Look Who’s Talking!
I did it! I kissed the Blarney Stone! I have now been bestowed with the gift of gab for 7 years. Just what every blogger needs. 🙂 What’s the first […]
Irish Coffee and Flying Boats at Foynes
I am no stranger to aircraft museums, but I’m about to announce my new favorite: the Foynes Flying Boat Museum in County Limerick, Ireland. Never before has the history of […]
Q: Would I Send My Daughter to the University of Limerick?
A: Absolutely! As I was being toured around the University of Limerick (UL), it struck me that I’m only a few years away from doing college visits with my daughter. […]
Durty Nelly’s
One of my travel mates wrote this post about our visit to Durty Nelly’s in Limerick. I thought it was so fun that I asked to share it here. Durty […]
I Poured the Perfect Pint at the Guinness Storehouse
Ahhhh. The Black Stuff. Have a pint. It’s good for you. I hadn’t heard this before, but that’s what people said back when Guinness ran its first ad in 1929. […]
Failte Means Welcome
Every time I entered an establishment in Ireland, someone greeted me with the phrase, “You’re very welcome.” And every single time, it took me aback. I consider myself a very […]
People Were Hurling and I Didn’t Notice
There are moments that pass unnoticed. Things that happen around me that I am oblivious to. It happened this weekend in Dublin when I stayed at the Burlington Hotel (now […]
More Than The Cliffs of Moher
Sometimes I think a place gets into a person’s DNA; that ancestry reaches further than simply blood and genes and hereditary features. Sometimes dirt, and soil, and air is passed […]
Road Trips
We spend a lot of time in the car, traveling to various places. I get excited to head out and stare out the window at the passing scenery, even if […]
Air Force Marathon
Yesterday was the Air Force Marathon at Wright-Pat AFB in Dayton, Ohio. All 13,000 spots sold out. People from all 50 states came to run the full marathon, half-marathon, or […]
