Tag Archives: walk There can be no better place to recharge one’s batteries and to make plans for the future, than the mountains. Of course, it is fair to say that Australian mountains are more like hills by world standards, with Mt Kosciuskzo, the highest, standing at only 2,228 meters. Even so, whenever I’m in the Snowy Mountains I revel in […]  We looked out the windows of our accommodation at Annascaul, on the southwest tip of Ireland, and although the sky was heavy and overcast, we hoped it might not rain… We were not half a block out the door, when our hopes were dashed: rain, drizzle, fog, mist; our day was beset with precipitation of […]  Is there a country in the Western world that doesn’t take to the wearing of the green on St Paddy’s Day (March 17th)? Thanks to the abundant numbers of people of Irish origin living outside Ireland, shamrocks and Kelly green are known far afield. But, in Ireland, it is not only the shamrock which is […] An Old Irish Blessing May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. If you walk Ireland’s Dingle […]  Australia, when it is not being buffetted by typhoons, razed by bushfires, innundated by floods or ravaged by droughts, is blessed with a wonderful climate where sunny clear-blue skies predominate even in winter: truly a Lucky Country. A couple of years ago, in preparation for our re-patriation from Asia, we bought a small house on the […] |
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