The Reverend Garibaldi McFlurry

Today we had a nice journey to Edinburgh on the train, as Lyns technically had a day off university, and it was our last day together in Dun...

Well, I never! For the first time ever, the sun has been out while I have been in Dundee!!! Normally any time I'm here, it's always ...

Tonight we had a rather special evening! We decided we would go for a wee walk - there's a park near the flat here, and then a hill with...

As you know, I'm off at present on my so-called 'Easter holidays'. Having three weeks off college altogether, and spending most ...

So today is the day of mum's getting breakfast in bed, of lunches out, and of high sales of chocolates, perfumes and flowers in the days...

So there we are, my day as a Dublin Tour Guide has come to an end. Thankfully we didn't get lost the whole time, although there was one ...

If you know me any way at all, then you'll know I have a bit of an addiction... My name is Gary, and I am a bibliophile. Yes, I love boo...

Having recovered from Venice, I'm still enjoying my holidays, and the break from college. But I have plenty of running about to keep me ...

Just a quick posting to let you know that the first set of photos from my educational visit to Venice are now available online. They can be ...

How confident are you? Perhaps, like me, you are more confident in some things than in others. So, for example, when driving, I'm a lot ...

And so it's another season of competitions, this time the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. Once again, we have the opportunit...

Just to say that yes, I did arrive home last night, at just about midnight. So far I haven't been able to write up my last day in Venice...

Our final day in Venice dawned, and we had an earlier start than usual, with the whole business of checking out from the convent to be compl...

Our last evening in Venice was marked by going for dinner, and we returned to the same place we had been to on Saturday. The food was again ...

This morning we were up and off again to the Institute, so the boat journey was the same as yesterday. For a bit of variety, we stood on the...

Just one item of business to report on since the last update. Tonight was our 'gala dinner', which was basically a thank you to thos...

Just to prove this trip is not a holiday, we set off this morning to the Ecumenical Study Institute. to facilitate all our travel until we g...

After lunch, we had the afternoon free, so I went for a wander round by the Friary, by Rialto (where many small shops and market stalls are)...

This morning we had nothing on the agenda prior to church, so I managed to enjoy a lie in until 0930. We set off for church, getting breakfa...

Moving on from lunch, we went to the Gallerie dell Accademie, the huge art museum. We started with a whistle-stop tour of the galleries with...