Author: Fiona Madden

Cities are never really my first choice for a travel destination. I like landscape, greenery and fresh air. But! For Seville I will certainly make an exception! Seville is one of the largest historical centres in Europe. The funny thing is, it manages to be completely functional as an everyday city while 2000 years worth […]

    The Outsider Magazine celebrated a year of amazing achievements by people involved in outdoor adventure for 2015.    I was delighted to win “Outsider Movie of the Year for 2015” at the 4th annual ceremony in the Sugar club this February.   Thank you to everyone who went to the trouble of voting […]

Portugal…Lagos to be exact.    I was lucky enough to fit in a quick trip to Portugal this November.  Starting off in Faro it took us just over an hour to drive to Lagos.  At this time of year everything is so cheap.  The flights, the car hire and even the accommodation!  Surprisingly the weather […]

Ashamed as I am to say it but I have travelled more in Europe than I have in Ireland!  That was to change this year.  Achill Island is one of the most stunningly beautiful places I have ever visited.  A small bridge connects it to the main land but once you cross it you may […]

In July we travelled to Tignes in the French Apls.  It was the holiday we had always dreamed of!  It sounded so perfect.  Put your bike on an uplift, get to the top, bike to the bottom and start all over again.  This holiday finally became a reality this summer.   Flying into Geneva, there […]