Country 13: Ireland

Ireland, Ireland together standing tall, Shoulder to shoulder, We’ll answer Ireland’s call. Those stirring words from Ireland’s Call, as belted out by Irish rugby players and fans before matches, played on a loop in my head as I approached the misty shores of the Emerald Isle. My stomach still churned from the choppy ferry crossing, […]

Country 12: Andorra

That morning I awoke with severe backache, as if my lumbar discs had slipped into the gap between the front seats of my friend’s Fiat Uno, joining fag ends and bottle tops on that rancid carpet. I blinked as the sun’s first rays reflected off the snowy peaks opposite our parking spot, perched on the […]