Where in the world? Our Trips and Travels in 2019
Let’s cut to the chase - where do we plan on going this year? So far, I have two trips booked. This March (and following our “every two years” trend), Mom and I are heading [...]
Top Summer Holiday Destinations 2019
A version of this piece was originally posted in January 2019's edition of Fórsa Magazine. See more on their website here. New Year celebrations have come and gone and for many of those still easing themselves [...]
Customs and Manners: Looking at etiquette around the world
A version of this article was originally published in Fórsa Magazine To tip or not to tip? Is it rude to make this gesture? When it comes to etiquette while travelling, it often involves you [...]
Memories of India and the memory of a friend now gone
For some reason this week I found myself thinking about a friend of mine who passed this year. My memories are starting to get hazy and I do not wish for them to be so. [...]
Rated and Reviewed: Where we stayed in Japan 2018
This year myself and my partner headed on a three-week trip to Japan. Too long had it been on our bucket list and we didn’t know what really to expect but because it was new [...]
A Mother-Daughter Journey: From Santiago de Compostela to Cape Finisterre
Our walk across the Spanish countryside has long come and gone but as you many of you know, Mom and I walked the Camino Finisterre this year taking in around 89km overland. The Camino Finisterre [...]
Nerds Unite: 32 things every geek needs to see in Japan
My partner and I are pretty hardcore gamers so it was only natural that our journey to Japan was heavily on the geeky side. But Japan is not just heaven for gamers and anime fans, [...]
Do’s and Don’ts: Japanese etiquette for first-time travellers
Well now! How are you? It’s been a while. Myself and my partner are just back from an epic adventure to Japan. We spent 3 whole weeks traipsing across the country and flew home to [...]
Camino de Santiago for the senses: What you can smell and taste along The Way
This year Mom and I journeyed again to Spain where we walked the Camino from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre. Also known as Land’s End, Finisterre is rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain and in Roman [...]
A First-Timer’s Guide to Vietnam
This piece was first published in the April 2018 edition of Fórsa magazine and my piece was reproduced here with permission. I've added a few lines for links. It's aimed at people in Irish so [...]