Northern Ireland
I recently returned to Ireland after a 32-year absence. Apparently, nobody missed me much.
Thirty-two years ago, Ireland was the poorest country in Europe and I was a backpacker with a scraggly orange beard.
Today, Ireland is...
The last time I crossed the border into Northern Ireland, I came face to face with an English soldier with a machine gun over his shoulder. It was July - marching season. Not a good time to visit, the soldier informed me. Sure enough, I...










