The walls of Inis Meain

Huttopia campsites, France

Saturday, April 18th, 2009
 

They say that the three most stressful events in your life are moving house, getting divorced and loss of a loved one. But they forgot one thing. Going camping. Sometimes it feels like it’s up there with the big three.  I might as well be moving house with all the stuff I need to take. [...]

Click here to read more


Paris vert, je t’aime

Saturday, February 7th, 2009
 

I know that Paris for Valentines is a cliché, but it is so easy to fall in love there. As an ethical traveler, I am also in love with Paris. Living in London I am spoilt, as I can take a train to get there, with no better start to a trip to Paris than [...]

Click here to read more


All the magic of Paris without Mickey Mouse

Sunday, March 4th, 2007
 

Don’t get mad, get even. That’s what I decided to do when my seven year old son came home from a friend’s house telling me that he had learned some French.  The Francophile in me beamed from ear to ear.  “Disneyland Pareeeees!” he announced proudly. This was not the time for a lecture on cultural [...]

Click here to read more