Our day trip to Cobh was enlightening from the start - first off it's pronounced "Cove"! Of course this makes sense when you think about the woman's name Siobhan (Shi-vorn) - as the Irish language doesn't have a letter "V". Which begs the question - would my name be spelled Bhibhienne? Cobh is a fascinating spot and as with most fascinating spots, its prices are astronomical - so we limited ourself to one paid attraction for which we'd found a miserly 10% disco...

We are blessed to be living in the midst of a scenic drive right now. Seriously - to get to several main roads in multiple directions we have to undertake 'The Comeragh Drive' with mountains, valleys, ancient stone bridges, the odd waterfall and every imaginable shade of green. Not to mention traffic jams of every descriptions - so far geese, sheep, cows - we're not ruling out anything on that front. Speaking of having an open mind... we can now assure you all t...

As we lurch into October (less than three shopping months until Christmas, if that's your thing), the weather has started to turn fabulously cool here in the Emerald Isle - coldest night so far 6 degrees - let Winter begin! We first visited Ireland in late 2012 which was a fabulous but hideously rushed road trip down the west coast with 3 days in Dublin at the end. We figure we've been back 4 times since then and have (nearly) circumnavigated the whole island - ...

If we had to use two words to describe the last two weeks, they would be 'Time Flies' or 'Tempus Fugit' (calling upon our 10 words of Latin). We started the last couple of weeks by whipping the credit cards into submission and booking our flights to Zagreb and Dubrovnik in Croatia then on to Rome, Italy. The cards were still whimpering and carrying on, so we hit them even harder and booked an apartment via AirBnB in Zagreb and another apartment in Dubrovnik via...

Monday dawned stunningly clear and we decided to test the sewing machine to its limits and visit our dear friends in Enniscorthy - and all the dogs/cats/goats/chooks etc. There is something all owners of electric vehicles are familiar with - Range Anxiety... how far can I actually get on one full tank (or battery of electricity). And, where can I plug in the beast to get more distance en route. Even that is fraught with anxiety as a slow charger (found in many ...