Flowers of Yemen 🇾🇪 2017 Took these photos as I travelled around Yemen. My actual job: review the medical supply chain for save the children, during a high intensity war AND during a major cholera epidemic. Lives were indeed saved. The beauty of Yemen stayed with me... ❤️

Flowers of Yemen 🇾🇪 2017 Took these photos as I travelled around Yemen. My actual job: review the medical supply chain for save the children, during a high intensity war AND during a major cholera epidemic. Lives were indeed saved. The beauty of Yemen stayed with me... ❤️

The American University of Kurdistan, CAPAi Innovation Challenge Bootcamp 2026 invited yours truly to spend the day meeting the various bootcamp teams and students and I got to introduce the concept of the Supply Chain to all, embraced by all Absolutely brilliant experience 👏

Sunset over Erbil Kurdistan Iraq #Peace 🕊

The American University of Kurdistan, CAPAi Innovation Challenge Bootcamp 2026 invited yours truly to spend the day meeting the various bootcamp teams and students and I got to introduce the concept of the Supply Chain to all, embraced by all Absolutely brilliant experience 👏

Good morning from Duhok Kurdistan Iraq folks. Beautiful day. Have returned here for first time since April 2025, been invited to deliver a seminar about all things Supply Chain in Ireland and Iraq. See you on the other side...

August down the years. From Kampala Uganda, en route to South Sudan To Sinjar and the Yazidi genocide, Through Lesbos Greece and a million refugees Onto Syria and a displacement crisis sandwiched by ISIS to the south and Turkey to the north. Umpteen stories in between ❤️🙏

Erbil Kurdistan Iraq folks We're in the maelstrom now, tipping 50+ if you're in the wrong place so no going outside today. Sunscreen or not. Was going to say I'm working from home but that might trigger some people. Anyhow, see y'all on the other side. 🥵

Arrived in lovely Sulimani Kurdistan Iraq short while ago. Had a quick pit stop ar Dukan. A little oasis ✨️ Going to deliver a 4 hour Supply Chain mini module to a group. An introduction to all things Supply Chain.

Arrived in lovely Sulimani Kurdistan Iraq short while ago. Had a quick pit stop ar Dukan. A little oasis ✨️ Going to deliver a 4 hour Supply Chain mini module to a group. An introduction to all things Supply Chain.

One week since the IFORS conference in Vienna. A week when yours truly had to navigate cancelled flights, delayed visas, enhanced security protocols for 'western expats' in Baghdad, curtesy of the Iraq government, return to Erbil via road, daily attacks by Iran Life goes on..

My grandson. Number 2. Pop Holden loves his little laughter 😃 🥹

His last game for Liverpool, European Cup final 1977, was the first time I remember vividly watching the Reds. A true legend 👏 Rest in peace 🙏 Kevin Keegan. #YNWA

This Is Anfield@thisisanfield.com · 2w ago

NEW: Kevin Keegan, Liverpool legend, dies aged 75 #lfc

No whiskey nor wine, no beer either at this lovely hotel in Baghdad but the Iraqi tapas is fantastic 👌 😀 🇮🇶 #WorldCup2026 #Iraq #Ireland #Spain #Argentina

Baghdad Iraq 🇮🇶 Flying over the majestic Tigres/Digle ✨️ river as I was coming in to land. Flight was about 30 minutes early than planned, which was possibly for the best, all things considered. Just on a point of order, I'm Irish, not American or British. Just saying...

This little suitcase and I both checked in at Vienna airport 🛫 Friday morning. The suitcase went onto Baghdad early Saturday morning while yours truly only finally was reaquainted a few moments ago. Welcome to Baghdad Iraq 🇮🇶 folks. The eagle has landed 😉

SAW airport Istanbul 🛫 FINALLY... I'm checked in with Iraq airways. Hour or so before boarding so might partake in some beverage of the grape 🍇 kind 😇 😁 Will we actually land in Baghdad later today? only god knows... Anyhow, fingers crossed 🤞

No offence Istanbul but yours truly needs to return to Baghdad Iraq but before I do so I thought I'd treat myself to some classic baklava. Don't @ me 😉😁

My first academic presentation. Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 at the International Federation of Operational Research Societies conference. Topic: The Transition from the Humanitarian Response to Long Term Development - Iraq as a Case Study. A Case study of failure.

Istanbul Turkey 🇹🇷 I had planned to go to Baghdad Iraq 🇮🇶 overnight from Vienna but the visa processing department in Iraq seems to be having a very nice weekend away from the office. Nice for them, pain in the ar$e for yours truly. On the bright side, Istanbul food is 👏

Imagine meeting a real person from @bsky.app in lovely Vienna watching England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 vs Argentina 🇦🇷 How cool is that! @swift.casa

James Swift@swift.casa · 3w ago

Meeting up with BlueSky mutual for the first time @wyl.bsky.social watching the game!

Imagine meeting a real person from @bsky.app in lovely Vienna watching England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 vs Argentina 🇦🇷 How cool is that! @swift.casa

James Swift@swift.casa · 3w ago

Meeting up with BlueSky mutual for the first time @wyl.bsky.social watching the game!

And the bells 🔔 were ringing out for Wills PhD presentation day... 😅 Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 ♥️

I'm literally dripping in all things Vienna and Austria 🇦🇹... And yes, I did have a chilli 🌶 bratwurst sausage and couple of citrus beers 🍻 Because I'm worth it 👌

Yours truly has completed his registration for the International Federation of Operational Research Societies conference here in lovely Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 Looking forward to delivering my presentation on Wednesday morning 🙏 Overnight flight from Iraq, hitting the hay now 😴

Oh Vienna... I'm on the road again 🎵 folks. Didn't want to tempt fate by posting sooner as it's hard to know if flights will depart from Erbil Kurdistan Iraq these days. International federation of operational research societies. Delivering a paper I am, as you do.

#ENGNOR One of the best world cup experiences of my life was Italia 90 But not in Ireland or Italy but London England Young Irish lad living his best life. Ireland 🇮🇪 were fantastic, every English person I met loved our journey. I'm neutral tonight. But I won't forget '90

Sunset over Erbil Kurdistan Iraq folks

Here we go again.... Due to fly out of Erbil Kurdistan Iraq next Monday to go to Vienna to deliver my first academic paper/presentation, related to my PhD. Should I stay or should I go now 🤔

The future of the Iraq & Kurdistan Supply Chain sector are people such as Lavin. She is so enthusiastic, such an entrepreneur and unbelievably dedicated. It's an honour to be supporting her during these tentative steps to the professionalisation of her career ❤️