Asian Adventures
Thailand
Sometimes we choose a holiday where we do nothing but unwind. Then there are times when we choose one for adventure; where the sounds, smells and sights are foreign and intoxicating.
The second time I visited South East Asia I went for 4 months, starting in Vietnam. I’d decided to travel alone, much to the heartache of my parents. They were beside themselves with worry, but I moved ahead with my plans regardless. Read more 
Europe’s Friendliest City
Photo Credit: Discoverireland.ie
Earlier this month, Conde Nast Traveler unveiled its list of the friendliest and unfriendliest cities around the world and it has to be said, Ireland ranked pretty high. The medieval city of Kilkenny came ninth and was the only European city in the Top Ten. Dublin came in at Number 13 and Cork, Number 20. Read more
Going the Long Haul – India & New Zealand
Kerala, India
It’s been a couple of years since I went to India, but I remember my first day like it was yesterday. The sounds and smells of the city hit me the moment we stepped out of Mumbai airport.
The intensity of the heat was heightened by the fact that there were hundreds of shouting men circling us like sharks. Read more
Ireland’s Top Beachside Breaks for Families
Donegal
I spent the weekend in the Kingdom of Kerry, where we spent a night with my sister and her family on a campsite at the very tip of the Iveragh Peninsula. Read more
Julianne Mooney 