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Cycling gear with a stylist Irish twist
We Irish have to live with the rain. We cycle through it, walk through it, canoe through it and party through it. That is not to say that we don’t get miserable about it too, sometimes. We do. So the … Continue reading
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Tagged bike Ireland, cool cycling gear, cool Dublin, cycling gear, cycling ireland, womens cycling gear
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Loving the Loop
“Are you really earthy and wholesome then?” a colleague asked me recently. I told her I was about 65% earthy, but reassured her that “I’m not one for eating placentas, though. I have my limits”. I guess the fact that … Continue reading
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Pembrokeshire’s banks are rolling in it
It strikes me as somewhat ironic that the hedgerows which envelop me along this shady lane are called Pembrokeshire Banks. Because while the rest of the world’s banks fall into crisis and collapse, these ones are proffering a wealth of … Continue reading
Wild Walls Cycle Derry-Londonderry Sunday 12 May 2013
I travelled around Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland with this company recently and was blown away not only by the fierce wind, but also by their fiercely committed approach to truly responsible tourism. I will be writing more about … Continue reading
Trinidad and Tobago – Sustainability with a Smile
“They don’t like tourists in Trinidad, you know, but I’m sure it’ll be interesting anyway” a neighbouring passenger told me as he got off the London to Trinidad flight at its brief stopover in Tobago, leaving me somewhat speechless as I waited … Continue reading
Oh Derry Boy
It is always uplifting to hear the sound of the organ playing when you enter a cathedral. But nothing was going to prepare me for what followed when I visited St Columb’s Church of Ireland Cathedral in Derry City last week. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Derry City of Culture, Derry tourism, Londonderry tourism, walking tour Derry
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SailRail – a logistical love affair?
I have long been a fan of SailRail deals and wish there were a lot more of them. I have lost count of the amount of times I have travelled this way between London and Dublin, my two home towns, … Continue reading
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Tagged ferry to Ireland, Irish Ferries, sailrail, sailrail to Ireland, stena line
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It’s not every day you meet a Leprechaun Whisperer
It’s not every day you meet a Leprechaun Whisperer. And I thought it would be hard to suppress cynical smirks when I did, but when Kevin Woods of Carlingford, County Louth shook my hand firmly, looked me in the eye … Continue reading
Mother and son go feral in Scottish Highlands
Sitting in the bar of the Caledonian Sleeper train with my then twelve year old son Louis, it is hard not to people watch, wondering where everyone is heading on this early summer, late night train to the Highlands. One … Continue reading