China has never been a place that was high up on my bucket list, or was somewhere I gave too much thought to. Earlier this year, my niece moved to Shanghai to complete a semester at Fudan University so I started looking at potentially going to visit. Irish citizens also have 30 days free travel … Continue reading China
Hangzhou was the capital of the southern Song Dynasty between 1138 and 1276, and was also noted by Marco Polo as being the most magnificent and prosperous city he had ever encountered, far surpassing anything in Europe at the time. Hangzhou is home to a couple of Unesco World Heritage Sights, most notably The West … Continue reading Hangzhou
I'm a big fan of Chinese food, but this will be a mixed bag of a review - mainly because I didn't try too much local food while I was in Shanghai - it was either fried chicken feet or exceptionally greasy. I also feel like I didn't actually eat that much as I was … Continue reading Shanghai Food
As with any new location I go to, I tend to research some great cocktail bars that I want to check out. I made note of a couple of bars that I wanted to see while in Shanghai, but I hadn't expected to visit as many as I did.. oops! Bar Eirekey Back in February, … Continue reading Must-Visit Cocktail Bars in Shanghai.
The last couple of years have been a bit quiet travel wise thanks to both covid and two kids! Due to a very last minute booking (4 days before leaving!) we decided to attempt our first flight with two kids (4.5 and 1.5). We got good flights with Ryanair for Sunday - Thursday, so decided … Continue reading Ibiza
Going out for food with a baba can be a little stressful - especially when there is a buggy to be pushed around! I've noticed that it can be quite difficult to navigate it through busy shops and cafes, so I've put together a little list of places that are welcoming and buggy friendly - … Continue reading Baby Friendly Eating!
After our few days in London at the NFL game we made our way down to Brighton for the last leg of babymoon! Hotel Malmaison Brighton It took me ages to book the hotel as I was checking out lots of sites and considering booking an AirB&B but eventually based on reviews, I booked this hotel. … Continue reading Brighton
Our final trip before the baba's arrival was to an NFL game in the new spurs stadium and two days in London before getting the train down to Brighton for two days! Hotel The Megaro We booked into The Megaro at Kings Cross for our two nights in London, we wanted a pretty central location … Continue reading London – NFL
Atlanta was the first stop on our 10 day road trip across the southern states of the US. We flew Delta direct to Atlanta and settled in with some prosecco and the nicest air-plane food I've had before (risotto, Caesar salad and lily O'Brien's). After 8 hours and three prosecco's we arrived in Atlanta Airport and … Continue reading Atlanta and Birmingham
About an hour outside of New Orleans the stunning scenery started to appear - as we drove along the extremely long bridge, we got to look out at the surrounding swap that goes on as far as the eye can see. Hotel St. James New Orleans We arrived at our hotel, St James just outside … Continue reading New Orleans
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