I recently learnt with great sadness of the passing of Emyr Griffith of Wales in early January. Emyr was a vibrant person with a truly unique Welsh personality,not forgetting his wonderful [...]
Eat your heart out one and all. Today WE had the most delectable lunch at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud (@RPGuilbaud). This Two Star Michelin restaurant is both discreet and reserved and ranks as [...]
(if the annual Parades are cancelled) There is a lot of talk about the Coronavirus and whether the St. Patrick’s Day Parades will be cancelled. You could ask yourself how long is a piece of [...]
I am, of course, talking about the Chinese New Year for 2020, which begins this coming Saturday, 25th January. If you are feeling a little uneasy about these rodents you can take comfort in that [...]
In Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands a divine hotel, The Wineport Lodge, @Wineport_Lodge sits right on the edge of Lough Ree, part of the River Shannon’s network of glassy lakes. What sets [...]
For very good reasons I recently ended up taking the Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin. Due to ferry timetables it meant an overnight nearby so after much research The Sunnyside in the Victorian [...]
Last of the Summer Wine: The meteorological date for the start of autumn is 1 September. If you add that fact to the children being back at school then we can take it that it is officially [...]
A Cast of Thousands Imagine a Pageant spectacular featuring a cast of 5,500, massed choirs, orchestras, brass band, pipes and drums, alpine horns, over 40 cows and several horses. Marry [...]
Listing best beaches is a problem as I haven’t visited a single beach this year; shame on me. It is the middle of July and flip flops, togs and sun cream are now in the beach bag so no [...]
Hard to believe that Midsummer and the longest day of the year is this week. The Summer Solstice, which is celebrated far and wide, is now upon us. I refuse to mention our summer weather as [...]
