Mardi Gras in Mobile Alabama
I’m standing behind a barricade on Dauphin Street and all that matters to me at this moment is getting my hands on as many strings of brightly coloured beads as I can carry around […]
Destinations
Digging My Way Through Heaney Country
As the season of mists and yellow fruitfulness fades to a distant memory and the bleak-mid winter beckons, there’s something comforting about being carried away into the cosy world of words. However, instead of […]
My Top Tips to The Algarve
There’s so much more to Portugal than a sliver of delicious Iberian sunshine caressing the Atlantic coastline. Algarve is ideal for families and multi-generational too, with golf for Granny and Granddad and buckets of […]
The Novel Traveller’s Dubai
Dubai is one hot destination. Let me take you on a tour of my top tips and must sees. “You could fry an egg on the stones, if you had an egg.” For those […]
Our Mum and Son trip to Thailand
With a ‘Sawadee ka’ and a Wai, (a slight bow with palms pressed together) I prime my son Mark for his first visit to Thailand. He stands at 6’4′ tall, a giant in comparison to […]
The Russian Revelation St Petersburg
Situated on the Neva River that flows out to The Baltic Sea, this beautiful city offers a flavour of Russia to whet all appetites and with a plethora of events to mark the anniversary of […]
EMIRATES’ TOP FIVE UNIQUE BOUTIQUE HOTEL EXPERIENCES FOR 2017
Looking to stay somewhere a little off the beaten path on your next great adventure? Longing to discover an amazing hotel that’s as inspiring as your next holiday destination. Well look no further. Emirates has […]
Find your Epic Adventure in Wales
I had some travel highlights in 2016 but one of the most fun was a trip that I took to Wales to celebrate a big birthday. Zip-lining has been on my bucket list for […]
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 […]