Travel Tuesday Visits Our Friends in the North
It’s only up the road from us but how many people have never ventured across the border to our neighbours in Northern Ireland for a winter break. With a wining endorsement from Lonely Planet naming […]
weekend breaks
Glasgow is a Christmas Cracker for last minute shopping!
Glasgow might not be the first destination to come to mind for Christmas Markets but with the second best stretch of retail in the U.K. after London, and a weak pound, there’s never been […]
Iceland and our WOW adventure
A flight connection might be considered an inconvenience, but not when the stop off is hot-property destination, Iceland. Low-fare airline WOW air is bringing Irish passengers to nine cities in the US and Canada in […]
The Monks Return to Monart
This week I returned to one of my favourite luxury hotels anywhere in the world. Monart is located in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, 130km south of Dublin and just 40km from Rosslare seaport on Ireland’s Southeast corner. […]
Our stay at Glenlo Abbey Hotel took us somewhere special.
I’ve been checking out some of the nicest places to stay at home in Ireland this summer and on my travels I took a trip to Galway City and the wonderful Glenlo Abbey. I’d passed […]
Dallas for shopping, JFK and JR!
There was a time when the Irish flooded across the Atlantic grabbing bargains in malls like Woodbury Common but the strong dollar has seen a slowdown in travel shopping. However, with the Euro making […]
Boston Mum and Son trip!
Boston ticked all the boxes for our perfect mum and son bonding trip. Education is a hot topic in our house with the Junior Cert Exam looming for my son next June. I’m a believer […]
Girls Love London!
Everyone has a London story. Mine includes a summer spent working in Harrod’s food hall when I was a student the same year as Live Aid, followed by frequent visits during my Halcyon Days as […]
Castlemartyr the perfect retreat for Mums and Novelists
Castlemartyr the perfect retreat for busy novelists I spent the most wonderful few days with fellow authors Maria Duffy and Niamh Greene at Castlemartyr a couple of years back. We spent the day in the […]
Yummy London!
When I was a sock designer in the eighties I used to travel to London every couple of weeks, but since the new millennium I have only been a handful of times for fleeting visits. […]