As an expat you are confronted with many things that are outside of your comfort zone. Even though it might sound trivial, you don’t know that until things happen and you figure out that
A Hundred Thousand Welcomes to Ireland – “C’ead Mile Failte”
Ston Cake raising charity funds in Ireland (with recipe)
Ireland is big on charities. I had no idea about it before moving here, but you don’t need more than a week to figure it out. I’ve searched more information, for the purposes of
Things you should see in Ireland: County Sligo and Benbulbin
It’s been quite some time since we travelled anywhere for more than a few miles away from Dublin. We decided to use the August bank holiday to finally go somewhere we’ve never been so
Perseid Meteor Shower 2016 from South Dublin and Enniskerry
You might have heard that 2016 Perseid Meteor Shower was supposed to be special and very rich with visible meteors. Knowing that I decided to go out and make a couple of great photos.
Things you should see in Ireland: Powerscourt Estate, gardens, and waterfall
One of our favourite spots in Ireland, Powerscourt estate, is located in county Wicklow just south of Dublin. It’s quite a short ride from where we live now, or 40 minutes ride with a
Summer in Dublin (May 2016)
This year I’ve learned that there are two types of “summer” in Ireland, regular summer and “good Irish summer”. Summer is a period of the year that starts at May day, and ends up
Things you should see in Ireland: Wonderfull Howth
Howth is a small fishing village and most north eastern Dublin’s suburb. Accidentally, it’s the best place in town to buy fresh fish. Just a couple of days after our move to Ireland (so,
Dublin Mountains – The Great Sugar Loaf – A great way to spend a day :)
The Great Sugar Loaf is a 501 meter high mountain just south of Dublin. Because of it’s steep slopes and volcanic appearance it appears much higher than it actually is, and people consider it
Things you should see in Ireland: Weekend trip to Kilkenny, Tramore, Waterford and Wexford
So far our weekend trips involved long rides to the west coast of Ireland, and for this one we decided to go somewhere a bit closer to Dublin. A quick check on the map, and
Dublin Pride 2015 as a proof that #LoveWins
This year’s Dublin pride was the first one after Irish people voted Yes for marriage equality on the recent referendum. It as well came just two days after USA legalized gay marriages in all
Christ Church Cathedral – One of my favorite spots in Dublin
Those regular and careful readers might remember that I like churches, cathedrals, castles, towers, and bridges… Actually, I like big buildings in general. Still, if someone told me that one of my favourite places
Things you should see in Ireland: Check out why we’ll visit the Ring of Kerry again! :)
One of the most famous touristy routes in Ireland is The Ring of Kerry, and it’s considered as “The Best of Ireland”. At least people we know and we met so far told us