Exploring the Wicklow Mountains I’m back in the garden again. The Garden of Ireland, that is. County Wicklow must be one of Ireland’s best kept secrets. So many foreign tourists head straight for the west of Ireland soon after landing in Dublin, oblivious to the treasure trove of beauty that is right next door to the capital. Perhaps they should rename it The Secret Garden of Ireland. We leave suburbia behind us and in no time at all we are…
Great Sugar Loaf Mountain, Wicklow Life is full of surprises! One minute I’m minding my own business on a Portuguese beach, next minute, my bags are packed and I’m on my way to Dublin. Wonderful! Better still, the Oldies take some time out from the city to go on a couple of outings to County Wicklow just south of County Dublin, known locally as The Garden of Ireland. I always think of Wicklow as a miniature version of the Emerald…
Almenland Teichalm Sommeralm So here we are, back in Styria again. The Oldies realise now that I’m not prepared to just sit around on my window sill anymore, so I was brought along on an outing to the Sommeralm/Teichalm area, just 30km north of Graz. This is one of the largest continuous alpine pasture areas in Europe, very popular with hill walkers, climbers, paragliders, and of course, alpine and cross-country skiers. The Oldies are very lucky to have all this on…