A few months before Christmas 2016 my boyfriend and I decided to go somewhere different for impending thirtieth birthday. I say impending with a light heart as thirty isn’t all that different from twenty-nine at all. We looked at Copenhagen. Too dear. We looked at western Europe. Already been there. Then we looked at eastern Europe. And bam! we found the place we wanted to go to: Krakow, Poland.
I’ve been on another road trip. This time to Rowallane Gardens near Saintfield, County Down that is run by the National Trust. Rowallane has some of the most beautiful scenery and gardens that I’ve ever seen and certainly one of the best under the Trust’s care. Come for a walk with me as we explore an Irish country garden….
Happy Tuesday everyone! Feeling glum after a nice break at Easter?! I know I am! Then read this blog post for some travel and literary inspiration as I take a tour around Bronte & Narnia country in Northern Ireland!
I’ve been taking regular road trips to villages and towns near where I live whilst I look for further full-time work. I hate nothing more than being stuck in doors for days on end so I try to get out a bit further than my local town and explore the beautiful Irish countryside. So last week I decided to head over the border to Carlingford in the Republic of Ireland for a day of ice cream and walks.
One of my favorite TV shows as a kid and teenager growing was ‘Art Attack’ hosted by Neil Buchanan. For those of a certain age Art Attack was the art show to go to for inspiration in the 1990s and early 2000’s. It’s sufficient enough to say that Art Attack (and being brought to museums at an early age) is the reason I studied art at University and work for museums. This blog post talks about my love of art and museums and how they are essentially one of my ‘happy places.’