Experiences
Irishman in Barcelona: ‘We’d be happy to live in a Republic of Catalonia’
We spent from 5.30am on Sunday morning at the local library, or biblioteca, less than 100m from my...
What my son taught me about the moon
After taking the monthly arrivals and departures of the moon for granted, my young son is teaching me...
The Slaney River and the World
or all the travelling I've done, it's always good to come home. I am writing these words 50m...
Happy Humpback Whale Christmas from the Southern Ocean
Grey-headed albatross - vulnerable species, 2.2m wingspan! © 2007 Dave Walsh I'm writing from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza,...
The Hellfire Club Tunnels and Caves, West Wycombe
In yet another episode in a never-ending series, blather.net returns to the lair of the English Hellfire Club...
Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
Dave escapes the gravitational pull of London, stopping off for a mid-winter visit to Britain's best-known megalithic site......
Bonfire Night In Lewes
Blather goes to Bonfire Night in Lewes - complete with exploding government ministers, some fine-anti-popery, fireworks-dodging and general...
There is a mutant in my kitchen
Ghosts, UFO's and angry ex-girlfriends. I've dealt with them all. But, nothing could have prepared me for *the...
Rainbow Warrior 20th Anniversary…
Dave reports from the bridge of the Rainbow Warrior, in New Zealand, on the eve of the 20th...
Reindeer Roundup In A Finnish Forest
Article and photo gallery: Dave spends an afternoon in the forest with the Sámi herders as they do...