The Ramblings of Guise Dugal

Ok, so perhaps I cheated to get the last two blogs I really wanted to get up done in time and went the way of vlogging instead. I still won and got everything I wanted out. Really the only things left were talking about communication and blogging while ‘on the road’ and about carry-on luggage, [...]

“And when he’s off to sail the seven seas
He just stays indoors or hides up trees
He’s been to places that you’ve never seen
But his mind is blank and his passport’s clean”
~ Domino Man, The Beautiful South
“I’m not going to change my passport. It’s British, you don’t mess with
that. Blue passport. Gold writing. Stiff. With a [...]

Slight change from the norm here, as I did a vlog about this topic and the promptly forgot to post it. So, enjoy the video while I finish writing up the rest of it.

Back already? Geez, I hadn’t really finished yet. I guess we’ll see how far we get and then I’ll wing it.
As established [...]

“On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night”
~ Hotel California, The Eagles
Considering I knew that I was picking a locally busy time for [...]

“I want my love, my joy, my laugh, my smile, my needs
Not in the star signs or the palm that she reads
I want my sun-drenched, wind-swept Ingrid Bergman kiss
Not in the next life, I want it in this
I want it in this”
~ Good As Gold (Stupid As Mud), The Beautiful South
For the upcoming ‘grand adventure [...]

“Is it Cologne with its great cathedral?
Milan with its glamour and its pace?
London with its river and its bridges?
Lisbon with its beauty and its grace?
[...]
Is it Dublin with its culture and its wit?
Madrid with its market square?
Paris with its bustling cafes?
Hull with its musical flair?”
~ Pretenders to the Throne, The Beautiful South
It’s been about a [...]