Check out my post on everything I wish I had known before I embarked on my Mount Batur hike from what to bring, to what to expect.… Read More Mount Batur Hike – What You Need To Know Before You Go
Weekends are made for exploring and outdoor fun and countryside strolls and delicious lunches. Especially the delicious lunches part. Let me tell you about the cutest hidden gem I found recently. If you are from Cork or have taste buds, you will know about The Real Olive Company in The English Market. The guys from… Read More ToonsBridge Dairy – a hidden West Cork gem
So you fancy a trip to South East Asia but enjoy a more ‘off the beaten track’ experience. Why not consider the jungles of Borneo? I visited this summer and trust me this trip takes you out of your comfort zone and drops you right in the thick of the jungle, bugs and all. Borneo… Read More Borneo: Breaking out of your comfort zone into the jungle
This post should really be called Orangutans: Nature’s True Yogis but I felt that kind of played down the good work being done by the volunteers and staff at the centre. Especially since I’m pretty sure yoga has nothing to do with the rehabilitation process. So, Borneo. Orangutan central. Right. Why else would you come here?… Read More A Visit to Sepilok’s Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre
I am not hugely into fashion, in that I am kind of wary of new trends and don’t embrace them until at least half the people in my known universe have already bravely gotten on board. In no way am I a trend setter or even remotely interested in spending half my paycheck on clothes.… Read More How Instagram Affected Packing for my Travels
At the beginning of the year, my new year’s resolution wasn’t to give up anything but to take on something. I wanted to fill my weekends and time off with memories and new experiences. Hum with me now, ‘the sloth days are o-ve-er, the sloth days are gone (for the most part). I went for… Read More A Little Party Never Killed Nobody: Murder Mystery Dinner at The Station House Hotel
The June bank holiday weekend in Dublin is always crammed full of fun diversions, from the Forbidden Fruit music festival to Tattersalls’ Horse Trials and Country Fair, to the Bloom (Irish Chelsea Flower Show) Gardens and the Tall Ships Riverfest. This city is bursting at the seams with treats to suit all tastes and levels of… Read More Because she’s worth it. Mother-Daughter 5 Star Getaway
I have had the Skellig Islands on my to-do list for years but as other more ‘exotic’ locations cropped up that demanded my attention the islands fell a little further down the list. To my shame. So when a friend of mine came over from the States to do an Ireland road trip and mentioned… Read More Top Tips for a Skellig Islands Visit
So, when I moved to Wicklow for work, people were always talking about ‘going for walks in Glendalough‘ and I assumed it was just St Kevin’s tower. Wrong! This pretty little nugget, nestled in the Wicklow countryside has stunning walks for every level of fitness. There are strolls around the lakes and a leisurely wander… Read More Conquering the Spinc
Berlin is like an onion. No, not just because it might make you cry but because there are so many layers to this historically and culturally rich city! My 48-hour visit was long enough only to scratch the surface of what Berlin has to offer its visitors. The multitudinous aspects to this city mean you… Read More Berlin, from up high and down low
