Welcome to the Travel Zone on Bumbles of Rice.
We love to travel as a family and there’s loads of ideas here for days out or holiday breaks.
If you’re interested in travel around Ireland click HERE
Or if you’re more interested in holidays abroad click HERE.
You’ll find lots of inspiration for Days Out for the Family HERE
You can find our travel photos on Instagram
If you’d like to offer us a free holiday, click wherever you like, or email me bumblesofrice@gmail.com
Or have a look around and see what interests you from the posts below
If you’ve any questions do contact me, either on email or via Facebook or Instagram
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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…
I’ve always had a soft spot for Paris. I lived there for eight months when I was eighteen, as part of my language requirement for my degree. When I lived there I had less than no money, my job came with accommodation and pocket money pay. I made my tiny…
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,…
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…
The Saltee Islands lie off the South Wexford coast, visible from Kilmore Quay and the main Wexford – Duncannon road. I’ve seen them regularly them since I was a child but they were like a mythical place to me that I’d never been to. We finally got there this summer,…
BELFAST: Colin Glen Gruffalo Walk The Gruffalo walk at Colin Glen is a walk through a (deep dark) wood in Belfast. The walk is dotted with statues of characters from Julia Donaldson’s much-loved children’s book “The Gruffalo”. Crucially for young children they’re in the correct order. Follow the yellow footsteps…
We were recently invited to try out the family accommodation at the Carrickdale Hotel in County Louth as guests of the hotel and to share our experiences. We love to check out family friendly hotels and to see what they offer families like ours. The hotel is between Dundalk and…
For our 2020 summer holidays our trip to Croatia was cancelled due to Covid 19 and we had the opportunity to choose an Irish destination. We’ve h0lidayed in Ireland many times over the years, in Connemara, West Cork, Clare, Galway and Killarney. We’d said when we were in Killarney in…
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