Travel
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St Finbarr’s Pilgrim Path: Saints and Sunshine
Nobody warned us about the horseflies. They were out in marauding gangs, mainly attacking from behind. The pain was instant as the female used her scissor-like mouthparts to tear our flesh and lap…
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Great Blasket Island: Sleeping with Seals
The path wound steeply down to the little pier at Dún Chaoin (Dunquin), with its dramatic cliffside setting and views of azure-turquoise water. I wiped away the sweat trickling down my face, waving…
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Clare Island: A Room with a View
The ferry to Clare Island was much smaller than we expected. It bobbed in the waters at Roonagh Pier in County Mayo on a June morning under dark, threatening skies. A couple of…
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Malaysia/Turkey: Homeward Bound
Kuala Lumpur felt different this time around. Six weeks previously, we had flown in from Dublin and now we were returning to spend a few more days there before getting a flight back…
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Thailand/Malaysia: Long Journey to Paradise
In the train station in Surat thani in Thailand, the woman behind the ticket counter was almost asleep, her head was resting on her folded arms with one bleary eye on her phone…
