Everton 1 – West Ham 3 and River Plate 4 – San Martin 1 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires It is never easy choosing to not watch Everton and it never happens without good reason. We were in Buenos Aires and I’d found somewhere I believed would be showing the Everton v West …
Author: Paddy Devaney
A bit about the blog
I feel like I need to set a few things straight after my last blog post. I’m not a journalist travelling to various places to report on some objective facts, I’m just a lad travelling from place to place with his girlfriend and this blog is just a way for me to document what we …
Buenos Aires Part 2: Other people’s mistakes
Buenos Aires is a truly magnificent city, it is plain to see. It looks like a tired old town though. From crumbling pavements to makeshift train station platforms there is a lot of work that needs doing if this city is to shine like it should. You notice signs promising the work, but away from …
3 big changes since the last time I went travelling
Obviously, the biggest change for me on this trip is travelling with Lindsay. I’ve always travelled alone so going away with the person you care about most in the world is bound to make it all much better. It has been eight years or so, however, since I last went away with only a backpack …
Buenos Aires Part 1: Chaos and fire, but no spark
When you step off the plane in Buenos Aires it doesn’t take long before the chaos hits you. You stand in an orderly line, you hand over your passport, the nice man welcomes you to his country, you go through to get your luggage, and then boom. Total chaos. There are sniffer dogs randomly walking …
Charity Shopping in Stevenage
A moment can be anything, from a split second, to a day, a week or even a year. Moments are relative. If I get the chance to look back on all this in years to come then maybe I’ll see this whole trip as a single big moment. The time Lindsay and me went traveling. …
A few photos from our trip to Achill Island
After our Margie’s wedding down in Dungarvan we drove Nothwest acoss Ireland to get to Achill Island. My mum’s dad is from Achill, and he was a strong man who we loved dearly. It was great to take Lindsay to a place that is like a spiritual home to our family and watch as its …
Irish wedding hangover
Saturday 25th August: Bournemouth 2 – Everton 2 Dungarvan, Ireland The second wedding in a week meant that, despite being in the company of some top top blues, the Bournemouth game was not a top priority this week. The match kicked off while we were in church so the chances of catching some Everton action, …
Seduced by the old lady
Saturday 18th August: Everton 2 – Southampton 1 Goodison Park, Liverpool Is right Figo lad, you never let me down. Lindsay and me are in Liverpool to see two of my best mates get married, the day before the first Everton home game of the season and, without having to ask, you box me off …
Misplaced confidence?
Saturday 11th August: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – Everton 2 Shamrock bar, Barcelona Spain The first game of Marco Silva’s first season as Everton manager would be the only one I’d catch at home. Saying that, as an expat Evertonian living in Barcelona a home to watch the match hasn’t existed since The Loch Inn closed …