Last updated on March 12th, 2024 at 04:18 pmAlex and I decided a few weeks back that we were going to make it a goal of ours to visit all of the coastal DART stops over our 3 years here, so that we could experience all these easy day trips from Dublin. The DART (Dublin…
Last updated on February 26th, 2019 at 03:54 amUPDATE: in 2014 this celebration moved to became King’s day and is now celebrated on the 27th of April, we have not made it to celebrate King’s day, but the traditions decribed below are still occuring, just on a slightly different day! Every year on April 30th,…
Alex and I were fortunate to live near the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance when we lived in Melbourne 8 years ago. On the 25th of April, 8 years ago, we attended the dawn ANZAC day ceremony. The ceremony begins at 6am, but we recommend getting there at around 5:45am. This is an amazing ceremony dedicated…
Last updated on January 3rd, 2023 at 11:04 pmSingapore is an island city-state that borders the tip of southern Malaysia. It’s multicultural population constitutes houses a global financial center, making it one of the world’s wealthiest places. It’s year round tropical climate makes Sentosa Island a good spot for a family beach getaway. Chinatown is…
We’ve had a busy week in Melbourne catching up with family, friends and the sun (coming from Ireland). We’ve also been doing our best to dodge outrageous drink prices as the average price of a decent pint in Melbourne is around 8 euros ($10 US). The Aussie dollar is very strong at the moment given…
