One of the best things about living in King’s Cross is the easy access to trains heading north towards Scotland. We wanted to show our visiting relatives a side of England that you can’t get in London, and decided to take them up to York for the day to experience Ye Olde England. East Coast trains offer cheap off-peak […]
Read more "6 Strange Things to Do in York"Cape Greco is a National Park on the south-eastern tip of Cyprus. It’s a good three hour drive from Polis, where we’re staying, so we decided to make a day of it. You drive your car down a long bumpy road, then park and walk a few hundred metres to the edge of the country. It’s difficult […]
Read more "Cape Greco"This is the part where I should mention that I’m allergic to most ocean creatures. I’m good with fish, but shellfish, squid and most crustaceans make my throat constrict and my stomach bloat like I’m carrying triplets. So, at a seafood restaurant, I’ll always order the fish. But a lifetime of avoiding all other seafood […]
Read more "Life Lesson #45 – Something Fishy"My phone chirps just after I cross the border. It’s O2. “Welcome to Turkey!” the txt proclaims. Though the UN doesn’t recognise the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as a separate country (the Turkish government is the only one that does), apparently the political quagmire of recognising divided Turkey’s occupation of Northern Cyprus is less […]
Read more "Northern Cyprus in a Day"The main beach near Polis. Cyprus is a bit of an odd sock. Everyone’s heard of it, but nobody know’s much about it. It’s been invaded dozens of times over centuries because of it’s prime spot at the intersection of Europe, Africa and Asia, and yet most of it is still undeveloped when compared with […]
Read more "5 Things You Should Know About Cyprus Before You Go"Some of you may have noticed the little Flight Centre Featured Blogger badge that appeared on here about six months ago. In that time I’ve written a few articles for Flight Centre. I link to them from Twitter, but figured it was about time I posted them on here as well for those of you […]
Read more "Flight Centre Guest Posts"My mum likes to respond to childish whingeing of “I’m bored” with “only boring people get bored”. I was finally inclined to agree with her when Aoife, our lovely B&B owner, told us that she often has guests complaining there’s nothing to do in Belfast on a Sunday afternoon. Anyone who has told you there’s […]
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