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The Wool Over Our Eyes

I'm about to write a somewhat controversial blog post. Perhaps not controversial, but asking questions that most people around here would not ask, and I feel there are very important. I also feel that these are things to consider for anyone out there following what transpires in Northern...

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ebienelson on February 11, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

My First Security Alert

This morning on the way to work, I experienced my very first Belfast security alert. I was in the black taxi with Tomas, and as we we neared the roundabout at the Glen Road (only the second one from our house on the trip down the Andersonstown/Falls Road), traffic was suddenly backed up....

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ebienelson on February 10, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

Conossieur of Warm Liquids

I have become an eternal seeker of warm things. I spend quite a bit of time hunting for my next hot coffee, burning hours sitting in La Boca consuming gallons of free hot tea. I even spent 2 pound 50 on a hot chocolate at the Europa Hotel on Saturday, to stem the flow of the ever present wet...

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ebienelson on February 9, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

Vaccinations

The first port of call, and the heroic stage in which my arm was punctured by a japanese B encephalitis needle.

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trants1 on February 7, 2009 from Stafford, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: Tranter the Travelling Years

I Spent the Whole Taxi Ride This Morning Trying to Think of a Clever Title But I Couldn't.

Yesterday, Tomas and I went to Derry with his organization for the annual Bloody Sunday commemoration/civil rights march. This year, the theme was the war in Gaza, and so nearly everyone on the march was carrying Palestinian flags in solidarity with their suffering (very interested to see how...

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ebienelson on February 2, 2009 from Derry, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

classes, harps, and snow oh my!

It snowed today! This next week is supposed to be the most snowfall in Bangor in the past forty-five years...I'm pretty excited (I never ever see snow in February!). Today is also the start of my second week of classes, so maybe I'll be able to make sense of Practical Music Technology and...

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outlawedwings on February 2, 2009 from Bangor, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: triple_strung_heart

north wales

On 19 January I finally made it to Wales! It rained all day, and during the bus ride to Bangor the rain turned into lots of snow flurries, which was amazing to watch, since I could also see the ocean (I never think of it snowing on the beach!)! It turns out that I'm living in an international...

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outlawedwings on January 25, 2009 from Bangor, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: triple_strung_heart

Portsmouth and the Spinnaker Tower

My day at Portsmouth and the Spinnaker Tower

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dn_miller on January 24, 2009 from Portsmouth, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: Around the world in 32 days

beginning

It was a dark and stormy day: I had arrived in London. It turned out that before I was to travel to Wales, I needed to stay in London for the Arcadia orientation. The first couple of days were fairly regimented; meetings, lectures, and a tour or two, but by Wednesday we were pretty much on...

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outlawedwings on January 23, 2009 from London, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: triple_strung_heart