Inside View

Developing my own system with the Traveler's Notebook

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel I STARTED USING the Traveler's Notebook on February 9, 2023 after watching at least five hours of YouTube videos created by people who shared their power tips with their notebooks. I still have a sizeable...

Getting Pencils, Coffee, Brownies, and Books #waterford

WITH CHRISTMAS APPROACHING, we are planning several rail journeys into Waterford where we will browse The Book Centre. We need pencils for notes to Santa, coffee because that's what you have with brownies, and we want to get lost in th...

Safe Travels During COVID on @irishrail. But.

I FEEL SAFEST aboard Irish trains, especially after a 90 minute journey on a crowded Buseireann bus. I wonder when we will feel safe dropping masks because I don't think COVID will ever be as simple as the common flu.

Second Brain Ideas #roamcult h/t @gillianbarry

I GET MANY of my best ideas from creative thinkers such as Gillian Barry who works in the Hartnett Acceleration Centre on the main campus of the Limerick Institute of Technology. Today, I thought it would be worthwhile to quickly blog ...

Tragic Death of Kobe Bryant

SUPERSTAR KOBE BRYANT died with eight others in a tragic helicopter accident along a route I used to travel in southern California. Kobe was a real-life superhero in my eyes. On the court, he always came through for his team. After re...

In Ireland watching #muslimban unfold around Trump Towers

YOU COULD WALK the streets of any Irish city and see someone resembling Judge Ann Donnelly (below) [1] and if you're active in Irish social media, you would meet at least one Ann Donnelly online. [2] However, Ann Donnelly of the Eastern ...

No Weeping Now with Parade

WE ARRIVED in Northern Ireland during Parade Season and every fourth town within easy driving distance has a parade on July 12th. While the drums beat, I spent part of a quiet morning looking out at part of the 350 acres that compr...

Reflections of a Distracted Driver

Photo by @topgold with Lumia 1520. LIKE DOZENS OF drivers I see every day, I use technology while underway in Ireland. That means for most of the 1200 km I travel every month between third level campus locations, I am building a use cas...

First Adventure on the Big Red Bus

Mia Goldbach with Bus Eireann. I TOOK OUR five year old daughter on a half day bus journey that resulted in her bringing a birthday present to her six year old cousin. Along the way, I think she started to enjoy inter-city travel by Bus...

Discovering Dorset the Old Way

Photo from Adventureland. Wifi from Bournemouth Airport. I FLATTENED MY over-the-air data allowance after a week in England and that meant poring over brochures for travel information. I plan to write and talk later about how I switche...