RURAL ESCAPADES IN SNOWDONIA Snowdonia National Park is home to more than 25,000 people, most of them farmers. Today we went exploring through some of the rural landscapes of this area, enjoying the sunshine and views of Mt Snowdon as we crossed fields, clambered over stiles, and strolled […]
UNEARTHING IRELAND’S ANCIENT HISTORY We got a taste for the history of Ireland yesterday at the National Museum here in Dublin. Wanting learn more we set out today to explore the Boyne Valley, arguably Ireland’s most important historical region. This rich alluvial plain just north of Dublin was […]
THE BARRENS OF THE BURREN & THE MAGNIFICENT CLIFFS OF MOHER Black and sheer, the Cliffs of Moher are formidable. Instantly recognisable, these 200m high precipices are iconically Irish and every year a million tourists visit the wind-swept western coast of this island to admire their rugged beauty. […]
SHANE CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY ON THE AMAZING GREAT WALL OF CHINA! Today is Shane’s birthday and he got to celebrate it by walking along the Great Wall of China. It was so cool! Actually it was bloody hot – summer is in full swing here and temperatures got […]