Fall-ing for Western Massachusetts
Few places conjure up the splendour of autumn better than the north-eastern corner of the United States. I’m on a road trip with my daughter, Nicole, driving through miles of maples, oaks and sycamores each […]
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Pine Cliffs Resort Family Holiday
I like to think I’m a bit of an expert when it comes to the Algarve, visiting more than once a year. However this is my first stay at Pine Cliffs Resort, close to the […]
Siblu Villages Camping in France
Siblu Villages offer 29 outstanding holiday parks across France, all with modern mobile home accommodation, lifeguarded pool complexes, daytime and evening entertainment and free kids clubs. See all the family-friendly locations at www.siblu.ie I was […]
The Key to the Perfect Road Trip
An eerie calm falls overhead before the next roll of thunder. I’m in a double kayak, paddled by the arm power of my son, Mark, as we glide through giant mangroves. It’s a balmy 32 […]
Fuerteventura Blew Us Away
A giant Pinocchio jiggles above my head. Behind him, a feast of sharks, skulls, astronauts, and Snow White makes an appearance with her seven dwarfs. This spectacle runs for a kilometre above the glistening sand […]
Bergen Winter Wonderland
Mountains over one thousand meters high, rise outside the window like giant chocolate biscuit cakes dusted with icing sugar. We are travelling in a ferry over glasslike water from Voss to Flam, two of […]
Hemingway and The Florida Keyes
Joe DiMaggio lies on Ernest Hemingway’s bed at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. It’s arguably the most delightful spot in the entire house, but he is after all the alpha male of the other […]
Girl’s Trip to London
Christmas Shopping Trip to Marylebone Village and Soho Shopping Snuggled in amongst charming and inviting independent stores on Marylebone High Street is Daunt Book Store, an icon for booklovers and the perfect spot to […]
Dublin is EPIC
The CHQ is the Gateway to the Dublin Docklands and briming with great things to see and do this Christmas. I was chatting with Maura and Dailthi on RTE Today show recently about things to […]
Christmas Holiday Stays in Ireland
Do you dream of having Christmas Dinner served up to you in a hotel on Christmas Day? I’ve gathered up a selection of great hotels offering gorgeous getaway Christmas stays. So if you don’t want […]