Amazon UK sent out email to its Irish (and EU) clients today about how they will handle things post-Brexit. It wasn't exactly informative or helpful. The choice of language was telling. Bottom line: they have no idea what they're doing or how it's going to impact customers in the EU who want to order from the e-commerce giant from January onwards (realistically from … [Read more...] about Amazon UK and Brexit is a Mess
Mesmerising
This is mesmerising to watch. A friend posted this and it's just plain gorgeous. Brother and sister skating team who are part of the US' junior team. … [Read more...] about Mesmerising
2020 Travel Stats
2020. The year most of us would love to forget, skip, erase or somehow purge from our lives. Writing about travel in 2020 seems odd. Almost futile. This time last year I was reflecting on a year of bouncing around the globe. I was remembering new experiences. I had fond memories of some lovely dinners with a wide variety of people. Some more special to me than others. So … [Read more...] about 2020 Travel Stats
DPD Parcel Wizard Shutting Down
With Brexit looming a lot of businesses are having to consider their options in the "new reality". DPD's excellent Parcel Wizard service is a casualty of Brexit. In case you're not familiar with the service it offers (or offered) a virtual address in the UK so that Irish consumers could buy from UK companies that either didn't ship to Ireland or, as was often the case, … [Read more...] about DPD Parcel Wizard Shutting Down
GAA’s Bloody Sunday Centenary Video
Yesterday marked 100 years since Bloody Sunday. The GAA's has published a timeline of the day's events as well as a rather moving video focusses on the 14 people, including children, who were murdered in Croke Park: However Bloody Sunday, as President Michael D Higgins noted in his statement yesterday, led to the deaths of over 30 people: At the close of that day of … [Read more...] about GAA’s Bloody Sunday Centenary Video