Azerbaijan Baku So here we are, having made it to our final destination of our Caucasus adventure. The fascinating nation of Azerbaijan and its showpiece capital of Baku. We looked forward to visiting all new nations, and this was not an exception. We knew it was an oil rich nation lying on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Major sporting events, most notably the Formula One Grand Prix are now held here. Futuristic buildings mixed with the old give this city its character, according to what we previously researched. A former city of the old Soviet Union, but would we see as much evidence of this ..read more

Armenia Yerevan Armenia Yerevan Destination number two of our Caucasus adventure was the small, mountainous, landlocked country where we previously knew quite little about.  After a fantastic time in neighbouring Georgia, this place had a hard act to follow, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. However our trip here certainly did start with a bang! Our few days in Armenia were, to say the least, eventful, and not always pleasant, but we definitely didn’t regret coming here.  We were aware of the political instability in the region, more specifically its frosty relationship with its n ..read more

Georgia Sakartvelo Belated Happy New Year to all, our first blog post in quite a while, well over a year to be exact! Fortunately, the travel has continued and the fight with cystic fibrosis, but other projects and daily living have gotten in the way.  We have been very fortunate in the last couple of years to visit Ireland on a couple of occasions, Malta for a summer trip last year and in 2023 the beautiful island of Ibiza.  As we all know travel has become a bit strange since the pandemic so getting away wasn’t as straightforward as it used to be.  During this whole time we h ..read more

Cystic Fibrosis and Sport Goals and Gains CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND SPORT. For those of you who have been living with cystic fibrosis, family members, and close friends. You will all be aware of the difficulties which come with the illness. Cystic fibrosis, like any serious illness, poses many complications and can inhibit many dreams and achievements. I have always tried to look at the positive side, you might notice this from our many previous blogs. I try not to let the illness stop me from doing things and I am fortunate to have achieved many things so far in my thirty- nine years. Aside from t ..read more

2022 What Lies Ahead? Our first blog of 2022 and our first in quite a while. Like 2020, 2021 was a year of enjoying home comforts, with a trip to Poland being our only foreign getaway of the year. Yes, we were still lucky to getaway. We do count ourselves fortunate, but further travel plans were disturbed by the ongoing pandemic. January for us has always been a time to plan future travels and a time when we usually avail of an off-season getaway. The last couple of years have been different, however. This year we hope things will change but we won’t hold our breath. So goodbye 2021 and hello ..read more

Our first blog of 2021 and our first in a quite a while. As most of us around the globe are aware, unless you have been lucky enough to be hidden under a rock! We are in the midst of a global pandemic. Coronavirus, COVID 19, pain in the a$s, whatever you want to call it. It has changed how we live forever. As a cystic fibrosis patient and keen traveller this pandemic should really have caused chaos in my life. On the contrary, I have been quite fortunate to live a normal enough life with work, rest and play. As time now goes on and we are close to a calendar year of restrictions, it is time t ..read more

Stop the World I Want to Get Off I’m holding no punches here and getting straight to the point. The world has officially gone mad! As this is a time of coronavirus, extraordinary times, pandemic, emergency, and heaven knows how many other names I’ve been sick of hearing in the last few months. This has been a time of firsts for many and a time for changes. Some good, but frankly many, in my belief, absolutely crazy. The phrase “Stop the World I Want to Get Off” has been thrown about by millennials and up there with drop the ball and first world problems. All very annoying phrases but strangel ..read more

Cystic Fibrosis and the Coronavirus Anybody who has read my first two blogs of this year may notice that I wrote about destinations I wish to visit in 2020. Our trip to Rome and the Vatican City back in January the first of a few this year, we had hoped! Who would have known two months on how things could change so dramatically around the globe in such a short time? Two big elements in my life, travel and cystic fibrosis both hugely influenced by a virus we have known about for a few months. It is only now in Europe that we are beginning to feel its full effects. Cystic Fibrosis and the Coron ..read more

Rome and Vatican City Our first trip of 2020 and a destination I have visited before and yet never visited before! Rome the capital city of Italy and the independent city state which lies within, the Vatican City. A quick January get away seemed the perfect time to visit this historical city in beautiful Italy. The stay would be short, only two nights, but we were determined to enjoy every second. Soaking up as much as we could of this historic place. Our break would be short but not everything ran so sweet as you will find out! This is our time in Rome and Vatican City. Rome and Vatican City ..read more

Destination 2020 Here we are again that time of year, January. The start of the Gregorian calendar year. Deep in the middle of a northern hemisphere winter and southern hemisphere summer. A time when many of us reflect and make new year’s resolutions. We are not ones for making them but the one thing we do get excited about is travel anytime of year. January maybe many people’s least favourite month but for us it’s a perfect opportunity to make travel plans for the year ahead, or at least dream about them in Destination 2020! Destination 2019 touched on five fascinating destinations which one ..read more