After moving reasonably briskly through the first leg of our journey via France, Italy and Croatia/Bosnia we made it to Slovenia just in time for the start of Metal Camp 2009. We’d already been lucky enough to see some of Slovenia’s abundant natural beauty on previous trips, but we were yet to visit one of the nation’s crown jewels, the Postojnska cave. Read more…
9 comments July 9th, 2009 at 01:13pmJames
After a night wrapped up in jackets and sleeping bags to offset the cold of the overly air-conditioned cabin, we awoke as our ferry approached the port of Dubrovnik on a perfect Summer’s morning.
With only a few days before we needed to be in Slovenia for Metal Camp, our time was becoming somewhat limited. So we opted to take a 90 minute walking tour of Dubrovnik’s stunningly beautiful and well-preserved old town, formerly the Republic of Ragusa and whose origin is still under debate. Read more…
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1 comment July 1st, 2009 at 11:55amJames
Maybe it’s due to Sarah’s Triestino heritage that we’ve always loved visiting Italy, even (or especially??) with its run-down appearance and total lack of any decent organisation. Hey, if it kind of works why change things, right? Have a pizza (probably preceded and followed by several other tasty courses), enjoy a few glasses of wine or a rich espresso and think about it some other time right?!….Haha! Read more…
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1 comment June 30th, 2009 at 05:19pmJames
With so much to do before embarking on our journey, our last few weeks in London went by incredibly quickly.
Before we knew it the whirlwind of house clearing, leaving parties, box packing, and general loose end tying was over. It was time to go. Read more…
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1 comment June 27th, 2009 at 09:26pmJames
So after 5 1/2 years in London we’ve quit our jobs, packed up our stuff, said goodbye to our beloved home in Prout Grove and are entering a new chapter in this our amorphic destiny… Read more…
Post Category: Europe, Life in England
1 comment June 18th, 2009 at 11:53amJames
Once more it was time for the biggest event on the heavy metal calender – Wacken Open Air!
Every year, the sleepy town of Wacken in the north of Germany becomes temporary home to tens of thousands of metalheads who travel from the four corners of the globe for a few glorious days of German beer, sunshine (hopefully) and of course, heavy metal. Read more…
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1 comment August 6th, 2008 at 11:18amJames
With our annual pilgrimage to the north of Germany for the Wacken Open Air festival almost upon us, we couldn’t believe our luck to discover that Jeff Martin would be playing a gig in Hamburg the very night before!
Jeff’s solo gigs in county Cork last year were fantastic and with Hamburg only an hour’s train ride from Wacken the timing was perfect – we weren’t gonna miss this one! Read more…
Add comment July 30th, 2008 at 12:17pmJames
The May Day long weekend lay ahead of us. Kevin’s copy of Rock Band for Xbox had arrived complete with guitar, mic and drum kit (!), the final of the Eurovision song contest was on Saturday, the Monaco GP1 was on Sunday, and we were very well stocked with beer, meat and BBQ coals. Game on! Read more…
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Add comment May 26th, 2008 at 08:33pmJames
With a trip to Iceland planned for the weekend of Sarah’s 30th, we got everybody together on the previous Saturday for a birthday celebration.
After a lunchtime cocktail or two at home, we made our way into town for the business end of proceedings. Read more…
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Add comment March 30th, 2008 at 07:19pmJames
To celebrate the 21st anniversary of Swedish prog record label Mellotronen Records, owner Stefan organised a gig that we knew we couldn’t miss. Dubbed the "Melloboat", it was to be a festival of prog rock and metal aboard a 2-day cruise, from Stockholm to Helsinki and back again.
Katatonia were on the bill, as were Opeth who would be playing their first gig with their new, revamped lineup. Other prog bands of interest were Anekdoten and Leafhound, however the biggest surprise of the lineup was the inclusion of cult British folk/prog group Comus, who last played together way back in 1973! Read more…
2 comments March 10th, 2008 at 10:00pmJames
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