Happy End of Year Month

by Ryan Clement AS WE HAVE ENTERED, FOR SOME, THE FINAL MONTH OF YEAR, and for some of my readers, the beginning of the festive season, although for my American readers, the season may have started last Thursday (Happy Thanksgiving!), I thank you all for your messages and comments over the year. IT HAS BEENContinue reading “Happy End of Year Month”

How I choose the Music 🎶🎼🎵

by Ryan Clement A FRIEND of mine asked me yesterday, how do I choose the music for my videos? After a little – not long – reflection, I told her it was instinctive. I just feel what is right for me, and simply add it. LIKE MANY OF US, I love music. I mentioned inContinue reading “How I choose the Music 🎶🎼🎵”

Oceanogràfic 🌊🐢🐠🐬🐳🐧🌊

by Ryan Clement I HAVE VISITED many SeaWorlds and similar places before. But none compares to Oceanogràfic in Valencia. It was informative and educational, as well as amazing. It was another warm day in Spain’s third largest city, so the feeling of being at or around the sea gave me a sensory cooling effect inContinue reading “Oceanogràfic 🌊🐢🐠🐬🐳🐧🌊”

Central Market

by Ryan Clement I DON’T HAVE fond memories of markets and marketplaces because I had to pull the shopping trolley on a Saturday morning along North End Road, Fulham, London. MY LATE MOTHER would insist I transported our food in the checkered brown cloth trolley with which I dreaded being seen with by any ofContinue reading “Central Market”

Holy Grail

by Ryan Clement “Then he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant…’” Matthew 26:27-28 MANY MANY YEARS AGO, I was in Rome over the Easter period. We arrived on Good Friday. Our hotelContinue reading “Holy Grail”

Déjà vu

by Ryan Clement Déjà vu is widely recognised as the sensation of having previously experienced a current situation. Many individuals encounter this feeling of familiarity without being able to pinpoint when it occurred; typically, it transpires in places one has not visited before. Although my experience was somewhat different at the time, I only realisedContinue reading “Déjà vu”

DAY SEVEN of a writer’s diary

by Ryan Clement “Finally, it has been a pleasure having your company over the past seven days. Thank you!”  NEVER HAVE sixteen words felt so good as I write the final two sentences, the final paragraph of the book and take a gentle but small sip of my Daiquiri from the clear cocktail glass. My drinkContinue reading “DAY SEVEN of a writer’s diary”

DAY FOUR of a writer’s diary

by Ryan Clement TODAY, I met a couple, Fred and Ginger (not their real names for privacy reasons) from Liverpool. Lovely couple. I was talking to someone else about football and Fred mentioned that he was a football fan and supported Liverpool FC, where he is a season ticket holder. He sits in the Kop.Continue reading “DAY FOUR of a writer’s diary”

Porto v Lisbon

AUDACIOUSLY, I thought I could settle the age-old Lisbon versus Porto debate of which is prettier. Like any good judgment, I shall leave my conclusion to the end. BUT, FIRST, I should state how this came about for me. I was doing a case up north (England), which went part-heard. That means, it was inContinue reading “Porto v Lisbon”