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Now, this is what you call a super market

What to do on holiday when it’s lashing out of the high heavens and your hotel room is way too small for comfort? Some would

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Some memories, no matter how deep they are buried, refuse to stay buried. Way back when, on my first (and I think my only) package

Before the madding crowd

One of the drawbacks to living in a city as beautiful as Budapest is that everyone wants to visit. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve no

Pickiness rewarded

I’m not known for my patience. I want everything to happen yesterday, or today. Tomorrow brings me out in hives. It never arrives. When I

Into the unknown on wings of imagination

You would think that after seven years in a sometimes volatile but never boring relationship, I would have glimpsed, even if not fully understood, most

How to marry a farmer

I’m told that the best place to find a farmer husband in Ireland is at the National Ploughing Championships, a three-day mid-week event that this

What you find when you go looking for cider vinegar

I travel. Quite a bit. And I’m no stranger to unusual ‘bring back’ requests, but this was the first time I’d been asked to bring

The difference that daylight makes

There was a time when Szimpla Kert was my last port of call on a night out. When I first arrived in Budapest, it fascinated

Finally … a decision

BZs came to breakfast. I told myself that if he drove, I’d ask him to take me to get a Christmas tree. One of the

Christmas… again?

Christmas is just around the corner. It’s not long till December and once the 1st of December hits, it’s fast-forward all the way to Christmas

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