Greenway
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.
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 […]
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