We love to get away at this time of year for a short break, just before autumn ends and winter takes over. Our destination this October was Rathlin Island, which lies approximately six miles to the north of Ballycastle off the north coast. Rich in history, flora and wildlife (seals, puffins and the elusive golden…
Having its roots in the 1600s, Bakkehuset is considered the oldest building in Frederiksberg (a large suburb in Copenhagen). In Danish, bakke means hill and hus means house, so Bakkehuset translates as 'Hill House'. In it's day, in the Danish Golden Age (1800 to 1850), it was the home of Knud Lyne Rahbek , a…
On our recent trip to Copenhagen, a lot of our time was spent wandering around the city's green spaces. Copenhagen is blessed with a number of gardens and parks and these are places we tend to visit more and more when we go on holiday. The Danish word for garden is 'Have' , which naturally…
Hello ! How is everyone? I've been a little absent round here of late, but for good reason. I've been on holiday in Copenhagen. Fancy taking a little tour around this wonderful city? Ok, then come with me... As a first time visitor, I wasn't sure what to expect. But, as a lover of Nordic…
On the Sunday of our little trip Into the West, we decided to head further north along the Fanad peninsula in Donegal to Port Salon. Being a traveller of an incidental nature, I hadn't really looked at the route. After checking out of our hotel, we just got into our car and followed the road signs.…
Last weekend we headed west for a short weekend break. Our destination was Rathmullan, a small town in Donegal which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way, a 2500km stretch of coastline along Ireland's west coast from the county of Donegal to Cork. It's a part of the world I am less familiar with but…
A few blog posts ago I mentioned that during our time off in July we had opted for a 'staycation'. We do normally venture further afield but this year, somehow, we decided to stay at home. That didn't mean we had to be boring though and as we have very luckily stayed in most of…
