North of the River and Patrick Guilbaud’s
We waved farewell to our English chums as they headed home to Germany. We caught the DART to Tara St Station and began the O’Connell St walk north of the Continue Reading →
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Georgian Dublin
Another blue sky and a brisk walk into town launched a fabulous day. We spent most of the day in Georgian Dublin, beginning with a stroll through a very picturesque Continue Reading →
First Full Day of Exploration
The day began with a leisurely breakfast with Arth & Jane – a typical, but solid, hotel morning buffet on offer of eggs, bacon, sausage, black and white pudding, sautéed Continue Reading →
First night in Dublin
Flying long haul really is a bizarre experience. Even though we were blessed with the luxury and room of business class (THIS time), we were still in a flying metal Continue Reading →
The Air New Zealand Lounge
Well, so far, so good. Chauffeur turned up right on time – his name was Oris and he was charming and an excellent conversationalist, so the drive to the airport Continue Reading →
Gearing up for Ireland
We are only a few days away from being collected by our chauffeur and driven to Sydney Airport to board our Etihad flight to Dublin! Sumptuous meals, plush hotels, charming Continue Reading →
Last days in Malaysia
After our time in the jungle (or rather, quite civilised accommodation in the jungle!), we headed to Sabah Hotel in Sandakan for a bit of pampering. This hotel was a Continue Reading →
Sepilok and Abai Jungle Lodge
We left Turtle Island at 7am and headed back to the dock in Sandakan. Our return trip took a little longer than the original due to having to stop a Continue Reading →
Turtle Island
We were collected from our accommodation as per schedule at 9:45am, and none too soon for us (not a good night’s sleep, and really, really ordinary breakfast – there truly Continue Reading →
Kota Kinabalu & Sandakan in Sabah
Kota Kinabalu International Airport is the second largest airport in Malaysia; it’s the gateway to Borneo – big tourist destination thanks to the amazing wildlife this part of the world Continue Reading →