Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Nov 3, 2011, 7:40 pm
I had no idea what it was until today but now thanks to Paddy in BA - here's the official laymans explanation. Murmuration = Loads of birds (starlings) flying in formation like a swarm of very fast bees - Catch the amazing video after the break. . .. .Tags: .What the 'F' is Murmuration?..If you like...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Oct 29, 2011, 5:14 pm
Just in time for the snowy Halloween in New York/New Jersey, this is some pretty slick sleight of hand ..Tags: .iPad Halloween Horror..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Oct 24, 2011, 10:04 pm
This is without doubt a side of New York you have not explored before. I read about this a while back but seeing it on film is 'believing'..  ..Tags: ..expore illegal New York sewer subway underground climb Williamsburg bridge UNDERCITY New York City urban exploration w STEVE DUNCAN, dir. Andrew Wo...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Oct 24, 2011, 11:55 am
We decided to do a spur of the moment weekend trip to Maine to catch the Fall foliage and sample the famous seafood. I scored some cheap w/e special flights with Continental for $139 and rented a car from Hertz using a corporate discount for $35 per day. After touchdown in Portland on Saturd...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Oct 15, 2011, 9:39 pm
I'm a man gone MAD on eBay in the last 48 hours.  I have bought from eBay in the past (several times) but never sold before. I decided to 'bid' farewell to my ol' pride and joy iPhone 3G on eBay yesterday and got the reasonable sum of u$d179.  I don't even want to tell you what I paid for it 30 mo...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Oct 12, 2011, 8:16 pm
..Tags: .My Blackberry Is Not Working!..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Oct 5, 2011, 8:05 pm
Love him or hate him, he was a visionary and genius at delivering innovation - RIP Steve Jobs (click to enlarge - maybe click 2 times!) Tags: .Ode to Steve Jobs - RIP..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Sep 18, 2011, 10:49 pm
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Sep 11, 2011, 1:30 am
Sunset at Ground Zero on the eve of 10 year anniversary.  MSNBC.com Photojournalist Jon Woods .8:30pm 9/11 2011. Tags: .9-11 Twin Towers, Ground Zero, Memorial..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Sep 7, 2011, 12:19 am
Netflix which is already a market leader for movie streaming in the USA is now available in Latin America.  I believe it will NOT be successful in the developing world for 2 main reasons. 1. Price - e.g. Argentina (unlimited streaming) - arg$39 pesos = approx u$d10 per month is too expens...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 28, 2011, 5:22 pm
So we survived Hurricane Irene and even though the first two floors in our building were evacuated, we stayed put on the 5th floor and watched as the rain poured down like never before. By 9am, after a solid 12 hours of rain the floods were pretty severe. At noon we ventured out for a stroll and t...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 26, 2011, 11:37 pm
Ever had that moment of mixing up the lyrics for a famous song and when you sing it to somebody and then they look at you like you are .......dumb...nah me neither except for this...doh! As we await the onslaught on Hurricane Irene after the earthquake on east coast USA a few days ago, I started to ...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 11, 2011, 10:51 pm
I've never been at the forefront of technology but I've never been too far behind the ol' techie-8-ball either. I was an early adopter of BBS (Bulletin Boards) for chatting / idea / file swapping back in the late 80's.  I was also an early adopter of FREE MONEY promotions on Amazon, eBay, PayPal, e...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 10, 2011, 10:37 pm
Having arrived in New York with a lottery green card in 1995, I soon began my wandering ways  and ended up in Las Vegas on my first US vacation.  I still vividly remember the sight and sound of the slots in the airport terminal.  Just in case you couldn't wait to get to your hotel, you had the op...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 9, 2011, 7:41 pm
Twitter has banned or severely limited most third party apps that used to allow auto twitter follow/unfollow.  Google+ (Google Plus) has the potential to seriously undermine Twitter in my humble opinion but for now I think I will cross post on both Google+ and Twitter.  Here is how you can trim do...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 6, 2011, 6:42 pm
There is a line in the movie the Commitments that goes like this "Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!".  I think the same ...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 1, 2011, 9:55 pm
Recent photos (not in order!) from short road trip Red Bank & Long Branch, New Jersey - aka Jersey Shore, then onto Atlantic City for some gambling (won all of $25 but lasted 2 hours on the poker table) then west to Wilmington, Delaware, home of my wife's ex-boss Du Pont, then Annapolis, Maryland f...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jul 26, 2011, 10:13 pm
Photos of recent trip to the Wild Wild West of Ireland .Tags: .Peggy Stauntons, Lecanvey, Murrisk, West of Ireland..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jul 4, 2011, 12:02 pm
