Recently on Facebook some fellow Irish Parenting Bloggers and I got into a chat about places to visit around Drogheda and Dundalk. I’m not familiar with Dundalk at all but having been to school in Drogheda and being based in the area whenever we are home in Ireland on holiday, I have a few favourite… Continue reading Oldbrige & The Battle of the Boyne Museum
It is Sunday afternoon and we are back at home, stripping off eternal layers and peeling off damp socks. The grumpy boys who didn’t want to get out of bed at 7:30 am are long gone, replaced with happy children, rosy cheeked and full of life. How? Snow. Snow. I don’t imagine they will… Continue reading Sodden Boots & Happy Boys
Following last year’s summer holiday at home in Ireland, I wrote a list of the 11 best days out we’d had. This year we revisited some of those places and visited a few more. I didn’t get round to posting this before the mid-term breaks, but these places aren’t going anywehre. They still be around… Continue reading 5 Cheap & Cheerful Days Out In Ireland
Now that we are into November, I feel alright about thinking about the Christmas shopping. Any earlier that this I have the feeling I am being sucked in by the commercialism or I am being overly organised. Before I go into my list of gift recommendations, let me say that I am an old-fashioned kind… Continue reading Christmas Gift Buying Guide 2016
When people in Germany ask me what Ireland is like for a holiday, I am always keen to make it clear that if they are looking for a beach holiday they can forget Ireland. “If you don’t mind the weather, you can have a great holiday in Ireland” I tell them. After this year’s holiday… Continue reading Beach Weather
Famed as the city of love and as one of the most romantic places in the world, Venice is definitely bucket list material. We, crazy in love couple that we are, chose to visit recently. With the children. And my dad. So, what do you do in Venice with the kids? Initially Venice may not… Continue reading A Day In Venice With Children
You may have noticed that it has been a bit quiet here on the blog. If you follow our adventures over on Instagram then you’ll know we were on holiday for the past 8 days. We did a lot and we saw a lot and I’ll be breaking it all down into a few posts on… Continue reading A Little Catch Up
