To the outside world, us Irish are a crazy bunch and, for the most part, people absolutely love us for it. As Irish travel bloggers who get around quite a bit, we find that it can be a lot of fun telling people where we're from as it’s almost always met with the same...
When it comes to Indonesia, few make it past the top travel destinations of Bali and Jakarta. However, the off-the-beaten-path city of Bandung—Indonesia’s third largest city—is one not to be missed with jaw-dropping natural beauty and cooler year-round temperatures....
If you're wondering how to get from Tirana to Ohrid, you've come to the right place! Tirana surprised us in many ways. It’s a vibrant, modern city that has a really great vibe. It’s a great place to spend a few days, and if we were looking for somewhere in Europe to...
On February 23rd 2016, we went on the Istanbul Troy 15-day tour with RSD travel, and I’m writing this RSD Travel review to give other travellers my honest opinion on this tour agency. Warning: there’s a lot of ranting below! Have you ever seen something and thought,...
Travelling solo vs. couple travel - which is better? It’s a debate that many dwell on and I guess there’s a lot to be said for either side of the argument. My travelling experience has been shaped by the fact that I travel with Carlo, and I have done so since we...
“How can you not absolutely love this?” Carlo asked. “It’s ok, but can we go and grab an ice-cream now?” I said. He wasn’t too happy! In fact I think he was ready to kill me. There I stood in front of Christ the Redeemer and all I could think of was leaving and...
We met Pascal, Carlo’s college friend whom he hadn’t seen in 10 years, in an upmarket Asian restaurant in Sofia for dinner. Just as I was scraping up the last fork full of my beef chow mein, Pascal, who’s been living in Bulgaria for close to 10 years, suggested that...
Our quest to explore some more of Europe is well and truly underway. Having kicked things off by flying into Bucharest, Romania at the end of January, we’re now enjoying some time in the Transylvanian province of the country and we just got around to visiting the...
With many of our blogger friends doing review posts for the year just gone by, we didn't want to be left out! After all, it is the start of a brand new year and if there was ever a time for reflection, optimism, planning and goal-setting for the future, there is no...
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