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The following pics perfectly illustrate two of the loveliest perks I have going at the moment. Perk One: I was invited, along with Team KISS and Team Stellar, to Cork Dry Gin's "afternoon tea with a twist" at The Merrion. I got there and instantly fell
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Looking through my camera's memory card after this Easter Bank Holiday weekend, a clear theme emerged: Food, and lots of it. From yummy barbecued lamb skewers and delicious creme brulée on Friday, to a rustic medieval lunch on Saturday, followed by a mini Easter egg hunt on Sunday.
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If you've ever wondered what reward you might get for walking from Inchicore to Phoenix Park, this is it: Spicy chipotle chicken soup from the Taco Taco stand at the Epicurean Food Hall, and a giant 99, drizzled with either chocolate or raspberry syrup. Yum. Here are my
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While watching Eat, Pray, Love with the mammy last Sunday, I was reminded of the lovely Italian phrase 'dolce far niente', which translates as 'the sweetness of nothing'. It's meant to sum up that pleasant idleness, that lovely chillaxed feeling you get while people-watching
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One of the St Patrick's Festival highlights definitely has to be the fun fair that rolls into Merrion Sq. Kel, Ethan and I headed along on Sunday for the Big Day Out – basically an excuse to eat Nutella and banana crepes for lunch, watch funny caricaturists, see the
Living local
What do you get when you combine my job and my hobby? Lots of bokeh from the Justin Bieber gig of course. I was lucky enough to get to go see Justin Bieber perform in The O2 last night (and even got to meet the coolest ten-year old in the
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If you're around Dublin over the next few days, defo pop in to the Docklands Christmas Market, if only to soak up the festive buzz. Oh and the coconut macaroons, definitely have some of those too. Here's a lil' montage from Saturday's visit.
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So yeah, it's still freezing and snowing and just downright BRRR at the moment in Dublin. I still haven't quite been able to go on a proper photo wander in this, the prettiest of weathers, but here are a couple of shots, grabbed mainly on my
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I think it's called Johnson's Court. Just off Grafton Street, this, to me, is the prettiest street in the whole of Dublin once the Christmas lights go up. It's just a blanket of bokeh up there. Dying to get back to it and take
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... And we're back. Apologies for the unscheduled break in bloggy transmission there. Between work, a big photo project, moving house (third time this year, lucky me, huh?), trying to sort out broadband and squeezing in some quality jumping-on-the-bed time with Ethan, the weeks just melted away. But enough