Josh and I were talking travel planning again the other day. It seems we do that a lot; I think it's because we adore the idea of heading out somewhere completely new, somewhere where he and I can just totally be with each other and not have the distractions of cell phones ( we all know I hate those) or the mundane burdens that get in the way of just being.

Normally we discuss the joys of the hot, sea-breeze beaches. But this time we got to talking about destinations that were a little further-a-field. Josh works with this Irish guy, who is apparently the nicest guy in the world and talks about his home away from home much of the time, and I have to say he does paint a pretty lovely picture (Josh seems to think so anyway).

He heads of to Galway to see his family, in some small town part which is meant to be really pretty and full of great old castles, churches and cottages. You know, I didn't realise that so much outside my American landscape is so completely old. It would be a history lesson to say the least.

The whole thing would be kind of expensive, considering we are going half the way around the world. But, we are young and with time-off from work, it's something to consider. A summer holiday potentially in cashmere sweaters instead of my usual sarong and swimsuit, is an alien concept, but it's still romantic. Josh and I can check out the cosy pubs and the ocean and eat some really amazing food. I really want to go to Dublin too and maybe do some shopping. There's a Harvey Nichols which is like Neimen Marcus I think and I can stock up on a few things. Dublin's nightlife is meant to have such a buzz, which will be fun to sample, not to mention the fact that I don't need to get carded on the door all of the time.

It's one of those trips that will take more planning than you think, and I'm not sure we can fly direct to Dublin from here. We'll probably have to get to London, stay over, and get an Irish airline like Aer Arann, (I did some research already) for cheap flights. It may be nice to have the stop-off anyway. These are all pretty much just pipe dreams for the moment, but I do think it would be cool. I've still got Bermuda in the plans so if not this summer, then perhaps the next. Watch this space I guess...