Category: Ireland
Camping in Wicklow Mountains
(Roundwood, Ireland) While in Ireland, Sasha and I were able to go camping two times. The first trip was to a campground near Clondalkin. Although set back in a park, we could still hear road noise fr... Read More
Shaking His Tail Feathers at Malahide Castle (Video)
(Malahide, Ireland) Visiting castles is something easier to do in Europe than in other parts of the world. We continue to be amazed at the huge variety of styles (from medieval to gothic) and the vari... Read More
A High Place and a Kissing Stone
(Rock of Cashel and Blarney Castle, Ireland) One place I wanted to visit but didn’t get a chance to when we were here in the winter was Cork, and especially Blarney Castle. Also, I remember asking a... Read More
A Jaunt Around the Ring of Kerry
(South-West Ireland) From Cork City, it’s easy to take a tour of the Ring of Kerry, a famous circular scenic drive in the southwest of Ireland in County Kerry. This part of the country is very green... Read More
A Weekend Trip to Cork City
Grant and I had settled into life in Dublin but were soon ready for an adventure in a new place. We hadn’t yet visited the city of Cork, located in the South-West part of Ireland, but had heard that... Read More
Camping in the Irish Countryside
(Clondalkin, Ireland) Recently, we celebrated Grant’s birthday by going camping. We’ve spent a lot of time in Dublin on this visit and we thought it would be nice to take a trip out of the city. T... Read More
Learning About History on the Jeanie Johnston
(Dublin, Ireland) Something I wanted to visit when Grant and I were here last winter was the Jeanie Johnston Famine Museum which is on a 19th Century wooden ship. Because it was closed during that sea... Read More
Censorsed at the Esplanade Hotel in Bray
A week and a half ago, Grant and I wanted to take a break from the city (Dublin is lively, bustling and really fun), but we wanted to spend some time in a sleepy town on the coast. We had been to Bray... Read More