It’s that time of year- the one where I pester my pals to share what they want for Christmas and I turn it into a blogpost filled with inspiration, and in reality I end up wanting loads of the stuff too. I know that there are husbands, children, friends and…
It’s been a while and I’ve lots to share about our adventures this year but to kick it off here’s a little snapshot post to get me back in the game. I’ll probably slot the adventures posts into where they belong chronologically too so this may not make much sense…
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium in Armagh City is open since 1968 but I first heard of it around five years ago and have wanted to go ever since. We finally made it in August 2022 when we spent the hottest weekend of the year in Monaghan, before the return to…
Yes, it’s ten years today since my first post was published. It was written on my couch in my “old house”, amid piles of post-holiday laundry. Back then I had two small boys who went to bed early and a husband who worked late and my blog was my evening…
This January I am mostly not making resolutions. Here’s a little January update. Listening to…music practice. My daughter has recently taken up concertina and loves it so is practising loads. I’ve had very little music playing otherwise, enjoying the quietness. Watching After Life on Netflix. I avoided Ricky Gervais’ series…
Day trip to the Aran Islands I’d wanted to go to the Aran Islands for years, but never quite managed it. When we stayed in Clifden a few years ago we had intended to visit but between one thing and another we didn’t get around to it. It’s too far…
We visited Gardaland when we stayed at Camping Bella Italia in 2019. (Read all about that trip here) There are a number of theme parks nearby, we chose to visit Gardaland. There’s tons to do for all ages in the park, just pick the right bits for your adrenalin appetite!…
In the summer of 2019 we finally visited Bella Italia in the Lake Garda area of Italy. I say finally as I’d been fascinated by Lake Garda and Bella Italia campsite for a few years, in part inspired by watching other bloggers’ holidays. I’d heard that it books up fast,…
Well here we are again, another year older, another year sicker of covid and masks and all those things. Another year of gift guides telling people that what we really want is fur-lined loafers and €500 eye cream. Cashmere bed socks might be the last word in luxury but there…
HOTEL REVIEW: MALDRON HOTEL GALWAY, Oranmore We’re just back from a visit to the Maldron Hotel Galway. The visit was #gifted, but not in the usual way – I saw a deal online, booked it, shared it (not saying I’d booked) and the hotel contacted me later to offer a…
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