Since 2009, I have been telling the story of Sligo, and beyond — through my eyes, my camera lens, and my heart. What began as a personal blog has grown into a trusted source of travel tips, local stories, event coverage, and hidden gems in the northwest of Ireland. With thousands of blog posts and photographs,... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It’s that time of the week for Sunday Thoughts, and what a scorcher of a week we’ve had in Sligo, well certainly over the last few days. I can’t remember when it was this hot before, there is thunder and heavy rain promised later today, but I’ve made the most if it and washed everything... Continue Reading →
Monday Miscellany
I didn’t get a chance to write a Sunday Thoughts blog post yesterday, so you’ve got a Monday Miscellany post instead! I’m way behind in blog posts, and I will get to them eventually, but for now I’ll just do a roundup of last week. There was a little bit of everything; the kind of... Continue Reading →
Things to Do in Sligo: Walks, Markets, Culture and More
I'm always asked for suggestions of things to see and do in Sligo, so I thought I'd write a blog post of some of my suggestions. I've written a Sligo Guide of Things to do with Kids here. This is just a guide and bear in mind that it was written as a summer post,... Continue Reading →
Rewind – Indie Authors Ireland – the Sligo team on the Radio and in the Newspapers
I've briefly mentioned Rewind - the Indie Authors Ireland Anthology before, but I haven't written a dedicated blog post about it. It's a beautiful book, and I'm delighted to have a piece in it. It was an idea within the Indie Authors Ireland Facebook group to produce an anthology. The group decided that the topic... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Happy Sunday! After some very hot days we are back to the rain. It’s a shame as I was going to head off exploring this morning. I had a failed attempt at exploring yesterday, thanks to Google maps, I have a love hate relationship with those maps. I was looking for the Callow Lake Loop... Continue Reading →