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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Help please! Does anyone know any wheelchair-taxi numbers in Belfast? I have one but was hoping for a wee collection! And does anyone have any personal recommendations for care homes in and around-ish Belfast? Can travel a bit for a really good one. Thank you!

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

To cheer dad up, I let him take me for dinner. Cos I'm good like that 🐷 He's been craving lasagne for ages so

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Bless Dad. He had another hospital appointment on Monday and finally caught up to what I heard at last Monday's appointment: the treatment hasn't helped and he's not got long left Shit times ahead lads 😭

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Can anyone recommend a good general solicitor(s) in Belfast please? I am firing mine 🤣

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Took dad to Coco for Sunday lunch To start: of course he had the salt n chilli squid 🤣 I had a lobster pasta. They were both delicious 🐷 The roast was fantastic - huge slab of beef! Obviously, he finished with the creme brulé

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Last wknd I was supposed to be on my first Wild Women of the Woods weekend this year, camping n canoeing in Co Kilkenny, but it got cancelled 😭 So instead, 6 of us went on tour to Rodez, France cos we found cheap flights 🎉 No, we'd never heard of it either! Come with! 👏IT👏WAS👏GLORIOUS👏

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

I'm getting an 8.30 bus from Grand Central. But there's no metro buses until 8.30 cos of Sunday service. Uber wanted £27!! To go from Ormeau to town!! I managed to get a Fonacab for £10 after a few mins, but having to allow time for a 40 min walk in case I couldn't, I'm SO EARLY

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Sunday fry n pints with this stranger. He moved to north Belfast - may as well have been Timbuktu! I haven't seen him all year!! He got AI to mimic me and I don't know how to feel about it 🤣😭

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Alanis Morissette was fucking phenomenal! She sounded INCREDIBLE. And sing-shouting in unison with so many other people was quite emotional ♥️ Can't wait for the TikTok videos cos I was too busy for taking pics 🙈

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I found some people to go with! Seeing as no-one i knew wanted to go 😭 Justin Timberlake last night was a GREAT gig. He sounded fantastic, he did all his old moves n hits, and his band were BLOODY BRILLIANT. I love a bit of brass so I do! A fabulous time was had 💃

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Summer solstice P2: A wee hike from Dunseverick Harbour to Giant's Causeway, a wee dip in Dunseverick's pools, n a delicious feed with the Wild Women of the Woods. All the weather in one day!

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Playing more catch up... My favourite day of the year: summer solstice ☀️♥️ Chips n champagne (n a bucket of Pimm's of course!) on Ballyholme beach with a wee swim n a wee fire with truly wonderful people

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I am behind in my social media updates. How will I ever remember that I did something?! Anyway, Beyond the Pale was great craic💃🤣🐷 even if the weather was mixed. This was the year of the chickpea curry. Tho 2 festivals 2 wknds on the trot is too much for me at this age 👵

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Me walking out the gym past the pubs at 7pm on a Friday night. AGAIN. Who is this?!

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Walking down the Ormeau at 11pm after a Charlie XCX gig was something🙈 Good luck to youse all🤣 N thanks to Hugh for letting me queue jump at the Spar for my milk🙏 Also, I thought my new work ones were a bit dull. Turns out they are ABSOLUTE HALLIONS♥️ in the best way obvs🥂

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Went for Thai with Dad, and shared a bottle of wine cos he hadn't drunk in ages and I'm selfless like that 🥂

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Final night's dinner at Salut Bistro To start: - Oysters - Sardines on brioche - Spicy salmon tartare - Vitello tonnato (cold thin veal slices w a creamy tuna sauce - it was better than it sounds!)

