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Discovering Dublin

Well I have to say in all honesty, when we first arrived in Dublin, it wasn’t what I had been expecting. I had heard there were pubs, clubs and restaurants galore with people spilling out on to the street all full of Guinness and the ‘craic’. Here I was thinking we would just step off …

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The natural wonders of Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond

I have always had a deep affection for Loch Lomond in Scotland. It’s one of those magical places I try to visit when I ‘come home’ just so I can reconnect and breathe in the majesty of my surroundings. I actually feel a physical and emotional (maybe even spiritual) sense of calm wash over me …

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Sizzling in the summer sun – in Ireland

Ireland

I know, it’s not a headline you read too often, but it happens. On our recent trip to Ireland somehow we managed to pick the time of the heatwave and we saw Ireland in a light we never expected. In basking hot, sizzling, tar melting sunlight. We were ready for the grey, dreich days, sideways …

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Indulgence weekend in London

It’s become a bit of a tradition that whenever my sister, my daughter and myself are in the same hemisphere at the same time, we grab some quality time together. It’s important to me that my daughter, who has lived in Australia since she was seven, is able to connect with family so she has …

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