13 August 2025

For our family holiday this year and Joes Roundy Birthday we decided to celebrate on Sun Princess. We flew direct to Athens on an early morning flight, hopped on a coach transfer down to the port and after a very smooth, quick check in we had our Princess medallions, and we boarded the beautiful Sun Princess. The Sun Medallion is a small coin shaped device that gives you access to your room, all

13 November 2024

For my annual girl’s trip with four of my close friends our choice of location was Porto in Portugal. We flew out on a Friday afternoon and home on the last flight on the Sunday evening. We stayed in the 4*Dom Henrique Hotel which offered a triple room and a double room. The staff were very friendly, the rooftop bar had a great atmosphere with live entertainment and stunning views from the terra

15 October 2024

Croatia in October Travel Blog – Catvat & Dubrovnik Dubrovnik was one of the ports we stopped at many moons ago on a cruise we went on for our honeymoon and we spent the day exploring the city walls. My husband Joe and I vowed to return some day and last weekend we finally got to go back. We choose to stay in the beautiful small fishing town of Cavtat. Cavtat is 10 minutes by taxi from the airp

28 August 2024

Alicante is a port city on Spain’s south eastern Costa Blanca, and the capital of the Alicante province. Its old town, Barrio de la Santa Cruz, has narrow streets, coloured houses and a nightlife scene. I have been flying in and out of Alicante airport for over 20 years and enjoying holidays along the Orihuela coast and I have never spent any time in Alicante. This year we decided to do 4 nights

25 June 2024

I was very kindly invited to spend a day on the Regal Princess when it came into Dun Laoghaire on Sunday June 23rd, and I got to bring my family along too. We jumped on a boat at the port and the excitement grew as we approached the ship. Once we boarded, we were greeted warmly by each and every crew member. We were then treated to a preview of one of the performances on board in the theatre tha

04 June 2024

Norway Part 2 Norheimsund & Bergen Part 2. We flew from Bodo and landed in Bergen and met with Marie Ann from Visit Bergen. We hopped on a coach for a little over an hour and travelled to the most stunning town of Norheimsund. This was my personal highlight of the trip. On route we stopped off at Steinsdalsfossen and walked under the most powerful waterfall, a beautiful place to stop and catch y

04 June 2024

Part 1 Bodo – The European Capital of culture 2024. I travelled to Norway by invitation from ASM Ireland, sponsored by Wideroe airlines, Visit Bodo, and Visit Bergen as part of an Educational trip. The amazing itinerary included Bodo (pronounced (Boodah), Norheimsund and Bergen. We flew with Wideroe Airlines direct from Dublin to Bergen. They offer 3 weekly flights at the moment. Service on board

08 April 2024

For an Easter family trip, we flew to New York with Delta Airlines into JFK airport and took a yellow cab to The Sheraton Hotel, Times Square. If Times Square is the area, you wish to stay then The Sheraton Hotel is a great option, with a subway station right outside. We began our week with a trip to Times Square. You can enjoy taking everything in from the bright lights and street performers to t

29 February 2024

In June 2023 I headed off with 4 of my friends for a long weekend to the beautiful Cote D’Azur, known for its stunning coastline, beautiful beaches, and vibrant culture. We flew to Nice from Dublin and stayed in a city hotel called The Best Western Plus. On the first morning we walked the Promenade des Anglais, Nice’s’ iconic seafront promenade overlooking the beach and its exclusive beach clubs

28 February 2024

Why Lanzarote is my favourite Canary Island for family fun When you land in Arrecife airport the first thing you notice is the landscape. There’s not a high rise in sight just beautiful white buildings. The weather is also a big draw for families especially during the peak summer months as in recent years mainland Europe has been quite hot. There’s a beautiful breeze and we never felt restricted b

27 February 2024

Disneyland Paris / Paris city In November 22, we surprised our daughter Jessica for her 9th birthday with a trip to Disneyland Paris. We had lost my dad suddenly earlier in the year so this trip could not have come at a better time to lift our spirits. After the big surprise was revealed, off we headed to Dublin airport with our Mickey Mouse ears and flew to Charles De Gaulle airport where we w