A lover of travel, writing and Ireland, Megan makes her living as a travel writer and is married to Bill, her Irish beau. A beautiful combination of things. More about Megan's other writing projects, including her two books 'This Is China: A Guidebook for Teachers, Backpackers and Other Lunatics', and 'Insiders Guide to El Paso' are available on her website below.
http://www.meganeaveswriting.com
Finding love amidst the manic backdrop of Dublin City can sometimes feel like an uphill battle, but this Valentine’s Day, the Temple Bar Cultural Trust is teaming up with dozens of local businesses around the city to help you fall in love with Dublin…and just maybe find love yourself. On February 14 from noon to [...]
Over the past two decades, the Chinese community in Ireland has grown from a small group of IBCs (Irish-born Chinese) to a huge and diverse community of people, both of Chinese heritage and Chinese migrants. Many Chinese people arrived during the Celtic Tiger period in search of education and business opportunities, and have remained in [...]
Ireland is a country known for its beer, but microbrews and ales fall far down on most Irish drinkers’ lists. There are, however, some great craft brews to be found in Ireland, if you know where to look. One such place is the Franciscan Well Brewery in Cork City. The brewpub has an interesting story. [...]
Another year, another set of resolutions, another travel wish list. I know the drill. I do it myself every year. But 2012 is going to be different. This year, you are going to make time to travel, even if it’s just in your own back garden. Today being January 12 and all, we thought we’d [...]
Getting around Ireland sans a car is not the simplest of things. Yes, there are a number of options, but there are not plenty of cheap and quick options. Let’s say, for example, you want to go from Dublin to Cork – a very heavily trafficked route, to be sure, and one that many people [...]
Anyone that’s ever spent any time in the sweet little City of Tribes will tell you that it’s not getting to Galway that’s the problem, it’s getting out of Galway that is. If you know Galway well, the following words may be wasted on you (if you aren’t currently wasted already, forgive the pun), but [...]
It’s nearly Christmas and we here at IrishJaunt simply can’t wait. While you may be out murdering yourself over Christmas shopping, which we all know is Irish code for “pints”, we hope you’ll take time to consider the true meaning of Christmas: family, love and friendship. To that end, we’re bringing you a photo blog [...]
One of Ireland’s most beloved churches is taking its Christmas underground for the second year in a row. Christ Church Cathedral Dublin is hosting its second-annual Christmas market in a very unique location: the cathedral’s 12th century crypt. Spawning off the success of last year’s market, which saw numerous visitors opting for the Christ Church [...]
Recession, economic downturn, the glorious end of the mean green Celtic Tiger. Ireland’s naughties-eleven woes are just so last year. But the fact is that with all the penny pinching going around, a lot of people are putting away their notions of fancy holidays and opting for closer-to-home getaways, and that makes sense. But giving [...]
You might not associate Wales with posh getaways and I’m sure I’ll be cursed for even putting this up, given the turn of recent events in the Rugby World Cup. But sporting ails aside, I think everyone can use a quick, romantic getaway now and again, and Wales is somewhere you might not have thought [...]