Almost everyone in the USA gets a day off work and they celebrate with fireworks because way back in 1996, Will Smith fought off alien invaders.Tags: .July 4th, Independence Day..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jun 26, 2011, 8:23 pm
I'm still here - alive and well.  I seem to be somewhat distracted from the blogosphere of late.  I cant believe I used to update this blog two or three times a week. Where the hell did I find the time? ...oh yeah, that's right, I was jobless and/or globetrotting at the time.  My travels of late ...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jun 7, 2011, 9:39 pm
I've been a tad quiet here on the ol' blog recently but I'm still pumping out lot's of drivel on my new-ish Facebook page PaddyinBA.  Same ol' Irish half-wit humour - Same price (free).  Be sure to click the link PaddyinBA and click 'Like'     .Tags: .PaddyinBA on Facebook page, Paddy in BA..I...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - May 5, 2011, 12:32 am
PaddyinBAIreland for Dummies - lesson #1: 'Culchies' are people from the rural areas aka NOT Dublin whereas 'Jackeens' are from the 'Big Smoke' aka Dublin. They tend not to like each other unless Ireland are playing England in any sport at which point they form an alliance which typically lasts unti...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Apr 22, 2011, 12:48 am
[cont'd from here] - I arrived in Victoria Bus Station in London on a September Saturday evening after a marathon three day bus/boat trip from Greece. I hadn't saved much money from my summer job and I blew what little I had in Greece, so I was now down to just enough for the train and ferry back ...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Apr 10, 2011, 8:29 pm
The US Masters golf just finished up with South African Charl Schwartzel emerging from the closest scramble to the finish in years and unfortunately 21 year old Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy who had led for 3 days, faltered at the last hour to drop far behind. The buzz on Twitter, which I tuned int...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Apr 3, 2011, 10:07 pm
Having worked like a 'Double Whopper' for the summer of 1987 in Burgerking Copenhagen, I headed to the Greek Isles for some R n' R with two college friends before recommencing our student endeavours in Ireland.  We purchased a one way airfare from Copenhagen to Athens and left the rest to fate (som...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Apr 1, 2011, 9:35 am
It seems Mother Nature has a cruel sense of humour and is having the last laugh on this April Fools. I thought it supposed to be Spring? How's the weather where you are? . Tags: ..April Fools..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Mar 22, 2011, 10:00 pm
It was the summer of 1987 - Copenhagen was to be my first trip outside of Ireland (not counting camping with the parents in Enger-land).  With only a week left before departure, the original five adventurous college classmates eager to spend a summer overseas and earn some cash dwindled down to ju...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Mar 17, 2011, 12:08 am
........It's just like kissing the Blarney Stone and will bring you the luck o' the Irish. Just keep your hands off me 'Lucky Charms' Happy St Patricks Day! ( Lá Fhéile Pádraig! ) Tags: ..Happy St Patricks Day!..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Mar 6, 2011, 6:33 pm
The parade is held a few weeks early every year in Hoboken - New Jersey, since the main event in New York City on March 17th overshadows everything else.  I got to take part in the parade this year which was a blast.  The bars open at 10am and charge $20 entry and the lines go around the block so ...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Feb 7, 2011, 12:44 am
Newark, New Jersey gets a bad rap next to its famous neighbor New York. It smells worse, it's a bridge or tunnel away, It's the reason for 'Jersey Shore' but it still has a sense of humor.  This is a piss-take / parody of  "New York - Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z | Alicia Keys - Check it! Tag...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jan 30, 2011, 4:52 pm
It's hard to motivate yourself to go outdoors in this weather but with cabin fever setting in, I eventually dragged my sorry Irish arse off the sofa and headed out to stretch my legs.  There have been record snow storms in the North East this year and the fact that I've not had to deal with a reall...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jan 23, 2011, 11:34 pm
In 1998, while we were living in New York, my GF and future missus got offered an au pair (nanny) gig in France for the summer looking after a French diplomats kids and once that was done (trivia fact: France won the World Cup that year), she headed direct to Buenos Aires to visit her family. I de...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jan 15, 2011, 1:07 am
One of the best sky-scapes in the world - second only to Hong Kong in my humble opinion...check out Statue of Liberty at 1:02.... Update: The one above is from my iPhone - I found this one below a few days later NYC - Mindrelic Timelapse from Mindrelic on Vimeo. Tags: ..Downtown Manhattan..If you l...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jan 8, 2011, 7:22 pm
Here's a few snaps from the Xmas / New Years holidays along with a few of home base during the same period. It's back to reality with a 'brrrrrr' now and the snow is still piled high on the footpath (sorry that's sidewalk in Yankee speak) outside.  The warmth of Florida seems like a distant memor...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jan 5, 2011, 10:31 pm
