This is my dog Bella. She is one of the craziest dogs I have ever met. Anything that can be thrown, she will race after and retrieve it. From footballs to shoes to oversized logs, no matter what it is

Unfortunately, in the last few days, the heatwaves took an end. After almost 3 weeks of constant sunshine, the Emerald isle had turned mostly yellow and the light-skinned Irish had become red-skinned.

Recently I visited one of the most beautiful beaches I have been to in Ireland. Derrynane lies on the Ring of Kerry, a route in the south west of Ireland that is very popular with tourists. The beach is

The heatwave in Ireland is ongoing. It's been two weeks and I don't think anyone is ready to go back to what's usually called an Irish summer; scattered showers between occasional cloudy sunshine if not

Since the year 2005, every summer a circus tent is set up in the docklands of Cork City. Over the course of a month, many renowned artists travel to Cork to play in the Marquee. Famous names that have

There is currently a heatwave in Ireland. It is strange to have temperatures going above 25 degrees but it's definitely something I can get used to. It has never felt this much like summer so the need

Growing up in the Irish countryside, I completely missed the sheer beauty of it all. As a teenager I was too focused on moving away from the tiny parish where one had to be very creative in order to have

One of my friends had gotten into his head that he really wanted to buy a car a few days ago. Today, just as I got home from work, I got a call from him informing me that he was outside my house. He asked

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Earlier this year I was visiting friends and family in Germany. Spontaneously, we decided to drive from Stuttgart to Strasbourg. We were having issues with parking as there were no free spots anywhere.

Can anyone tell me what kind of fish this is? I took this photo in Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town and I can't remember. I really love the colours of the fish but it makes me wonder what it would look

I spent the weekend in County Clare, where I stayed in a friends house. The place I was staying had a large field out the back. The field was inhabited by two very friendly shetland ponies. This poor fellow

Took a trip to County Clare for my birthday weekend. After a lovely lunch in Lahinch we drove to the Cliffs of Moher. Though i've seen them before they are always a joy to look at. Does anyone know what

This picture was taken at O.R. Tambo, Johannesburg. It was about 6:40 in the morning and I was en route to Cape Town. At first I had cursed booking such an early flight but just before boarding, literally

This photo was taken from the top of Table Mountain. I had some time to kill as some friends who turned back on the hike waited in the long queue to get a cable car up. The was described to me as the longest

This was taken coming back from a lovely day trip to Hartbeespoort. I went to a flee market there, where there were lots of beautiful African souvenirs for sale. Anyone who got close to the flea market

Contrary to popular belief, the Cape of Good Hope is the most south westerly point of Africa not the most southerly. It was discovered by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias on March 12, 1488 in the hope

When I was driving around the Cape Peninsula, with my friendsl we came across a street sign that warned of Baboons. Finding it hard to imagine that there would actually be Baboons running around in the

One of the highlights of being in South Africa was climbing Table Mountain. We decided to take the Skeleton Gorge route up the mountain, which was considered one of the more difficult ways to ascend. We

When I was in South Africa, I came across several of these chaps. It is a weird feeling to have an animal appear in front of you that you never knew even existed. At first I thought it was some sort of