BlogHide Resteemsbenjyhg (35)in technology • 7 years agoYour phone is not your friend - Tech companies profit from your addictionDon’t get me wrong the smartphone is an amazing tool. I’d probably go so far as to put it right up there next to the wheel. But if you’re anything like me, or the other billion smartphone-users out…resteemedcalaber24p (74)in news • 7 years agoNorth Korea, ICBMs, ect.North Korea made a claim last week that they had now developed fully functional ICBMs (Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles) and showed proof by launching one into the waters on the fourth of July.…benjyhg (35)in travel • 7 years agoHiking in the French AlpsI love being in the mountains. Nothing frees the mind quite like hiking slowly through tough physical landscapes that reduce oneself to small isolated figure among the towering, rugged structures of…resteemedpaolobeneforti (70)in art • 7 years agoA new artwork coming out of an old oneI did this face of books about 10 years ago, and sold it 5 years ago. A few days ago to the collector who bought it happened an household accident that caused a break in the artwork. So he brought…benjyhg (35)in books • 7 years agoWhen a bookshop is an oasis in a desert – Morocco travel diary #3For any book lover, coming across a bookshop in an unexpected place can often seem like water in a desert. Visiting a new independent bookshop and wandering the unfamiliar shelves is always a…benjyhg (35)in food • 7 years agoEating snails at Marrakesh night market -Morocco travel diary #2Jemaa El Fna, the large central market square, is the hub of Marrakesh life. As I explained in my earlier posts the weather was slightly outside of the usual climate associated with a city so…benjyhg (35)in travel • 7 years agoHostel Riad Marrakech Rouge – My favourite hostel ever!The idea of finding a home away from home when on the road is every traveller’s dream and nowhere has this been sentiment felt truer than on my Morocco trip. The high, winding red streets of…benjyhg (35)in travel • 7 years agoRain in the desert - My Morocco travel diary #1My number one piece of advice for travelling on a shoestring is to visit in the off season. This is much easier to do when you’re not tied to kids' school holidays so I try to take advantage of it…benjyhg (35)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoIntroducing myself: Your local drunk Irish writerHi Streemit, how’s the craic? So I thought I’d do an introduction post to give you an idea of who I am and also to lay out what I’m aiming for in writing this blog. (way too flattering a pic…benjyhg (35)in travel • 7 years agoAn ancient Greek historian and a hangover made me go to a deserted islandWhat happens when you take travel advice from c.400 BC? What happens if you act on that advice hungover? I found out on my trip to Athens a couple of years ago. As an ancient history grad…
