The Golden Triangle – India ’07
I had no real intentions of starting a travel side to the website back in 2007 so am unable to…
Author: Michael Jackson
Born in Palestine many years ago, Educated? in Birmingham (West Midlands not Alabahma). Left home to join REME JLU in 1960, transferred to Intelligence Corps in 1962. Served with 13 Sigs Regt, 5 Inf Brigade HQ and Sigs Sqn, 9 Sigs Regt, Back to 13, E Troop, 14 Sigs Langeleben, roughly in that order up to March '84. Moved to Northern Ireland, to join my wife Josephine. Fell out with Brits over citizenship (bit like Spike Milligan -'cept I'm still alive - just!) and am now naturalized Irish. Have been with my present company, SOS Group, manufacturing school furniture since Sept '84.
Loughshore, Jordanstown 17 Jan ’10
Waked the dogs and our granddaughter, Leah, along the Loughshore from Whiteabbey to Jordanstown on a bright sunny January afternoon. Lots of…
Aldens in the City, Callender Street, Belfast
Shook out our bus passes for a trip into Belfast, too much hassle driving these days, to pick up a…
Jaipur, Grafton Gate East, Milton Keynes
The Jaipur advertises itself as the largest Indian Restaurant in Europe. I am not in a position to verify or…
The Swan Inn, Milton Keynes Village
Milton Keynes was pretty much snowed in when we battled our way round to the Swann Inn for a light…
Belfast Lough and the Shipyard
Just a startling view of the Harland and Wolff shipyard, with Samson and Goliath lit by the afternoon sun: Sunday 10…
Rhine Cruise, New Year ’09/10
We considered that sitting in Newtownabbey from 27 December to the New Year was not a top priority objective so decided…
Christmas ’09
Well another Christmas over and the first time we have had all our children, grandchildren and great grandchild together for Boxing day…
Oyster Bar, Victoria Centre, Belfast
Tucked in a corner of the ground floor, between ladies shoes and the stationery department, of the House of Fraser,…
Thai Spice, Talbot Place, Dublin
If your in the Connolly Station area and stuck for somewhere for a quick meal then Thai spice is worth…