Type post hereTags: ..type tags here..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Dec 27, 2010, 9:53 pm
Everybody is talking about snow and ice and cold and when you turn on the news it's nothing but blah blah blah about white stuff everywhere.  I specifically flew south for Xmas to avoid this crap but what happens?....There's feckin' white stuff everywhere here too.. OK - I guess white stuff on the...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Dec 21, 2010, 9:45 pm
Since this blog is more of a diary, I feel compelled to share that 2010 is a bit of a blur (nought to do with beer - well maybe a wee bit..).  It was a challenging year to be sure.  The missus and I flew from our abode in Hong Kong and spent the last week of 2009 slummin' in a swanky Singapore apa...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Dec 17, 2010, 7:14 pm
How to pick up the ladies in Ireland.... .Tags: ..Rubberbandits - Horse Outside, madeline mulqueen.. If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Dec 12, 2010, 9:14 pm
The Irish have a reputation for hospitality which is renowned the world over.  When you visit someones residence you will typically be offered a cup of tea.  This apparent gesture of goodwill should not be taken lightly.  Do not under any circumstances accept a cup of tea.  Tea is a gateway re...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Nov 24, 2010, 7:42 pm
We had a bit of excitement in our crib a few days ago. I felt compelled to record some of it. I added some artistic licence where it was lacking..... Tags: ..Fire, then a Flood, what's next a plague of locusts?..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Ap...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Nov 6, 2010, 11:05 pm
And so it has begun.  I went to the mall today .... (place to go shopping for you non Yankee natives) as one does in this part of the world for a leisure activity and lo and behold they were playing Christmas music - WTF?.  There's shops with Xmas lights - Jingle Bells - White Xmas, Appare...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Oct 17, 2010, 4:18 pm
In June of 2002, I planned a trip to Cuba with my young reprobate of a brother.  Since he was living in London and I in New York (no direct flights permitted to Cuba) we decided we would rendezvous in the Bahamas where we could spend a few nights and continue the short hop, skip and a jump to Castr...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Sep 24, 2010, 8:37 pm
Apparently a Facebook Group (click here) I set up in 2007 - 'Dunnes Stores - Northside Shopping Centre, Coolock, Dublin', where I slaved for years as a teenager and beyond, suddenly has "content that infringes or otherwise violates the rights of a third party." WTF?!! Is it Dunnes Stores concerned...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Sep 22, 2010, 12:15 am
I haven't exactly been full throttle on Twitter since I signed up a few years ago. The problem is I'm not always sure what to twit about.  Are people really interested in knowing - .... I'm having a ham sandwich! - or - ......I'm constipated!.... or other fascinating personal details -  I know I'm...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Sep 11, 2010, 7:34 pm
Back in 1989 when I was a Paddy in UK (London), I escaped for the long weekend with a bunch of lads (Sten, Podge, Mick, Tony and me) to Amsterdam. In those days there were no budget airlines for cheap flights.  There were no web portals like Expedia for booking hotels n' what not. Be-Jaezuz, sure t...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Sep 4, 2010, 11:13 pm
I got about 100 email delivery failure notifications from emails I didn't send today. Talk about rejection! Still not sure exactly how/what happened but some artificial intelligence / virus got a hold of my Gmail deets and started firing off emails to everybody in my contacts list.  The ever vigil...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 29, 2010, 1:13 am
Indoors (the new apartment) is still a bit of a work in progress  but thankfully we're no longer sittin' on camping chairs (I miss the beer holder mind you :-((  Until the final touches are done you'll have to make do with some random photos of the local highlights including a large German style ...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 21, 2010, 2:24 pm
This is dedicated to those of you who have had the pleasure and privilege of flying Ryanair Tags: ..Cheap Flights me ARSE!.. If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Aug 5, 2010, 7:17 pm
Moving into a new apartment is exciting but without furniture it can be challenging doing a simple thing like eating a home cooked meal or a take-out or a delivery for that matter.  Thankfully McGyver paid us a visit and sorted everything out including Feng Shui arrangements. I particularly like th...
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Paddy Quickroute posted an article on Irish Expat in Buenos Aires - Jul 31, 2010, 12:27 am
Nice view of the Brooklyn Bridge, NYC......'butt' look closer .... Dude.... WTF.....That ain't pretty - wear some frikkin' REAL pants....PLEASE! Tags: ..No Butts About It!..If you like what you've read, why not subscribe to updates click herePaddy in the Big Apple
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