Sep 17, 2010

Brett and I joke with each other that our 20 week European Adventure was ‘epic’ – and on all accounts, it really was. It totaled 140 days of travel. We weren’t on the go continuously (thank goodness!) and we didn’t see every inch of the land or site at each location either. But, we definitely tested my packing and organization...

Jul 12, 2010

I don’t feel like my teachers did a very thorough job in explaining the British Isles. Although, the two large islands – Great Britain and Ireland (plus hundreds of small islands) – are only a short distance from mainland Europe, they are so insulated from it and so intertwined amongst themselves – that mainland Europe may as well be...

Jul 3, 2010

We arrived in Dublin via a pleasant train ride through the Irish countryside. We stayed in Dublin for a week, exploring the city on foot and by bus (we took the bus mainly because I was a bit under the weather and wanted to conserve my energy). Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland, a country that gained its independence from the British crown in...