San Sebastián : Irun June 2018 We used McRent again for this trip. We had such a good experience with the company in San Sebastián( actually Irun as the suburb) that we used them again. We picked up from Mano and within 30min we were off. I was so pleased, I didn’t have to correct…
Porto:Lisboa to San Sebastian : June 2018 Train travel in Portugal is not as glamorous as say Switzerland or even Italy. Sorry, Portugal! The stations are a little uninspiring. So we are travelling from Porto to Lisboa and from there we will take the overnight train to San Sebastián. Armed with some mags and a…
Porto June 2108 Festival of São João of Porto (St John of Porto) is celebrated on midsummer or the night of the 23rd June. the tradition of hitting each other on the head with a head of garlic or more modernly with a plastic hammer was never really explained to us, but it was fun…
Porto June 2018 Flying for the first time on Taag airlines via Luanda we arrived in Porto at 6am. TAAG was a definite parsleyspursuit of the perfectly priced flight. The plane was brand new with fancy touch screens and lovely decor BUT no headphones were handed out and we overheard the air hostess telling our…
We are off on our next trip and as usual it involves a lot of countries! So be prepared to hear about Porto, Lisbon , Spain, France , Jersey and London. Our plan is to celebrate our first anniversary in Porto. And of course we are not ones for keeping special occasions all to ourselves…
Galway City, Ireland : February 2017 So part of this second life is the reawakening of my senses. I see so much more, it’s as if my eyes are sharper and everything is clearer to me. I noticed it on the last trip but I’m really experiencing it on the trip to Ireland. Ok so…
Parsleys Pursuits 