I can’t believe it’s fall already! This summer was so busy, and it just flew by. New House The first bit of news is that we bought a house. It’s a 1907 Folk Victorian with lots of gorgeous original woodwork, plus many layers of “updates” from the 50s, 70s and late 80s. We are slowly…
Off to Cardiff We were up bright and early Tuesday morning to catch a train to Wales, where our ancestors lived. On the train to Cardiff, we discussed finding a library to research our history and brainstormed other options to find familial connections. The first order of business when we arrived was to find our…
Brussels We treated ourselves to first class train tickets and arrived in Brussels early afternoon on Saturday. We caught a ride to The Hotel Brussels, where we were staying for two nights. The hotel is really nice, except for an odd smell in the lobby. Fortunately, the smell did not continue to the restaurant or…
We made it to London! After a few airport delays, I arrived in London around 10 am on March 20. Natalie’s flight was already there, so as soon as I landed, we grabbed a ride and set out for our rental apartment. After nearly an hour, we finally arrived at our destination, an apartment overlooking…
I have always wanted to see the world and I am so excited and deeply grateful for the privilege of getting to fulfill my travel dreams at this point in my life. I am off to London this week with my cousin Natalie and can’t wait to share our adventures with you! Packing and repacking…
I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas. Where did the year go? Part of me is thinking “I just want to chuck it all and move to Mexico”, but the rest of me is trying to take stock of accomplishments. I will revisit that thought later as I have SO much to get done in…
Galway City We arrived at our rental to learn the place is a third-floor walkup. Ugh. I had a suitcase full of dirty laundry, so up three flights the bags must go. The apartment was OK – there were water issues, and we never figured out the in-shower water heater worked. Can we all say…
The Burren It was chilly with sneaky sun the morning we packed up for our trip to Galway. But even sneaky sun works when it’s been a couple of days since you’ve seen it! Galway is only 68km from Doolin if you take a direct route. We opted to detour through the Burren, and man,…
The Rock of Cashel We decided to bypass Blarney Castle and visit the Rock of Cashel instead. It was on the way out of Kilkenny and on our way to Killarney. I can’t say this was off the beaten path – it was pretty crowded even at 3 in the afternoon, but there was ample…
Buses and trains We were up and away early Saturday morning as we had a train to catch. After schlepping our luggage in and out of a taxi, then finding the hidden elevator since the escalator at the train station was broken, we finally made it to our platform. But wait! Turns out there is…
