As I mentioned previously, I’ve broken my second trip to Ireland into several posts by location. So, I’ll start where I started upon arrival to Dublin Airport. For reasons obvious, Dublin is much busier than the Shannon airport, with customs lines befitting a major city. …
April 2019
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I had barely written my Paris trip summary and the terrible news of Notre Dame’s fire came out. While I’m relieved the damage wasn’t worse, it saddens me that Paris has taken another blow, and a world heritage site has been forever altered. In solidarity …
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Ireland at Lightspeed: An Itinerary for the Truly Driven! (Part 3)
by Shannonby ShannonAt last, the final leg of the journey! I hope you will read all three parts of this trip, for an idea what you can cram in 11 days! Part I Ireland at Lightspeed: Arrival in Shannon, Adare, Killarney Part II Ireland at Lightspeed: Blarney, …
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Ireland at Lightspeed- An Itinerary for the Truly Driven! (Part 2)
by Shannonby ShannonThe journey through Ireland at lightspeed continued from Killarney onto Cahir, Cashel and Kilkenny. Day 3- Blarney to Cahir to Kilkenny Blarney After our Torc Falls adventure, we picked up the rest of the crew at the B&B and drove towards Blarney Castle, in Blarney, Co. Cork. …
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Since we moved in, we’ve been debating the best options to maximize our dining space. It’s rather small, and our dining set from the apartment fit (miraculously) but only accommodated four people. We looked at a few dining plans online, but none quite suited our space, desired …
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Puerto Rico offers much to see, and allows for a quick and easy Caribbean getaway. For US citizens, there is no passport control, and it’s just a couple hour flight from Florida. A weekend in Puerto Rico is perfect! My friend and I planned a …
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Jumping between countries and cities throughout Europe is so easy, with navigable trains and cheap airfare. My first time in Paris was a 3-day jaunt from Ireland. It was amazing, inspiring, jammed packed and for a bit, downright frightening, but I’m so happy to have …
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Torc Falls At Dawn Our schedule was so full, the only chance we had to visit Torc Falls was on the day we left Killarney. To squeeze it in, my dad and I got up at 5am and snuck out while everyone else slept on til 7am. From downtown Killarney to Torc Falls, it’s only about a …