Category Archives: Travel
The great winter escape
🇬🇧 (That we escaped from too soon) ☃️ You know that feeling when you check out of a hotel at 10am and then watch from the taxi as they start handing out free champagne in the lobby at 10:15? That’s … Continue reading
Trip to Germany for Xmas
🎄The Suitcase That Knew Better Far too early really. So early, in fact, that even the alarm clock seemed to apologize when it went off at 4:45 a.m. But there are moments in life when sleep must be sacrificed on … Continue reading
🥐Paris Rules the World (Again!)
🇬🇧 Yes, dear readers — your humble (but très chic) Parisian narrator is gloating just a little: for the fifth year in a row, Paris has been named the world’s #1 city destination in the 2025 ranking by Euromonitor International. … Continue reading
From Galway to Kilkenny
🇬🇧 Castles, pubs and a standoff with the Yanks Today’s adventure began with the noble task of leaving Galway behind and heading east to Kilkenny. The plan was simple: a stop in Athlone, where history promised us a castle and … Continue reading
☘️Blown Away on Inis Mór
🇬🇧 From early birds to aperitif heros 🥱 Early Bird, Late Night, and Windy Adventures I did something wild last night. Something radical. Something completely out of character.I went to bed at 11 p.m. Yes, you read that right. Eleven. … Continue reading
Anniversary Adventures: Ryanair and the Return of Alcohol 🍀
🇬🇧 DRAFT A Special Day in Dublin (and in Trousers) Today is kind of a special day, though the reasons come in no particular order. First, we’re heading off to Dublin early this afternoon. Second, it also happens to be … Continue reading
Packing panic in pararadise
🇬🇧 A love letter to Ryanair’s luggage policy Ah, the final golden rays of Occitan sunshine are gracing my face like a farewell kiss from a lover who knows I’m about to cheat on them—with a raincloud. Yes, tomorrow I … Continue reading
Time to check in
🇬🇧 (and buckle up for Guiness) ✈️ It’s official: the trip to Ireland has moved from the “Wouldn’t it be lovely?” stage to the “Print virtually your boarding pass before Ryanair charges you a kidney” stage. Yes, there’s no alternative … Continue reading
Breaking the silence
🇬🇧 BBQs,bypasses and the brutal end of summer Sipping my morning coffee today, peacefully watching the world fall apart one international headline at a time, I had an alarming revelation—I haven’t posted anything in five days. Five. Days. That’s practically … Continue reading
I do it my way 