Let’s just swim It had been 6 weeks since we arrived in the UK, so by the time it was time to go, it was time to go. Our plan was to drive down to Rosslare and..
Wild to Wilde If you ever find yourself itching to see some ruins, may we suggest Ireland. This isn’t news if you’ve looked at our pictures, but the British..
Tale of Two Irelands After weeks in virtual remoteness, it was nice to get a small shot of urbanity in Cork City. But despite it being home to the perfect city bar (The..
The Rings Now we’re getting into it, the Ireland of a million postcards and movies and tour buses. As you leave the stark, raw north and head south, you can..
North, West We left what we thought was the end of earth for the actual end of the earth — Malin Head, Donegal. After not finding anyone manning the desk at..
Northern Ireland Europe knows how to do ferries. Amanda’s only ferry experience is the Lewes-Cape May ferry which, 20 years ago, was no Carnival Cruise. And while..
Oban and out One place that took us by surprise was Oban. I don’t think either of us had heard of it, and after a couple of days of true remoteness, it was the..
Fantasy Isles While Inverness was a delightful place to ring in the new year, we decided enough is enough — bring on the Highlands, capital “H.” In the midst of..
2015! Happy New Year from the Highlands! We said goodbye to lovely little Braemar and headed for the stuff of legend … the Highlands. And the Highlands …..
From Belgium to Braemar, with a Queen in-between Ah yes, smell the whisky and hear the pipes — we have arrived in Scotland! After experiencing the wrinkle in time that is the ferry from Belgium to..
