Chalk & Cheese Travels
So what would make two grown men jump into an obscure hole in the ground, get 80 metres beneath the surface and spend 6 and a half hours exploring a caving system in search of Sump 1 at Swildons Hole. Sounds random and for some people or just stupid right? But that’s exactly what myself […]
Finally we got there So it finally happened, we got to visit the Caves of Keash. We had talked about visiting many times but due to a number of reasons, one being the weather we just never made it. Actually one clear day we headed off and got to the foot of the hill only […]
Heading to the Cliffs of Moher The Cliffs of Moher on Irelands wild Atlantic way is one of the most popular sites in Ireland. Explored by thousands each year, but with the west of Ireland’s wild nature can be a tough walk for young families or the less abled. Well look no further use this […]
Roscommon Castle Set in the heart of the farming town of Roscommon lies Roscommon Castle and the Loughnaneane park. An essential piece of history for the whole town and one that has stood the course time. It is constantly being preserved so this iconic landmark is here to stay forever. As soon as I heard […]
Lough Key Forest Park We waited a week but it happened the sun was shining!!! We quickly packed up some essentials and jumped into our car decided to head to the ever popular and known as one of Roscommon’s number one tourist attractions Lough Key Forest & activity Park. A great attraction for a family […]
Whilst on a road trip through the Wild Atlantic Way we decided to stop off at Clifden for a few days and take the plunge and go hiking the 6.8km trail of Diamond Hill through Connemara National Park and embrace County Galway’s vast mountain scenes, The Diamond Hills stunning summit offering 360 degree views, is […]
Glendeer Pet Farm Glendeer Pet farm is a top entertainment and day adventure for kids in County Roscommon. Open to the public to come and enjoy this working farm and kids play areas. Location Located 15 minutes outside the town of Athlone. Although considered County Roscommon the pet farm is closer to Athlone town and […]
At the end of 2008 I decided quit my job and in the new year start a solo trip my first in fact, backpacking to New Zealand it was. This trip was 2009 so many things may of changed, and with that if anyone has been recently I would love to know more about these […]
Mount Tamborine History Mount Tamborine has a very interesting history that spans back millions of years, it it is a former crater rim of a volcanic explosion that happened about 22 Million years ago. It is based around cluster of three villages that have settled on the mountain ridge over the past years. Making up […]
The Gold Coast Gold Coast History The history of the Gold Coast Australia is one of fast development since WW2. After WW2 the South Coast region of Queensland was a popular holiday destination for servicemen returning from the war. From then on and with inflated prices for real estate and other goods and services led […]
