Northern Ireland… walking in the footsteps of giants

Northern Ireland and Belfast As the capital city of Northern Ireland, Belfast is the final piece in the Great British jigsaw. The city’s name means ‘mouth of the sand-bank ford’. It is the largest city of Northern Ireland – and the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and has a population of 343,542 as of 2019 – …

Top five… fun European escape rooms you have to try

As is probably clear now for anyone who has read this blog, I love an escape room. I find great joy in finding a new room to play in a new city of the world I visit and have amassed more than 60 physical and online escape room games to date around the world. It’s …

Dublin… how to spend a weekend in the Fair City

Dublin The city of Dublin may be synonymous with drinking holidays and rowdy stag-dos, but there is so much more to the Irish capital than beer, Guinness and pubs. This beautiful city is steeped in culture (the area of Dublin Bay has been inhabited by humans since prehistoric times) as well as brimming with entertainment. The mix …