Towards the back end of last year, we made a trip to Belfast in Northern Ireland. Home to sports legends like George Best and Alex Higgins, the city was considered to be a dangerous place when I was a nipper. Paramilitary groups in balaclavas and guns regularly featured in the news an

This week Bruno Fernandes, the former fan’s favourite at Flamengo has been in the headlines. Linked to Barcelona and AC Milan and touted for stardom in the national team, his life spiralled out of control when his former mistress demanded child support at the same time that he w

Portmagee: Next stop Newfoundland We spent the second night of our Irish trip in the quaint village of Portmagee. Clinging onto the Atlantic, this colourful village is a nice place to stay. We stayed at The Waterfront B&B and had a beautiful view over the calm inlet of water that

I’ve travelled extensively in Europe, in fact, the only countries I’ve never visited are Malta, Azerbaijan, Russia and San Marino. Until recently, that small group of unvisited countries also included Ireland. Despite being on the doorstep of the UK and having been home to

We’ve been back a good six weeks now in Poland and after a long trip and relatively lazy summer, it took a little while to adapt to the rigmarole of daily life. I was keen to make use of the good weather and continue doing a bit more exploring, particularly on the weekends. I kn

Ohrid is fast becoming our second home. I first went there in 2004 and it still mesmerises me every time. I enjoy the chaotic roads of Ohrid. Few people indicate, drivers stop and park randomly in the street, shopkeepers are friendly and almost everyone greets you with a “Zdravo

Over the last couple of years, we have grown very fond of Macedonia and as I mentioned at the beginning of the blog, we have chosen several different routes to get down there. This was by far our longest and so by the time we got there, we were keen to slob around the pool for a few d