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Living in a lighthouse - Tranoy lighthouse in Northern Norway

Imagine living in a lighthouse! When we got the chance to live in Tranoy Lighthouse in Northern Norway, we were thrilled. What could be more wild and beautiful than living on the edge of a headland, with the roaring sea just outside?

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Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland - 10 filming locations

Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland that we intend to take you to. If you've been following our journey around Ireland, you've already seen several of these, but we thought it would be fun to put them all together in one post. Northern Ireland was more packed with Game of Thrones locations than we realised, and because we love this TV show, following in the footsteps of the series became a journey in itself.

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Visiting Skellig Michael - Star Wars in Ireland

Did you know that several scenes in Star Wars were filmed in Ireland? When planning our trip to Ireland, we decided early on that we wanted to visit Skellig Michael. Peter was very enthusiastic about visiting the steep rocky island with the old monastery. It turned out that visiting Skellig Michael wasn't easy... but today we can still tell you about this dramatic island!

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Titanic in Belfast - guide to the Titanic Museum in Belfast

Titanic Belfast, this special Titanic museum in Northern Ireland, won the 2016 award as the world's leading tourist attraction. We can understand why! Coming here, where the Titanic was once built, is a very special feeling. Titanic Belfast offers a journey through the ship's dramatic history. Right next door you can step into the dry dock where the ship was built or drink a beer in the halls where she was once designed. This is world class!

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The sacred monastic village of Glendalough - and Ireland's highest waterfall

Our last two motorhome trips in Ireland were to the sacred monastic village of Glendalough and to Ireland's highest waterfall, Powerscourt. Walking around the old (and new!) graves in the medieval monastic village of Glendalough was a very special experience. The waterfall provided a spectacular end to the motorhome trip. But, even though we returned the motorhome, the trip in Ireland was not over!

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Ring of Kerry - a classic road trip in Ireland

Everyone we talked to during our road trip in Ireland says the same thing; we have to drive the Ring of Kerry. This classic and beautiful road trip in Ireland simply seems to be a must. And what can we say? We agree! The Ring of Kerry offers breathtaking views, beautiful coasts, charming towns and a little dose of history. If you're lucky, you might even be able to do a... very exciting boats.

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Horse riding in Ireland - Irish horses in Kerry

What is it like to ride in Ireland, on Irish horses? We flipped through some of the brochures we received here in Ireland and saw a picture of people riding across a beach in County Kerry. We wanted to do that! So we called right away and booked.

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Dramatic Cliffs of Moher - on the west coast of Ireland

If you're travelling along the west coast of Ireland, don't miss the dramatic Cliffs of Moher. These tall and sheer cliffs rise 214 metres above the Atlantic Ocean and offer magnificent views. But the experiences don't stop here! Driving along the Wild Atlantic Way is an experience almost all the time.

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The music city of Galway in Ireland and a pub crawl

We have mostly shown beautiful nature here in Ireland, but of course Ireland also offers pub life and great music. We have visited the music city of Galway, and finally we have done a great pub crawl in Ireland.

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Giant's Causeway stone formations in Northern Ireland

The Giant's Causeway stone formations in Northern Ireland are impressive with their hexagonal basalt columns, which are crowded by the thousands in a limited area by the sea. On our way here we also visited the mysterious avenue of Dark Hedges, which was filmed in a scene in Game of Thrones, and after our visit to the Giant's Causeway we visited Dunluce Castle.

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