Having arrived at the front of the castle we noticed a man painting the front door, who confirmed that indeed it was Bargy Castle. We explained to him that my ancestors had lived there for almost 200 years in the 15th and 16th centuries. Being a sensible soul, he...
It’s not every day that you get to visit castles that your family built or owned on the other side of the world but that’s just what happened when Graeme and I had a week in Ireland last year. A few years ago, I learnt that my ancestors on my mum’s side of the family...
Christmas and the holiday season are already upon us. It’s a great time to enjoy some time out from our everyday routine, be refreshed and hopefully motivated for the new year ahead. Some will be heading to exotic locations overseas, but most will holiday closer to...
‘Winging it’ can work out really well, so we decided not to pre-book any accommodation for our stay in Cork, Ireland. Upon arrival however, we were a little dismayed to find that pretty much every hotel room in the city was taken. Long story short, a very helpful...
After spending a week in Paris on our recent six-week holiday, we headed off to Rodez in the south of France for two weeks. Nestled in the Aveyron region, Rodez is a small city where very few people speak English, so the primary purpose of our sojourn was so that I...
Each of I for Style’s project have a concept. A concept is the idea behind a project. It helps to guide every decision that’s made and keeps the designer and clients on track. I like to use a word or a phrase that encapsulates the concept. In this case the phrase is...