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    Japan: Chasing the Dream (aka Running from the Rain)

    / October 27, 2024

    We are in the terminal building standing in a queue to buy tickets  for the ferry to Beppu in Kyushu when several phones, including Caoimhin’s, start making strange sounds simultaneously. It’s an emergency…

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    Japan in a Van

    / October 18, 2024

    Japan is a country of surprises. We are enthralled by its natural beauty, the tree-clad mountains and the numerous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines nestling among cedar trees above swirling clouds. On a much…

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    Journey to Japan✈️✈️

    / October 9, 2024

    Our journey was longer than expected. We flew Qatar Airlines from Dublin to Doha (Qatar) and onwards to Osaka in Japan but delays leaving Dublin meant that we missed our connecting flight in…

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  • Travel,  Travel in Ireland

    Tory Island – Timeless and Tantalising❤️

    / July 27, 2024

    On a sunny July Sunday, we parked our van in Magheroarty in North West Donegal and walked down the pier to the small passenger ferry to take us to Tory Island, the most…

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  • Travel,  Travel in Ireland

    Old Rail Trail Greenway – Cycling in the Midlands

    / June 24, 2024

    The Midlands is an area of Ireland that is seldom a destination in itself, usually it’s just a region to pass through on the way to somewhere more exciting. But the heart of…

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