Put Canada on your bucket list for 2017
Tornoto and Montreal WOW air have opened up the skies for European travellers with cheap connections to the USA and Canada. I tried them out with the kids who have very clear ideas about […]
2016
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 […]
Titanic Belfast officially World’s Leading Tourist Attraction
Titanic Belfast has just been crowned the ‘World’s Leading Tourist Attraction’ at the prestigious World Travel Awards in the Maldives. This is the first time the prestigious accolade has been brought home to Ireland. So […]
Celebrity Cruises will sail from Dublin to Iceland in 2018
Huge news for Irish Cruise lovers. Imagine starting your cruise from Ireland? Well now you can. But you’ll have to wait until June 2018 and this is going to be booked up quickly as it’s […]
Who’d like a trip to Havana?
It’s too cold and miserable out there on this cold November hump in the week! So…I’m sending three lucky winners off on a trip to Havana – through the pages of my third novel! I’ve […]
Award winning cottages in Ireland’s Ancient East
Thatcher’s Rest Cottage wins Best Holiday Home Beach House Award In the European Holiday Home Association Awards 2016 Roger and Liz Pickett at The Cottages Ireland are proud to announce that Thatcher’s Rest […]
Bilbao was Wow with the Kids!
Bilbao has been in the throes of a renaissance and is fast becoming Spain’s best kept secret. Nestled along the stunning Bay of Biscay coastline, sweeping from Biarritz to Santander, Bilbao is perfect for […]
Travel Tuesday is going Solo!
On this weeks Travel Tuesday on Tv3’s Midday we are going solo! Solo Travel is getting more popular and becoming more accessible with lots of operators offering trips that won’t penalise you for wanting to […]
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. […]