Liverpool

by Ryan Clement As a practising barrister, I travel throughout the United Kingdom for work. When I am not in court, I like to travel abroad, as seen from my videos on my YouTube channel. When time allows, however, I love to explore the city or town in which I am working. Most have aContinue reading “Liverpool”

All Three (singular!) πŸ€”

Which author would you love to have dinner with? Alice Walker, the late Dr Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. I was fortunate to meet (amongst many others), the first (Barbican Centre in London and Cheltenham Book Festival) and last (Edinburgh Book Festival). Sadly, to my greatest regret, I missed out twice to see (and possiblyContinue reading “All Three (singular!) πŸ€””

Beauty Beyond Colour: The Power of Black and White

by Ryan Clement There is someone I follow on social media because I enjoy his photographic work. Most of the pictures I have seen from him are in black and white. A few months ago, I published a black and white photograph that I took at the City of Arts & Sciences in Valencia, Spain,Continue reading “Beauty Beyond Colour: The Power of Black and White”

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· Santorini πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·

by Ryan Clement THREE WEEKS AGO TODAY, I was on the/another idyllic Greek island 🏝️ of Santorini πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· We took an early ferry from Heraklion, Crete’s capital. Even in the early hours, the port was mega busy because one could travel to many other islands. Also, it was extremely hot πŸ₯΅ The ferry journey wasContinue reading “πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· Santorini πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·”

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· Crete πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·

by Ryan Clement HOW TIME FLIES! It seems as though it were only yesterday I was writing from the beautiful Greek island of Kos. This time I am writing from another beautiful Greek island, Crete πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· It is hard to imagine why residents of any of the Greek islands would want to travel anywhere else,Continue reading “πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· Crete πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·”

On this Day (Easter Sunday)!

by Ryan Clement On this day many years ago, I was in Rome. My soulmate at the time, Sue, and I went over to Rome for the Easter period. Our hotel was in walking distance of the Colosseum. It’s a memory that remains with me and shall forever. We had this lovely walk down andContinue reading “On this Day (Easter Sunday)!”

In these turbulent times!

by Ryan Clement It saddens me to think about the world my son will grow up in during these turbulent times around the globe.  I was communicating with my very good friend, D., today and asked whether we worry ‘more’ (if measurable) about our young today than our parents and guardians did about us? ToContinue reading “In these turbulent times!”

Dubai and the Bahamas

by Ryan Clement This story begins on Friday, 20 February 2026, around 8am. I was savouring my double espresso β˜•️ while texting a friend who was due to fly to Dubai the following Thursday. After some enquiries, I had booked a flight to Dubai for Saturday 7 March, just two weeks away. I was due to returnContinue reading “Dubai and the Bahamas”

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”