As I mentioned a couple of weeks back I've got tickets for a few upcoming concerts. One was a concert I was meant to be attending in 2020 that was postponed due to Covid, but the others are all new. So far I've got tickets for: Clannad in Wexford. It's their farewell tour so I'm delighted that I'll get to see them live before they stop performing.Hans Zimmer in Berlin, … [Read more...] about On the Hunt for Concerts and Other Fun Stuff
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Going Back on the Road Sort of
I've been in Ireland without leaving since March of 2020. I got back from a trip to Mexico and then the world went mad... Over the past 18 months things have changed quite a bit for everyone. Personally I've now got greenhouses and barbecues, as well as a load of other bits and pieces. When you're stuck at home most of the time it's hard not to start messing about with the … [Read more...] about Going Back on the Road Sort of
Castles, so Many Castles
This year's July break is being spent in County Galway, close to Mayo. The cottage I rented via AirBnB is surrounded by fields and most of our neighbours are of the wooly variety. While I have spent a lot of time in County Clare since I was very young I've never really spent time in this part of the country so there's plenty of things to see that are new to me. One … [Read more...] about Castles, so Many Castles
2020 Travel Stats
2020. The year most of us would love to forget, skip, erase or somehow purge from our lives. Writing about travel in 2020 seems odd. Almost futile. This time last year I was reflecting on a year of bouncing around the globe. I was remembering new experiences. I had fond memories of some lovely dinners with a wide variety of people. Some more special to me than others. So … [Read more...] about 2020 Travel Stats
Taking the Baby Weber on Holiday
I've spent the last week on holiday in the west of Ireland. Overseas travel this year is simply not an option, so we decided months ago that we'd have a family holiday together somewhere in Ireland instead. So we ended up renting a house in Kilkee. One of the main reasons I got the Weber Smokey Joe, aka "the baby Weber", was for travel. It's small enough that you can … [Read more...] about Taking the Baby Weber on Holiday