Growing up, I have always been a huge football fan. I remember when my dad first took me to watch a Benfica game in Portugal when I was five. Being one of the biggest clubs in Portugal and maybe Europe, Benfica had a huge fan base that gave the stadium an amazing atmosphere. The fans
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Two days in Barcelona is short but sweet. In June 2019 my girlfriend and I took a short, tightly budgeted, 2-day trip to Barcelona. By planning our stay well and sticking to our budget we really made the most of the Catalonian capital. Barcelona is one of Europe’s most popular cities and for me it’s
Moving to a new place can be a daunting experience. The bright lights, the constant hustle and bustle, one day hurtling into the next. Coming from a small town and being thrown into the city lifestyle can ask a lot of a “culchie” as city slickers like to call us non city folk. For my
‘Every brunette needs a blonde bestfriend- Oh, and a little bit of Barcelona.’ When deciding upon a blog topic I found myself sharing ideas with my bestfriend. This was in the midst of sweating profusely at the gym, looking like a very hot and bothered baked potato. This thought leads nicely to my first
As I wound through the country roads the morning of July 22nd 2016, memorising the all too familiar miles of green around me, I tried to imagine what the following year had in store for me. The weeks of last minute packing and goodbye parties were actually over and I was exchanging the Emerald Isle