Category: Sightseeing Attraction Review
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
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
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
Hammetschwand Lift Video
We put together a short video taken while descending the Hammetschwand Lift (tallest free-standing elevator in the world) in Switzerland. For more information on the lift and surrounding area, check o... Read More
Afternoon Trip to Rheinfall Waterfall
August 21, 2016 (Neuhausen am Rheinfall) I thought it would be fun for Grant and I to visit Rheinfall on the first weekend after we arrived in Zurich. I felt compelled to visit this waterfall as it w... Read More
I’m Feeling “Folky” Today
August 6 – 7, 2016 Urayasu here we come! Or more specifically, Grant and I went and visited some pint-sized cousins of mine out in the “burbs”. We had the pleasure of going to a summer matsu... Read More
“I’m going to (Tokyo) Disneyland!”
August 4, 2016 Ah, Disneyland. The place where childhood dreams come true. The place to go to cap off life events with a retreat back to your youthful days. Where do you go after graduating high schoo... Read More