"My better half was quite used to me waking up on a Sunday morning and saying, "I think we'll go to Cork today, or London." Indeed, on one occasion it was France, as the BBC weather forecast informed me that it was "calm down around the Lizard", and so would be a perfectly calm sailing from Rosslare to Cherbourg. Ringing Irish Ferries to make a booking, the somewhat startled chap had said "Do you realise, missus, it's now 11am and the boat sails at 4pm?""
""No, problem." says I, blithely. "If we miss it, we'll go to Kerry." It was one of the best things we ever did, rolling off the boat at Cherbourg with no reservations anywhere - it's the way I like to travel, constantly curious as to what's around the corner. Anything more than two nights in one place, no matter how gorgeous, is my idea of a nightmare."
Daata has opened a new city-centre venue in Dylan McGrath's former Brasserie 66. Branches already thrive along the Dart line. A spontaneous ferry trip to Cherbourg occurred after a last-minute booking attempt, leading to arriving with no reservations. Rolling off the boat at Cherbourg without plans proved rewarding and exemplified a preference for short, curiosity-driven travel rather than extended stays. A 2018 surprise trip to Greystones discovered a Pakistani restaurant serving brunch, owned by Waseem Saeed. The restaurant's head chef, Rahat, is the owner's wife and is counted among the limited number of female head chefs in Ireland.
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