I have worked hard my whole life, slogged away at it quietly behind closed doors; the junior cert, the leaving cert, my degree, countless unpaid internships, countless shitty part time jobs. All on the basis that once I came out the end of that tunnel, my efforts would be rewarded. I would have the offerContinue reading “Being a Grown Up”
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The Video | Pedalling On Empty
My Da (age 54) and I (age 23) decided to cycle Vietnam together, 2000km from Hanoi to Ho Chi Min. This is our story…
“The trouble is you think you have enough time.” – Buddha
Man, real life is tougher than I thought it would be. Trying to make me sit down and stare at a screen for hours a day is fruitless. I will fidget, I will moan, I will become grumpy. I will rebel. I try to get up but society puts its hand on my shoulders andContinue reading ““The trouble is you think you have enough time.” – Buddha”
Cycling Vietnam: Logistics and Kit List.
If anyone is considering doing something similar (Hanoi to Ho Chi Min), here is our route, distance travelled each day and our kit list. If you need any more help or information, feel free to get in touch. Route: Ho Chi Min Highway & A1 Highway Distance: Day 1: 92km – Destination: Hang Tram, maybeContinue reading “Cycling Vietnam: Logistics and Kit List.”
The Big One: Cycling Vietnam
Vietnam is a country of contradictions. A stranger can hold my face between their hands, rub the hair on my arms, braid my blonde locks. Two minutes later another is shoving against me flogging their goods: “Madame smell the coffee, taste the pho, feel the texture, see the colours of the spices, buy from me,Continue reading “The Big One: Cycling Vietnam”
Cambodia – a brief respite from my life in Vietnam
We stepped foot into Cambodia. Five of us, the original five, all such different people forced together through circumstance and found that we fit together. Three Canadians, one South African and me. The first night we partied hard, free of Vietnam, of work. We were young and reckless once more. In the capital of Cambodia,Continue reading “Cambodia – a brief respite from my life in Vietnam”
“Those that ask the question will never understand the answer. Those that understand the answer will never ask the question.”
I am still not fully satisfied. Why is it that I can’t be content with a 9-5, with good friends, good food, a great family, an income. Why do I want to suffer? Why do I crave mud, sweat and tears above all else? Why do I want to feel hardship? Why do I thinkContinue reading ““Those that ask the question will never understand the answer. Those that understand the answer will never ask the question.””
An Ode to Da
When I was born and you held me in your arms, you just thirty one years old then, did it cross your mind that one day we would be sitting on opposite sides of the world emailing each other logistics, moulding out plans for an adventure? I can picture you now sitting in your studyContinue reading “An Ode to Da”
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
A train of thought… a stream of consciousness… I packed my bag and moved to Vietnam. Everyone said how brave I was, moving to Vietnam alone. Hear what she’s doing now. Wild. But this wasn’t bravery. This was just another stepping stone in the big plan. The plan to test myself little by little toContinue reading ““Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?””
#microadventure on the Saltee Islands
An opportunity seized. A bag quickly packed. A boat taken. Me and my big sister, all grown up and off on a little adventure together. Just eighteen months separate us, yet we have grown up to be two completely different people. Her, twenty four, beautiful and stubborn. Me, twenty two, ragged and determined. We pliedContinue reading “#microadventure on the Saltee Islands”
Orla O'Muiri 