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Just found the travel bank card I use for foreign cash, which I thought I'd lost, as I board my flight home 🤣

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I hate only having a British passport 😭

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Whoop! Next holiday booked for October! 💸✈️ 🇺🇿

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Not me booking a wee wknd trip when I'm on a trip 👍

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

So lunch yesterday was at Casa Ines: - gilda to start (pickled olives n chilies w sardines) - patatas bravas - bread w tomatoes - burrata, sage basil pesto w tomatoes and pistachios - courgette flower stuffed w black sausage n foie gras - mushroom, cheese n truffle cannelloni

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

It's 20.48. We've arrived at primavera. The final act we want to see starts at 4.30am. Wish us oldies luck! 🤞

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

An English Victoria, a German Victoria, and a Chilean Juan walked into a Spanish festival... Yeoooooooo let's go!! 💃

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I miss my EU privileges 😭 Joining this long LONG line just before 2pm. Let's see how long it takes...

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I feel a lot better for having showered and having had breakfast ☺️

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Cos I booked the terminal that Ryanair fly's out of. Except turns out I'm not flying Ryanair 🤣

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I'm in the wrong terminal and have booked the lounge in the wrong terminal 🤦‍♀️ It's a bold start to the day 🤣

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Not to be too consistent or anything but today after work I went shopping for new clothes to take on my trip, got home at 9pm, packed, checked in, forgot the packed lunch I'd made for myself, and arrived at my dad's at MIDNIGHT to catch the 5.10 bus to Dublin airport 🤦‍♀️🫩

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I have a ticket to Stereophonics at Ormeau Park on 5th June but I won't be in the country 🤣 So if anyone wants it, let me know and I can transfer it to you in TicketMaster. It was £53.90 - feel free to make an offer!

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Not to be too on brand but I got home last night at 19.30 and this morning I'm on my way to the new job. Also, I've plans for every weekend until the end of June 🤣 And I wonder why I burn out! 🙈 🤞 this job is a goodun!

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Leaving the sunshine of Belfast to head to the thunderstorms of Budapest for a wee pre-work holiday ✈️

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I'm away tomorrow for a week Have I packed? No Have I even done laundry? No Have I checked in for my flight? Also no Am I in the pub after a comedy show after only falling asleep at 6.30am this morning? Of course I am! 🎉

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

French Pauline is back to France. Last shift in the wine shop today. Start new job in the 12th. Off to Budapest for a week on Sunday. Whoop!

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I've the most horrific cold: it's noon and I think I have to go back to bed to nap 😭 On a day like today! 😭

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

So now I do DIY at my bro's house too 🙈 Any other men in my life need some flat pack furniture making?!

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Off to my bro's as the parents are visiting from Greece! Whoop!

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

My wee Couchsurfer made Turkish breakfast 🐷

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

For anyone booking holidays soon, I got the same accommodation £50+ cheaper on the mobile app of booking.com than the website cos they have extra discounts in the mobile app! 💰

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

What a small world we live in! I'm hosting a young Turkish woman over Easter. She's already in Belfast staying with another CouchSurfer and his sister is visiting. AND SHE HOSTED ME IN TRABZON IN SUMMER 2013!! So change of plans for tonight and we're having a reunion! 🙈

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

A great afternoon for a swim with new friends ♥️

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I got a job! Whoop whoop! And not to be predictable, but of course I've booked a week away before I start!

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I finished 1.5hrs early only to go to the pub then end up sharing a £500 bottle of wine with a "foodie" who left to go get a Nandos over Chinese food 😭🙈 At the beginning of the bottle they seemed like great craic, but by the end, well, twas a relief they took themselves out 😬 Money != Manners/Taste

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

2nd shift in the wine shop today 🍷🍾

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Dad is back in Belfast so we will be resuming our Truffle Pigs stint 🐷 Which reminds me! I forgot to post our last dinner! We went to Holohans with some friends To start: - smoked mackerel pate - whipped goats cheese - mushroom soup (hands down the best by a country mile!)

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Me - very much wanting a job in a tough market Also me - "thank you but I would not interested in working for that company". Twice, today 🤣🙈😭

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

So tonight Dad n I decided to try Nova. Delish! Proper Italian food! Whoop whoop! To start we had the squid (fucking epic) n the arancini, followed by the walnut pesto one (amazing) and the Young Buck one - which would have been amazing with some red wine but alas, we had Hugo's

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Victoria McCallum @vmccallum.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I've gone from having no job prospects at the beginning of last week, to now 4 in the pipeline n a part time job in a wine shop 🙈

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