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A beautiful bright day by the sea in Dublin - took a walk to the Poolbeg Lighthouse with the camera. The lighthouse opened in 1788 - and was rebuilt in 1820 to its current form, it sits at the end of one of the longest sea walls in Europe....
In the future, there will be leadership courses and University models that will use early 2020 as examples of leadership, and how to lead. Students and trainees will compare and contrast the leadership styles and actions of all the key players. As the Covid-19 situation rolls on, we are watching...
A day trip to the town of Roubaix. I knew only of the Paris-Roubaix Cycling race, but it's also home to La Piscine. This repurposed swimming bath is now a museum of art and industry. It's well worth a visit if you are in the area....
On a cold and appropriately grey day between Christmas and New Year, we visited Ypres in Belgium - and visited a few of the historical sites from World War One including: * Tyne-Cot [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne_Cot] cemetery, where nearly 12000 British and Commonwealth bodies are buried. * Langemark...
Writing a 'best of the decade' or a top ten of the 'tens' is a heavy lift. When you listen to a LOT of music, then it's a struggle to pull out the absolute favourites. For this one, I chose my favourite album of...
My Spotify client tells me that I saved 63 albums in my '2019' folder - these are my top 10, in no particular order. * Remind me Tomorrow - Sharon van Etten * Ghosteen - Nick Cave and the Bad seeds * The Undivided Five - A Winged history for the...