Kitesurfing in Ireland is wild. Introduction by Grace Austin, editor of Extreme Nomads; main article by Ugne Kaskelyte Perched on the westerly fringes of Europe, Ireland’s windswept, wave-battered coastline is a place of legend and lore. It’s a paradise — a cold water paradise — that promises to satisfy everything Read more…
Achill Island is one of the most beautiful places in Ireland. As our car rounded the bend in Mulranny, the town just preceding Achill Island, it was hard not to stare. Cascading auburn hills fell away into placid waters while the winding road continued on through the mountains to Achill Read more…
The most adventurous things to do in Ireland, according to travel bloggers. This post will take you scaling the tallest peaks in the land, wakeboarding in our capital city, kayaking amongst hundreds of tiny islands, coasteering on the country’s most northerly limits, dangling above a ginormous crevice on a spindly Read more…
Wondering what to do in Cork? Let us give you the local’s tour. To some, it’s ‘the rebel county’ and to us Corkonians it’s ‘the real capital of Ireland’ (no shade, Dublin). Whatever name you take for it, Cork is brilliant. At nearly 7,500 square km, it’s the biggest county Read more…
Here’s what you need to know to plan your visit to Gougane Barra. It was a muggy August afternoon in West Cork. One of those days where rain and shine streamed down from the sky in equal doses, often at the same time. Every time the sun broke through the Read more…
Wondering about hiking in Ireland? Here’s your one-stop guide to making the most of the Emerald Isle’s trails. Even as a local, there’s still roughly a BAJILLION hiking trails in Ireland I’ve yet to explore — and if that doesn’t excite the crap out of you I don’t know what Read more…
Farmlands and fisheries, harbours and hill walks — and more than a few fantastic pubs scattered in between. That’s just the first few things that come to my mind when I think of West Cork; and even as a local, it’s hard to resist the charm of this sweet little Read more…