live it up Adulthood comes with the implicit expectation of having serious discussions on worldly topics, regardless of subject depth. I have being doing my part by instigating discussions on topics that I quickly lose traction on. It is dangerous to use Wikipedia to fuel your thirst since it never really quenches it, even if[…]
You can’t escape it. The culture in Ireland revolves around many fascinating facets but one of them certainly has to be alcohol and their fondness in consuming it. A recent trip to Dublin had cemented the cliche but refined it at the same time. The fact that I was visiting from Germany made the whole[…]
As a bright eyed graduate I had well and truly established the understanding of big words like passion and ambition. Back in 2004 I had made a 5-slide presentation to describe my qualities via the personalities of famous cars. It was a presentation that I thought was spectacular. I had defined myself in 5 words,[…]
The advantage of off-season travel is always with peril. Yet the promise of a new land excites you enough to take the plunge and board the flight. Until, of course, you are greeted with a cold rainy day when you reconsider the sanity of your plans. My adventure in Porto, Portugal began on such rough[…]
Even if he didn’t like to admit it, he wasn’t exactly sure what he was doing standing in line with the other kids, dressed in a bright red T shirt and fairly tight black cycling shorts. The other kids around him were the usual sort; filled with disinterest, cracking paltry jokes and agreeably waiting on[…]
Closing the book on 2012 The last few years and my late twenties have sped past me at a very rapid rate. The speed was worrying but the fact that it wasn’t measurable was terrifying. Granted there was a major milestone in the form of my gorgeous Lotus Elise and few other road trips, vacations[…]