When traveling, most people take pictures of their family in front of famous sites. I may do that, but I always seem to notice the not so ordinary things that intrigue me. Some are funny, some are unusual, and some are just strange. On Leake Street near the Waterloo Station in London is the fantastic… Read More
Sometimes deciding on a vacation means thinking outside of the box and that’s exactly what I did for our Thanksgiving plans. Normally we jump in the car and make the drive to New Hampshire to my husband’s parents’ home, but this year we wanted to do something different. Last year I won an 8-day cruise… Read More
Having recently returned from a trip abroad this Thanksgiving, I decided it might be time to finally wrap up our trip to Ireland. In Dublin, you can see a statue of the great writer, Oscar Wilde. Wilde, best known for his works that include the play The Importance of Being Earnest and the novel The… Read More
Be it a land vacation or cruise or even business travel, you have to find a way to get from your home to the airport. Often we plan in advance our airport transfers at our destination, but have you given any thought to your trip to the airport? You probably figure the easiest way to… Read More
Over the past several weeks I have been detailing our trip to Ireland and I am jumping ahead now to Galway. This is where we spent our last day because it appeared to be quite close to Shannon on the map. The drive to Shannon was farther away than we thought as it was mostly… Read More
On our recent trip to Ireland, we drove through The Burren. What is The Burren? The Burren (Irish: Boireann, meaning “great rock”, Boirinn, the dative form, is the modern form used by the Ordnance Survey) is a karst-landscape region in northwest County Clare, in Ireland. It is one of the largest karst landscapes in Europe. The… Read More
Ok, that may be a little misleading since I don’t actually own an Irish castle, but in my dreams I do. The truth is that there are so many castles in Ireland so why can’t I have one? I’m not sure if it is the building itself or the childhood fantasy I wish to fulfill,… Read More
When we planned our trip to Ireland, visiting the Cliffs of Moher was high on our must see list. Here’s some information on the Cliffs of Moher: Cliffs of Moher: The Cliffs of Moher (Irish: Aillte an Mhothair, lit. cliffs of the ruin, also known as theCliffs of Mohair) are located in the parish of… Read More
Although I like independent sightseeing, we did decide to try a one-day tour while in Ireland. We left our B&B in Cobh, parked our car at the train station, and took the 1/2 hour ride to Cork. I should mention that we were late arriving to the train because we couldn’t figure out how to… Read More
I love taking pictures and not just when I am on vacation and as you have already seen, almost anything is fair game. Anyone who knows me knows that I love taking pictures of dogs and flowers and so I present to you a small selection of the flora and fauna of Ireland. Deciding what… Read More