The Hills were alive with the sound of music

Austria!
Have a good friend who grew up in Vienna and we did a quick trip to her world for a change.
Had a great trip - such a beautiful country - has a lot to offer.
Wowzaaaaaaa

Landed in Salzburg hired a car. stayed in the mountains for a couple of days and then did a roadtrip to Vienna to catch up with the happenings in the UN. 

Went to see the Kaizer castles along the route. In other news: im grumpy at breakfast time.
No surprise there.

Briste Geara

Amazingly I got the opportunity to spend a luxurious 3 weeks with a soul mate re exploring islands of greece..,
well well well my goodness.
what a beauty!

Began in Rhodes staying in the Pink Elephant ! I would recommend to all , we immediately and eternally fell in love with the place... with its curious courtyard and windswept rooftop terrace. I couldnt imagine a better place to indulge in my dearest book : Shantaram. Wow!!!

From here we did 7 islands with just one carrier bag of stuff! Maria @ the Pink Elephant was kind enough to mind our bags as we rid ourselves of the shackles of responsibility.
The greek islands have so many stories to tell and there is nowhere I enjoy smoking down a box of cigarettes than on the patio of a greek islands hostel. Meeting random island people like the 3 brothers, or the shaman from Arizona.

some of the beauty was breathtaking really. i hope i never forget the freedom of diving into the blue waters. I will hold this trip close in my heart forever.

Portugese Wedding

A good friend decided to tie the knot and in doing so lured me down to the Algarve to celebrate the event. A lot of fun, so much so that apparently I did not take many photos?

Getting married on a beach like this ---- wow
I'm wishing them both the best of luck. They were a match that was not made on this earth.

#truelove

What is it I am doing with my Life Again?

We all have goals , at least we all should have goals.
Its necessary to re-evaluate these goals from time to time, get some prioritization in place.
Some of us fight so hard for something that drains us of everything we possess. Never forget that material possessions will only get you so far. They can never enrich your soul.

Thoughts like this floated into my head when I spotted this poor fellow. Talk about a picture telling a million words.

Someone needs to reevaluate their lives.

Coctails at Glade...

Not to be sniffed at... This place does not Mess around. Get involved -- Just off Regents Street.
Good place to go if you are in the middle of an argument with a friend. Very little cannot be resolved once the bartender starts adding rose petals to your drink.

Eire my Island

Every now and then I fall back in love with my beautiful country. Its something of a terrible beauty. Oh how I wish life could be simple enough to let me lap at its shores all day. What id give to rewind to my early 20s - racing through backroads and piling about in uninsured cars down roads that nobody knows. We tumbled in the fields and laughed into the sunset. Id replay that time so slowly in my mind and enjoy every moment all over again
xxx

Did a quick trip back in spring this year and I had a few stragglers with me - Irish virgins nonetheless!.  A nice opportunity to get back on those backroads :)

Barcelona for the Birthday Boy

Did a small break to Barcelona for himself. A city that never disappoints.  This city deserves a blog all by itself - I can hardly do it justice with one single post.
My favourite thing to do in Barcelona is the the following:
Sagrada Familia  - and really go for it. Definitely get the Audio tour as there are so many hidden secrets to enjoy.

Take a Mojhito in this cocktail bar that  I dont know the name of and is hidden amongst the nest of sidestreets in the gothic quater. One of the only places I will ever order one of these. (They are so easily ruined)

Take a spa break! Such a great city to unwind with a day at the spa. The city allows to to remain relaxed afterwards and enjoy the luxury with a rooftop lunch afterwards to take in some of the amazing architecture

We stayed by the beach on this trip and I recommend not leaving Barca without a walk on the sand at sunset. Our stroll got delayed and we caught sight of a beautiful moon...

Barcelona is a beautiful city from its toe tingling sandy shores all the way to the peaks of the Sagrada Familia domes...