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A week before we left for France, a photo popped up on our social media feed with an impossibly beautiful street full of little shops and half-timbered houses that we swore we were going to track down. Not to retrace other travellers’ footsteps, not in the slightest, but to bask in the stillness only a […]
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Last Updated on the 4th of December, 2025 The infinite drizzle and a lack of colour make for a very gloomy atmosphere during the seemingly never-ending winter months on Ireland’s West Coast. And as much as I love the smell, the sound and the feel of the rain, and as much as I have learned […]
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Last Updated on the 4th of December, 2025 The magnificent stretch of the Basque coast that curves from one charming fishing village to another and brings glimpses of the glistering ocean, the kind you can rest your eyes upon for hours, made us excited about returning to France. Located between the majestic Atlantic Ocean and […]
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Last Updated on the 7th of December, 2025 We rolled out of the car, stood up and slowly stretched towards the dark sky. The sun was still slightly below the horizon as we approached the bay. It was Sunday morning, and instead of sleeping in and lazing around the rented house, we got up early, had a light […]
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Last Updated on the 7th of December, 2025 Around four years ago, after visiting Biarritz and Brittany and exploring its beautiful creeks, ports and UNESCO World Heritage sites, we discovered a new passion for France. So when the opportunity arose for us to travel further down south to the French Riviera, a place that doesn’t even […]
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Last Updated on the 7th of December, 2025 It was a near-perfect day on the rugged coast – blue sea and enough breeze to offset the heat of the flaming sun hanging high up in the cloudless sky. The beach may have been a little overcrowded, but it wasn’t long before we immersed ourselves in the […]
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Last Updated on the 7th of October, 2025 Well before coronavirus was a threat to international mobility, I could effortlessly come up with a handful of arguments to rationalise the cost, in terms of both euros and tons of carbon emissions added to the atmosphere, associated with travelling. You know those invaluable life lessons you […]
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