Tag: Sasha Yates
Lost in Translation: Irish Road Sign
Whoa! This is a standard sign for residential areas that means “children crossing”. I see a boy with unnaturally over-sized forearms playing football (soccer) and head-punting a Volkswagen... Read More
Tirol Snowboarding Series: Kühtai (Video)
March 4, 2017 (Tirol, Austria) Innsbruck is a great place for people wanting a ski or snowboard holiday. The town is located in a valley surrounded by skiing areas and within a short distance to ski r... Read More
Making Our Way Through Downtown Innsbruck
February 26, 2017 (Innsbruck, Austria) Grant and I arrived in Innsbruck from Switzerland on February 21st after our weekend trip to Zermatt. The train ride over was about 3 and a half hours and was a ... Read More
Snowboarding in the Shadow of the Matterhorn (Video)
February 17 – 19, 2017 (Zermatt, Switzerland) I was super excited and had been looking forward to this weekend since Grant had booked it last October. He had seen a Meetup post for a group of Sw... Read More
Winter in St. Stephen’s Green Park (Video)
February, 2017 (Dublin, Ireland) While we were in Dublin, we spent some time in a nice public park in the heart of the city. It provides a nice natural oasis in the busy city center and is great for p... Read More
Snowboarding on Brush Bristles (no joke!)
January, 2017 (Kilternan, Ireland) Before we attempt to snowboard Zermatt, as this is a cream-of-the-crop skiing mountain, we practiced at Ski Club of Ireland for a few times. And because this is Gran... Read More
Restaurant Review: l’Ecrivain, 1-Star Michelin Rated
January 30, 2017 (Dublin, Ireland) While John was still visiting us in Ireland, we decided to visit another Michelin-rated restaurant in Dublin. We called around and were luckily able to make a reserv... Read More
Shopping Review: Hunting for Snowboards at Ochsner Sport
February 13, 2017 After Ireland, our next destination was Austria but we stopped in Zürich, Switzerland for a couple of weeks as Grant had booked a ski trip with a Meetup Group back in October. So, w... Read More