Dublin is so much more than meets the eye or any guide book for that matter. It shines best in photos and in its music, art and storytelling. Below I captured what ‘sang’ to me on a series of long rainy mornings and afternoons in early November. Let’s start with red leaves, brick and a blue door.
Louis Copeland Outfitters on Wicklow Street Brick
Walking to Kildare Street
Black Elvis Sings
Near Coppinger Row
WildChild Vintage
Mural on Drury Street
The 10 minutes it didn’t rain
Pembroke Street
New Moon on Drury Street
Early Evening Light
Castle Lounge
Madison
Celebrating the Old & the New at Vintage Wine Tasting
Reflections Upon Mobile
12 Sundays
Red, Blue, White, Purple, Pink, Orange, Green, Yellow, Mustard, Rust, Gray, Sage
Around the corner from the Flower Market in the afternoon after a long rain
Richmond Villas
Ciaran Brady’s The Real Olive Company
Periwinkle Blue
Owen with Umbrella
November Rain
Red, Black and White
Lawlor & Brick
Abbey Cafe
The Grafton Barber
North Dublin
Temple Bar
Residential North Dublin
Graffiti Dublin Style
A New Space for Graffiti & Alternative Art in Dublin’s City Center
Dublin Flower Market After Hours
More Pembroke Street
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.