Yesterday I went to Auschwitz - Birkenau. It's free to get in and I had originally booked a ticket to go around on my own but it's quite confusing figuring out how to get there so in the end I booked a tour including transport. Michael, from Krakow Direct picked me up from my hotel... Continue Reading →

Have you ever visited a place and felt like you belong? That's how I feel here in Krakow. I can't explain it but I arrived this evening and as I walked around the square I had a pain in my chest from excitement. Now I can't sleep because I'm longing to be out exploring...and because... Continue Reading →

Back to the insomnia but I know it's just holiday excitement, a strange bed and a couple of shots of alcohol. I'm halfway to paradise by that I mean Dublin airport. I'm spending the night in Athlone at Lucy and Laurence's place. We had a lovely evening and I feel very at home here. We... Continue Reading →

Today feels it's been a fortnight long. I'm very excited though because I'm going to Poland on Tuesday. I feel like a kid at Christmas. I'm staying with Lucy in Athlone tomorrow night and heading to Dublin airport from there. So expect to see different blog posts and photos over the next few days.

Ah here you'd think when you go on holiday and walk for miles you'd sleep...not a bit of it. Between the bed creaking from the room next door- if it goes on much longer I'm tempted to give them a can of wd40 - and Jono breathing loudly I've given up trying to sleep. I'm... Continue Reading →

Jono and I are in Portugal for two nights. It's mainly to give him a change of scenery and as the flights were so cheap and we flew from Ireland West Airport Knock which is so convienient. In less than three hours we were in Faro, it was cheaper and quicker than getting from Sligo... Continue Reading →