Aside from the brilliant boards.ie, the Irish site I find most useful at the moment is the Dublin Journey Planner from the Dublin Transportation Office (DTO). I thought I had blogged about this ages ago but apparently not! You enter a start and end address in Dublin, and it will map out the route [...]

Update 19 April: Strawberrynet responded to my e-mail within 48 hours to confirm that they would refund the customs charges in full! Now that’s what I call great customer service.
I have blogged before about the brilliant StrawberryNET website that sells big brand cosmetics at big discounts. I am a big fan of the site and [...]

On passing another couple on the scenic coastline walk between Dalkey and Killiney:

“I can reply to e-mails OK…. I just can’t instigate an e-mail”

Well, it made us chuckle anyway…

As a Gemini, I am supposed to embrace change. Yet, I always like things to stay just the way they are. That’s why the saggy 25 year old curtains in my bedroom are a source of great comfort to me!
My life has been fairly topsy turvy of late with enough twists and turns to fill [...]