The Seven Sisters in Sussex has been on my to-do list for a long time. Advantages include: It’s an easy day trip from London It gets some fresh coastal air pumped into those lungs The scenery is knock-out every step of the way It’s well serviced by buses along the way if you decide toContinue reading “Taking on the Seven Sisters”
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Croaking at Croagh Patrick
I’m embarrassed to admit that until this Christmas, I’d never successfully climbed Croagh Patrick in Mayo. This is despite the fact that my family has a house almost at the foot of the mountain. I had tried and failed in a particularly unfit state several years ago. After the gluttony of Christmas, I felt thisContinue reading “Croaking at Croagh Patrick”
Japan: How we unlocked the mysteries of the orient
Irish Independent: ROWENA CROWLEY When you find yourself travelling on a silent carriage of a high-speed train where you daren’t eat or show your shoulders in public, then you know you can only be in Japan. I was travelling with three friends, one of whom had been living there for more than a year, so we wereContinue reading “Japan: How we unlocked the mysteries of the orient”
Maya magic
Irish Independent With a no-frills budget and no itinerary, Rowena Crowley set off with six friends to see Central America in six weeks I don’t think anyone travelling to Central America for the first time really knows what to expect. Six friends and I set off on a six-week adventure into this land of mysteryContinue reading “Maya magic”
Peaking in Patagonia
Irish Independent Though not known for her love of the great outdoors, the beauty of Argentina’s Patagonia region had Rowena Crowley climbing mountains, traversing glaciers and, somehow, playing bingo on a bus It was only when we had skidded down the mountain, making full use of all limbs, that we saw the ‘Peligroso’ sign whichContinue reading “Peaking in Patagonia”
First days in Buenos Aires
‘Any laptops, ipads, liquids?’ This all too familiar airport chant did nothing to reassure me as I went through security before boarding my flight to Buenos Aires. Argentina had been number one on my travel list for years but as I stood there in my ultra nerdy hiking boots, a Northface fleece and a oversized rain jacket,Continue reading “First days in Buenos Aires”
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