About Me

A little about me……

I live in the picturesque village of Passage East, County Waterford in the sunny south-east of Ireland with my husband, Caoimhin but I grew up in the town of Dromcollogher, Co Limerick. The tragic events that occured in my hometown a century ago have inspired my first novel, A Widow’s Son.

I’m a retired Medical Scientist who has morphed into a travel enthusiast and blogger, writing about my travels at https://marienoonan.com/. My husband, Caoimhín, and I are fans of slow, independent travel, without too much planning. We prefer to make up our itinerary as we go along and love the freedom and flexibility of retirement.

We have backpacked around Central America, dawdled around the many islands of the Philippines, road-tripped to Greece and back through Albania, Montenegro and Slovenia, gone island-hopping through all eight of the Canary Islands and toured Japan in a campervan. We have driven around Mexico and also taken our all-electric van from Ireland to Morocco…an unforgettable experience for many reasons.

And we’re not finished yet😍🤞

Of course, its isn’t necessary to travel far to have rewarding experiences. Ireland is a wonderful country to travel around, especially the lesser explored areas like the Copper Coast in Waterford and the remote North West corner of Mayo with breathtaking trails and desserted beaches.

If you like reading about travel from the comfort of your armchair or are looking for ideas and tips on budget travel at any age, come along on the journey with us, we’d love to have you.

Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?’   Rumi