Settling into Ballina After the champagne-and-spa glow of my birthday weekend, it was time to unpack my bags for a while. Ballina, in County Mayo, would be my home for the next two months — long enough to stop feeling like a tourist and start feeling like I was home! My base was a perfectly […]

After my Dublin days of history, pints, and Grafton Street wandering, it was time for a change of scenery — and pace. I boarded the train to Killarney for my birthday weekend at Muckross Park Hotel & Spa, ready to trade the city buzz for a dose of pure indulgence. The Train to Killarney I […]

Ireland and Scotland, 2025. If you’re into meeting locals, digging into history, and stumbling across the odd dramatic cliff, here’s your boarding pass. There will be photos, mishaps, and at least one castle or village whose name I’ll likely butcher. And So, It Begins Every good Irish story deserves a proper beginning, and mine started […]