December 2012/ January 2013We ended 2012 with a winter holiday in Paris, and had Christmas Day at Euro Disney. Then off to Berlin to meet the gang for New Years Eve. Followed shortly by a weekend in London.
FebruaryIn preparation for the wedding, we kept close to home
MarchTook off back to NZ to get married at Lake Hawea. Followed this up with the honeymoon in Dubai, and Egypt (Sharm el Sheikh and Cairo). Not willing to accept it the holiday was over, we organised Easter weekend in Rome from Cairo.
AprilReturned back to Ireland from Rome. Mark went to the now infamous Dagstag weekend in Exeter.
May
A great weekend outside the pale, in the Burren, County Clare. Mark survived Alan's stag in Berlin, then a week later we were back in Germany for Chris and Regina's wedding in Schliersee.
JuneRay and Karen came over and we went down to Cork with them. Then we had a relaxing weekend in the Algarve, Portugal.
JulyWent to London for Wendy and Pip's engagement party. Then a weekend hanging out with Mafioso in Sicily.
AugustWe toured the south of Ireland with the Monties (Rosie and Ian), and had a weekend in County Carlow for Alan and Catherine's wedding.
SeptemberWe joined up with the Monties again (plus Jack) for a family trip to Paris and Corsica. Then a weekend in Barcelona with Holly and Anna.
OctoberBack in London once again for Anna's farewell party. Then a foggy weekend in Krakow, Poland.
NovemberAnother party in London, this time for Nic and Tim's. Followed by a couple of days in Edinburgh, Scotland.
DecemberWe spent Xmas day by the Dead Sea, Jordan. Then down to Petra and Wadi Rum via desert castles. Over to Jerusalem, followed by a few days in Istanbul. Unintended stop in CDG on the way home.
