Monthly Archive: February, 2019

Burren Hawk Walk: The Experience You Cannot Miss

Due to some rough seas, we didn’t leave Inisoirr quite when we expected to. That put us in a little bit of a rush (but an Irish rush more than an American rush)… Continue reading →

Wandering around the Little Island

As I mentioned in my last post, Inis Oirr is (quite literally) a one-horse town. There’s no better way to explore than to rent some bikes, brave the wind, and circle the island… Continue reading →

Journey to Inis Oírr

Although many have heard of the Isle of Man or Skellig Michael* (where one of Star Wars sequels was filmed), few have heard of the Aran Islands, a group of three tiny islands… Continue reading →

Let’s go to the Cobh, Bra

Southbound from Dublin after our brief stint in Scotland, we stopped at Fota Wildlife Park – a 100-acre animal park located on Fota Island, near Carrigtwohill. It is an independently charity that is… Continue reading →

Glasgow

When we were planning our little Scottish jaunt, we had a choice: only see one city (Edinburgh, according to friends and family, was the must-see), or shorten our time to see both Edinburgh… Continue reading →

Edinburgh

I didn’t know what to expect for Scotland – my mental images were the stereotypical “Scottish things – rolling hills of green, heavy accents, and kilts. We flew into Edinburgh (pronounced ed-in-burr-ah) from… Continue reading →

Dublin, Round One

Our first stop in Dublin was FOOD. We wandered for a bit, eventually stumbling upon a small local pub for a pint of Guinness. We had no idea that the pub also offered… Continue reading →