Whatever Next??
 Hi, I'm James, and this is life on the road: the long version. Even I wouldn't try to get through all of it! In between crashing hot air balloons, being head-butted by cows, interviewing rock stars, getting engaged and strolling around East Asian beaches covered in oddly tinged mud (see left!) I make sure I find at least half an hour a week to write down my thoughts on it all. When I'm old and senile, I want to be able to look back and remember the chaotic beauty of the cultures I've enjoyed. So why all the travelling? Well, the cliche about itchy feet could have been written for me. I've met a lot of people who say they're travelling to work out what they want from life. I travel because it is what I want from life, and in English teaching and a developing travel-writing portfolio, I seem to have stumbled across a way to support it. The thought of sitting in an office is unthinkable to me. Who knows, someday I might settle down and 'do something proper' (excuse the inverted commas, I've been known to make more English teaching than plenty of people make doing 'real jobs', which amuses me no end!), but for now I'm going to enjoy the ride. You're welcome to join me! James
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My latest 5 diary entries
| 28th Apr 2011 - Life In Ireland+ Europe Travel | ||||
| This Blog Is Now Moving... | ||||
| Please click here to view the new version. I hope when you arrive, it'll be clear why. I've enjoyed getjealous, but it's become extremely dated, and I want to take the chance to move my blog onto my own self-host... | ||||
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| 18th Apr 2011 - Life In Ireland+ Europe Travel | ||||
| The Flotation Tank Experience (Dublin, Ireland) | ||||
| I’ve been doing a bit of work for a deals website called Living Social recently. Generally, what they do is offer cheap options for eating out or having extremely cheap cosmetic treatments in various cities, ... | ||||
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| 9th Apr 2011 - Life In Ireland+ Europe Travel | ||||
| Stag Night (Bristol, UK) | ||||
| Whoever invented stag nights deserves a medal. I must admit I was at least as nervous as excited about exactly what the 16 lads who came down to Bristol had in store for me, but there’s no way you can ever fo... | ||||
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| 17th Mar 2011 - Life In Ireland+ Europe Travel | ||||
| St Patrick’s Day/Week In Dublin (Ireland) | ||||
| This is my third St Patrick’s Day in Dublin, but in I’ve never really celebrated it properly until this year. I’ve seen the parade, but tended to use the celebrations as a nice bit of a midweek t... | ||||
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| 7th Mar 2011 - Life In Ireland+ Europe Travel | ||||
| A Walk Through Shankill, Belfast (Northern Ireland) | ||||
| There are two pathways through Belfast’s Peace Wall, and they’re both closed several times a year, whenever tensions start to rise. The one I’ve chosen is open today, and unguarded: while I seem... | ||||
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