Category: Reviews
Contemplative in Connemara
December 23, 2016 (Connemara, Ireland) On a cloudy and windy morning, we stopped off at Pascal Coffee House (pretty good by the way if you happen to be in Galway) to get a latte, and made our way to ... Read More
Looking Out Over the Cliffs of Moher
December 22, 2016 (Western Ireland) One of the reasons we chose Galway to spend the Christmas holiday is because we wanted to see The Burren, Cliffs of Moher, and Kylemore Abbey in Connemara. These ar... Read More
New Year’s Eve and Whiskey Tasting
December 31, 2016 (Dublin, Ireland) We have celebrated the new year in Hawaii for the past several years, with varying degrees of enjoyment. One year had us trying to see all the fireworks shows at on... Read More
Happy Hike Up Howth Head
December 17, 2016 (Dublin, Ireland) When Grant and I arrived in Ireland from Cherbourg, France by ferry, we got offered a ride to a train station by a lovely Irish couple. Of course, with all of our l... Read More
Book Review, Part 1: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (and How We Prepared for Our World Travels)
I want to review two books. One of which I read before beginning my travels and the other, I just finished reading yesterday. If ever there was a book that really helped to prepare my husband and I fo... Read More
South of the River Walking Tour of Dublin
December 9, 2016 On this overcast Friday at 11:00, Grant and I met our tour group by the Spire (a recent Dublin landmark that’s a lance piercing the sky), the tip is lit so you really can’t miss ... Read More
Cafe Review: Brick Alley Cafe
December 11, 2016 (Dublin, Ireland) During our walking tour of the city with Dublin Free Walking Tour, our guide Richie brought us to this cafe for a little break. Because we still had an hour and a h... Read More
Our Time at Kilmainham Jail
November 30, 2016 (Kilmainham, Ireland) A jail may seem like an an odd place to tour but I really enjoy Rick Steves’ guidebooks and one of the items on his list of things to do in Dublin is Kilmainh... Read More