Author Archives: Joey Cleary

When do you wake up to the sound of hammering and think… “What a beautiful sound”? – The morning the men finally come to repair the muddy hole right outside your front door after a year and a half waiting! … Click to view →

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” – Albert Einstein                             Barcelona, 2011 Picture by Joey Cleary

“All art is but imitation of nature.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca                             Sant Pol de Mar, 2010 Picture by Joey Cleary

Moving from Ireland to Spain, one of the biggest changes is the abundance of sunshine. Barcelona sees an average of 2500-2700 hours of sunshine per year, which works out at about seven hours every single day! I feel very lucky! … Click to view →

“He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.” – George Orwell Barcelona, 2006 Picture by Joey Cleary

The “Reyes Magos” or three kings, who traditionally bring Christmas gifts to the children of Spain on the night of January 5th, arriving in style at the ski resort of Vall de Nuria in a procession of torch bearing skiers. … Click to view →

What happened? Sometimes the strangest things happen in elevators.

Ibiza 2010 Click to view →

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where … Click to view →