by Tina O'Rourke | Apr 12, 2022 | Alice, Camping, Outdoors
Campervan Conversion Alice, yep, we finally named our campervan only a year after buying her as a nine-seater minibus. Officially she is an Opel Vivaro, and we finished the final conversion to a camper a week ago. Last year we did a temporary conversion to see what...
by Tina O'Rourke | Mar 9, 2022 | Hiking, Outdoors, Walking
Knockma Forest Trail Hi, and welcome back to another weekly post here on My Travel Journal. This time I am revisiting one of our most recent trips to the Knockma Forest Trail, which we did in February. Knockma is approximately a thirty-five-minute drive from Galway,...
by Tina O'Rourke | Feb 25, 2022 | Hiking, Outdoors
Hi, and welcome back to my weekly blog post. This week I am revisiting a trip we took to Keem Bay in Achill during one of the periods between lockdowns in Ireland last year. Having visited many occasions, I had always wanted to hike up to the derelict lookout post on...
by Tina O'Rourke | Feb 18, 2022 | Outdoors, Walking
Hi and happy Friday to everyone. As promised, I am exploring Clare Glen Forest with you this week. Late last autumn, we were up visiting family in Gilford Co Down when my hubby’s brother, Phillip, suggested we all go for a walk in a forest park near Tandragee (I have...
by Tina O'Rourke | Feb 11, 2022 | Hiking, Outdoors, Walking
Hi there, the week has been so busy that I am just finishing this blog post on our latest short trip. Last weekend Alan had a few extra days off, and we decided to head away just for two nights. It’s funny how this type of vacation would have been the norm for us,...
