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Recently we have been spending more time in the (sometimes) sunny, seaside town of Bangor Northern Ireland, my hometown, which I admittedly did lose love for many years back. Due mostly to boredom, as it really is not the centre of excitement when it comes to the global stage. But, now, as an almost mature …
Through this somewhat ridiculous near-month long road trip in France and surrounding borders, we share the sheer diversity of travel during summer in France and the nearby region, from the scorching sand dunes of the Vendee to the snow-capped mountains over Chamonix. From the Pink Flamingos of the wet and wild Camargue to the purple …
I have lived in Northern Ireland for most of my life, yet I admit I have been pretty much clueless about Belfast until recently. As in the 80’s and 90’s, and even the early millennium, it really was a destination more to avoid. When tourism was focused on little more than alcoholics, terrorism, and a …
You could say we’ve had a bit of bad luck with the weather this winter, having near failed to reach the finish line of our Highland Road Trip with earlier amber warnings, and after 4 tows, 4 mechanics, and more than a month of waiting, we still have no idea if we’ll see the car again. …
I don’t feel I need to sell Ireland’s iconic coastlines, as the backdrops of massive movie franchises like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and of course The Game of Thrones, have long beat me to it. Then there is the Wild Atlantic Way which is continually shown as one as the best drives in the world. But Waterford …
You could say we have travelled a fair bit over the past few years, but were I to pick out just three highlights of this time, experiences in Japan would likely take two of the top spots, alongside one snowy day in Cesky Krumlov in winter. And this why I am coming back to it …
Most of our are travels and road trips these days are of course in Asia, but we have also covered a fair few road trips in Europe during our annual visits, which now span through around 16 different European countries. And these take place through various times of the year, where we often decide some …
It has become like routine for us now to escape at winter, to chase the snow, as we did very similar in past years when we were hopping through Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan in 2017, on an 8 country road trip in east Central Europe in 2016, and then there was Hunan, China in 2015. So now this year we …
These days we always prefer taking our own car for road trips, simply because we can pack it full before setting off, and now with post-Brexit exchange rates, we can easier afford to travel in the U.K and there’s still plenty of the best things to do in Dublin. Otherwise, a long-overdue road trip through …
Having spent the past 4 years sharing the various exotic cultures of Asia, it thought it was about time to share the other side of our life, in Northern Ireland. Although Allan would always insist that he has no culture. But this is obviously not true, to those who are new to it. Like me. So …