Dealing With Impostor Syndrome

Have you ever heard of impostor syndrome? It is defined on Google as.. ‘Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a concept describing individuals who are marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a “fraud”‘ So why am I writing about it? I hate this…Continue Reading “Dealing With Impostor Syndrome”

I read a post this morning about how not everyone has the ability to travel. Not just because people deem it to be ‘expensive’ but that the ability to put your life on pause and leave everything just isn’t a viable option for some people. We don’t all have the privilege to pick up sticks and…Continue Reading “The Privilege Of Travel”

The Struggle Of Not Immigrating

Why is it that we always feel like the grass is always greener on the other side? With more and more of my friends moving away to work in Australia, Canada, England, UAE and even Mexico it gets increasingly harder to remember why I choose not to work abroad.  I have, and always will have my reasons…Continue Reading “The Struggle Of Not Immigrating”

I have seen a few types of posts like these on blogs before, most notably Retro Flame and her lessons learned in NYC. This is the beginning of this series for me which I hope to do after every big trip away I take. I’m just back from 3 weeks in Europe so now is as good…Continue Reading “Lessons Learned While Travelling #1”

The Nightmare Realm is Ireland’s most terrifying scare house. It is described as  an ‘extreme walk-through horror event preying on your deepest fears and nightmares and twisting them into a deadly reality‘. It is held in both Cork and Dublin making it easily accessible from most counties and both have different themes, so if you…Continue Reading “Experiencing The Nightmare Realm”

Festivals are always an haven for happiness. I have never once been to a festival where I didn’t see smiles plastered on peoples faces come rain, hail or shine. I know that festivals aren’t some peoples thing – too many people, too loud, too drunk, but for me I look at it as a place…Continue Reading “Why You Should Go To A Music Festival At Least Once In Your Life”

Coming from Ireland the opportunities to work abroad are quite good. Visas are available for America, Canada and all of Europe but to name a few but the reason I choose not to work abroad is that I don’t want to get caught up in the world of work and waste my Monday-Friday in a…Continue Reading “Why I Choose Not To Work Abroad”

It’s no secret I’m personally not a big fan of solo travel but I think there is a lot to be said for leaving your significant other at home every once and awhile and going on a trip with your friends. Here are some benefits to travelling with your friends.. I have found that there is…Continue Reading “The Benefits Of Travelling With Friends”

We all know that travel isn’t the cheapest thing to do. But it isn’t the most expensive either! With low cost budget airlines in Europe such as Ryanair, and Spirit Airlines in America – there are plenty opportunities to go abroad for less. Since Summer 2014 I have hopped on a plane to over 10…Continue Reading “The Poor Mans Guide To Travel”