A few weeks before Christmas, when I was preempting the January post-holiday blues inspired by 10 days back home in Melbourne’s glorious summer, I had the crazy idea to spend St Patrick’s Day in Dublin. Ireland was on my British Bucket List and St Paddy’s seemed like as good a time as any. Next thing you know, it’s March (how did that happen?!) and we were off to explore the land of Guinness. St. Patrick’s Day proved to be a fantastic time to spend in the…
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I had a handful of preconceived notions about what Dublin was going to be like prior to visiting, but none of them included a vision of the Irish capital with such amazing food. After all, no one really goes to Dublin on St. Patricks Day for the food…that said, I have to say I was really quite impressed and after four days, I left extremely well fed. What I did notice is that it was hard to find a consolidated list of recommendations – coffee was…
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This week’s update should perhaps be more aptly titled Dublin Life Lessons as the Irish capital is where I’ve spent the last four days drinking, eating, smiling and exploring. But alas, I’m now back in London, back to reality and so full of delicious food that I am determined never to eat again. What can I say – it’s been a tough life this week. Here were the highlights: St Patrick’s Day. Obvs. We wore green, novelty shamrock glasses and made new friends to a…
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