by Tina O Rourke | Aug 23, 2022 | Camping, Outdoors, Swimming
Hi, before I even start this latest blog post, I have to apologise. My last post here was way back in April, just after we finished our van conversion, and somewhere along the way, we got so busy campervanning I couldn’t find the time to sit down and get my...
by Tina O Rourke | Apr 12, 2022 | Alice, Camping, Outdoors
Campervan Conversion Alice, yep we finally named our campervan, only a year after buying her as a nine-seater minibus. Officially she is a Vauxhall Vivaro, and we finished the final conversion to a camper a week ago. Last year we did a temporary conversion to see what...
by Tina O Rourke | Mar 9, 2022 | Hiking, Outdoors, Walking
Knockma Forest Trail Hi, and welcome back to another weekly post here on A Wandering Hippy. This time I am revisiting one of our most recent trips to the Knockma Forest Trail, which we did in February. Knockma is approximately a thirty-five-minute drive from Galway,...
by Tina O Rourke | Feb 25, 2022 | Hiking, Outdoors
Hi, and welcome back to my weekly blog post. This week I am revisiting a trip we took to Keem Bay in Achill during one of the periods between lockdowns in Ireland last year. Having visited many occasions, I had always wanted to hike up to the derelict lookout post on...
by Tina O Rourke | Feb 18, 2022 | Outdoors, Walking
Hi and happy Friday to everyone. As promised, I am exploring Clare Glen Forest with you this week. Late last autumn, we were up visiting family in Gilford Co Down when my hubby’s brother, Phillip, suggested we all go for a walk in a forest park near Tandragee (I have...