A short ode to an Irish summer (an Insta hit!)
The vagaries of social media sometimes pass me by despite my love of all things tech and gear. Years after ‘stories’ became a thing, I’ve … Read more
Near & Far: Planning Travel, Warrenpoint & the French Road Trip 2021 [Podcast Script 004]
This is the script from Episode 004 of the Planet Patrick Podcast published today. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify or Apple, or most good … Read more
Back to Belfast Hotels – Ibis Queens Quarter – a homely hotel at a humble price!
You may wonder why I’m showing you a picture of my (dusty) VW Golf. Indeed and you’d be right. This is just opposite my office … Read more
Is this the cheapest hotel in Belfast? £35 a night Premier Inn
During lockdown in Northern Ireland, very few hotels were permitted to stay open, and only for essential reasons. One of them was the Premier Inn … Read more
British Airways E190SR – first post-lockdown flight! Belfast City to London City – Trip Report!
This was *such* a fun trip to take and vlog to make. I have been posting some travel videos over the past few years and … Read more
Secret Castle: Big Wood, Warrenpoint, N Ireland
I have been walking a little-known trail between Newry and Warrenpoint in County Down for the past couple of months. It gets traffic only from … Read more
Ireland Reopens: I visit Gorey, Co. Wexford after Covid restrictions
Restrictions in Ireland started to ease slightly after May 10th, 2021, and so off I went in my wee car from Northern Ireland to the … Read more
How I spent a week off my PhD
So there I am, amidst the research and trying to write and attending conferences on Zoom (yah-boo!) and suddenly it’s over four months since Christmas. … Read more
Belfast International Airport Lounge – Causeway
Belfast is the starting point for my 2017 round-the-world trip! The first lounge that I got to try on my recently acquired Priority Pass was the Causeway … Read more