So this week is it, it’s the week that my childhood dream finally comes true and I still can’t believe it. Is it really this week? Is the 30 year wait over? Yes, it is!! As I sit in a hostel in Cork right now, I know I’m heading to Bergamo, Italy in 2 days Read more about It’s This Week! Final Plans for France🇫🇷and Euro 2016 with the Green🟢and White⚪Army #gawa #daretodream[…]
“Michael O’Neill’s Green and White army” – Northern Ireland football fans. Now that June 2016 has arrived, it feels crazy that this month, I am finally living out a childhood dream. Since my early days growing up in Bangor, Northern Ireland I only had one dream in life. To watch the Northern Ireland international football Read more about #gawa #daretodream Living Out A Childhood Dream Supporting Northern Ireland: My Plans for June 2016[…]
As I prepare to go on the incredible adventure towards France for Euro 2016 to support Northern Ireland, it’s a good time to reflect on my previous lot of times backpacking through France. It’s a country I officially visited about 8 or 9 times, and unofficially about 70 – 90 times while working on Car Read more about My Top 5 Memories From Backpacking in France[…]
Paris is the French capital and you’ve all heard of it. But even though I backpacked through it myself a few times, it becomes too clichéd – over trodden, over visited, over-rated. So take the hint and use it as a base only and head out to discover some jewels of France that are outside the city Read more about Backpacking in France: Discover Jewels Less Than An Hour from Paris[…]
Disneyland Paris is not the most obvious backpacker resort of course but there are those travellers who like to meet up with Mickey Mouse now and then! EuroDisney is shockingly actually a cornerstone of French industry these days, money comes in and it helps the economy no end. In fact, it’s the top tourist destination in Read more about Backpacking in France: 5 Great Tips for Disneyland Paris[…]
Paris in France gets a mention again today as I’ve just entered a competition to win a trip to Paris in France with Easy Pass Tours! I’ve actually been twice before, and my girlfriend has been once as well – but we haven’t yet been to Paris together, so it was one on our list. Read more about Win a Trip to Paris in France![…]
There are a load of different options for travelling between London and Paris these days, all of which have their pros and cons. But increased fuel and taxes makes travelling by car or flying too expensive for lots of people. I wouldn’t even think about flying it to be honest!! Travelling by ferry is an option of Read more about Wi-Fi on the London to Paris Bus!![…]
As a veteran of travelling in France (first trip 1989 – most recent trip was 2011), I thought I’d do a weighing up of the seasons in France. France is one of those countries that you can visit any time of year, whether it’s high or low season and still find most of the touristy Read more about Travelling in France: Winter or Summer?[…]