Travel Highlights from 2016 Adventure in Wales

I had some travel highlights in 2016 but one of the most fun was a trip that I took to Wales to celebrate a big birthday. Zip-lining has been on my bucket list for some time, so I set out with three of my closest friends to Find My Epic.   Our adventure started at Dublin port as we boarded the Stena Line ferry to Holyhead, a journey I hadn't taken for decades. Wi...
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Dylan Thomas and life after the Leaving Cert

The words, ‘Do not go gentle into that good night,’ used to send shivers down my spine and throw me right back to that nightmare – the leaving certificate. But I’ll never forget that it was Dylan Thomas who wrote the poem or that it was about the death of his father. As 58,000 Irish students received their leaving cert results today I think it's worth noting that exams are not ...
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Finding my Epic in Wales and some summer reading!

Summer is here, and as The Novel Traveller I decided to put together six summer reads in last Saturday's Irish Mail You magazine. Here is the list which includes some of Ireland's loveliest authors and their books, Kate McCabe The Love of her Life, Sam Blake Little Bones, Niamh Greene A Message to Your Heart, Maria Duffy A Love Like This, Hazel Gaynor The girl from the Savo...
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