Beijing is the 8th most populated city on the planet, with Tokyo, Japan taking first place and India’s New Delhi second! It’s hectic, it’s busy but most importantly Beijing is packed full of things to do. You could spend weeks exploring the different attractions...
Two of our closest friends whom we had met in Korea, travelled to Japan and China with and crisscrossed all over Nepal, India and Sri Lanka with, had just moved to Edinburgh. With return flights from Dublin coming in at forty euro with RyanAir and a couch to crash on,...
Ireland on a sunny day, really is hard to beat. During the time we spent at home between finishing a fourteen month backpacking trip around the Sub-Indian continent and starting a new teaching contract in Korea, we were treated to some amazing weather. The sun was...
From Cork City to Mizen Head, Ireland’s most southerly point, is a great scenic drive, taking in the beautiful coastline, small villages and barren landscapes. Ireland on a sunny day is tough to beat and with the fantastic Irish summer continuing, we had a day, and a...
Basing ourselves in Noelle’s family home in Thurles Co. Tipperary, we took a few day trips around the county, exploring all that the ‘home of hurling’ has to offer. As the sixth largest county in the country, there is no shortage of things to keep busy; lakes,...
Food is important to us, it’s almost as important as travelling. Everywhere we go we make a point of eating local food, trying the local delicacies or whatever weird snacks the country might be famous for. We take cooking classes in different countries so that we can...
The Galtee Mountains are located on the border of Cork, Tipperary and Limerick. They’re pretty much the halfway mark between my home and Noelle’s, we’ve passed them so many times driving up and down to each other, we thought we’d go in for a closer look. With the...
While at home in Ireland, we were spoiled with some fantastic weather and we took full advantage. We climbed Carrauntoohil twice, barbecued with family and friends, drove and camped along the West Coast of Ireland and climbed to the top of Galtee Mor on the...
