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Family Weekend in Krakow – Guest Post by Robert Mc Cormick

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Michelle & Douglas

Trip to Krakow Back in November, my partner and I were invited by my father and step-mother to travel to Poland, with an aim of going to Auschwitz. It was to be a short weekend break, flying out the Friday and landing back the Sunday evening. The trip out was a bit of a rush….

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Europe : Tenerife

Posted on December 19, 2022December 10, 2023 by Michelle & Douglas

GETTING there … Plenty of flight options to the Canary Islands, from the three main airports in Ireland, we have been to the four well known tourist islands many times over the years and they are indistinct in many instances. They all share a constant year round sunny climate, nothing extreme as in mainland Spain,…

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Staycation : Belfast New Year 2021

Posted on August 14, 2022November 11, 2022 by Michelle & Douglas

Possibly an unlikely New Year venue, but we do live in surreal times in AD 2021, the fact or fantasy of Covid has made travel exceptionally demanding and leaving the cocooned Island of Ireland is not for the faint hearted or even seasoned traveler currently. So instead of the airport we headed directly to Belfast…

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Americas : Costa Rica

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by Michelle & Douglas

FOUR SEASONS RESORT COSTA RICA AT PENINSULA PAPAGAYOCosta Rica is a rugged, rainforested Central American country with coastlines on the Caribbean and Pacific, it is a peaceful small democracy, barely 200 miles wide and 300 miles long, it is sandwiched between Panama to the South and Guatemala to the North, Its capital, San Jose, is…

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USA : Boston

Posted on December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

To & From : Boston is such an easy City to visit, a little over 7 hours out and 6 back, the -5 GMT allows for a long weekend visit, these days it would almost be a commute option, Aer Lingus flight returns are amongst the first to arrive in Dublin around 5 am. Frequent…

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Americas : Dominican Republic.

Posted on November 18, 2020December 7, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

To & From: The Dominican Republic is a picture perfect Caribbean island that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti to the west. It’s known for its beautiful beaches, fabulous resorts, golfing and year round sunshine. Its terrain comprises rainforest, savannah and highlands, including Pico Duarte, the Caribbean’s tallest mountain. Notably days are short with…

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Sicily : Catania

Posted on November 12, 2020November 17, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

To & From: Sicily is the largest Mediterranean Island situated just off the toe of southern Italy. Famous for the Mafia and Mount Etna, it has three distinct coastlines, with the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north, and the Ionian Sea to the east. We chose a trip to Catania,…

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UAE : Dubai

Posted on October 12, 2020December 16, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

To & From: The UAE is well served by direct flights from Dublin, Dubai by Emirates. Its a 7 hour flight and UAE is + 3 hours GMT.  So not too far for an almost guaranteed sunshine holiday Dubai is a great option and one we have visited for just 5 days as well as…

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Staycation : Adare Manor,Adare, Co.Limerick

Posted on September 28, 2020October 1, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Although through work I have spent a lot of time at the fabulous #beyondeverything Adare Manor it is still so special to visit in a personal capacity not to mention that we had our wedding at Adare Manor some years back ! So when the opportunity arose to meet up…

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USA: Palm Springs Cultural Trip

Posted on September 22, 2020September 24, 2020 by Michelle & Douglas

GUESTBLOGGER: delighted to share #blog by our niece Kerry who joined us on a trip to the fabulous #PalmSpring! I had the opportunity to join Doug and Michelle on what was a fabulous trip to Palm Springs in autumn 2019. Considering the time of year it was much hotter than I expected at a scorching…

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