Last weekend me and Jono were in Birmingham...as always it was on a budget but it was nice to get a couple of days away even though we lived on sandwiches and hotel room picnics 🙂 Birmingham is home to the largest Christmas market of its kind outside of Germany. It was very festive although... Continue Reading →
Light up your life in Eindhoven
Mention Eindhoven in the Netherlands to anyone and they'll probably think of football and light-bulbs. Pay a visit there and scratch beneath the surface and you'll find one of the coolest cities in the world. Myself and Jono are just back from a few days in Eindhoven and I had an absolute ball....well I did... Continue Reading →
Sunshine and seasides
It's been a fantastic few days here in Ireland. It's just the most beautiful place in the world when the sun is shining. In the last week we've been to four beaches in Co. Sligo and there were still so many more we could have visited. Sligo is right on the Wild Atlantic Way so... Continue Reading →
I’ve had the Tyne of my life
We are recently back from a fantastic couple of days in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I saw a photo on Instagram a while back of Zaap Thai, which is a restaurant in Newcastle, it looked so quirky that I told Jono I'd love to go and bless him he surprised me with flights! This is a very long blog... Continue Reading →
Heavenly Hamburg
Myself and Jono are just back from a couple of days in Hamburg, Germany. We were inspired to visit after reading a post on the Journalist on the Run blog. We also realised it was home to *Miniatur Wunderland - the world's largest model railway, as this is Jono's other passion we had to go.... Continue Reading →
Blackpool on a budget
A few weeks ago Ryanair were having a 'flash sale' and I was woken up with the news that Jono was taking me to Blackpool - it was only later on in the day he also told me he'd booked the flights with my debit card! Anyway for the sum of €12 each return we... Continue Reading →