Day 675 – Killarney, Ireland – Gateway to the Ring of Kerry

  Killarney ended up being one of our favorite towns of the trip. A small town of under 15,000 people,…

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Day 670 – Galway, Ireland – A fun college party town.

Galway is in many ways a traditional small Irish town but it's also a college party town. The national University…

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Day 667 – Donegal, Ireland – Home of my ancestors

I grew up wandering the foothills of the Appalachian mountains in western West Virginia, the most ancient mountain range in…

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Day 659 – Dublin, Ireland – Pubs and pints and potatoes.

  Admittedly, we chose a strange time to visit Dublin. First in after covid restrictions lifted, so the crowds were…

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Cervejaria Ramiro – July 7, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal)

I normally do not review a la carte restaurants and never a beer hall, but this little spot was special…

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Day 657 – Sintra, Portugal – Palatial wonderland of the Lisbon aristocracy.

In the forests amongst the steep craggy mountains that are enshrined in a near constant mist and fog, lives a…

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Day 637 – Lisbon, Portugal – An ancient magical place.

   Lisbon is an old soul looking back on her past with sadness. It permeates the ancient streets, a palpable…

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100 Maneiras – July 9, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal)

   100 Maneiras is the personal project of well known Lisbon chef Ljubomir Stanisic who immigrated to Portugal from Bosnia…

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Day 547 – Eugene, Oregon – Native homeland of the PNW hippy.

  I first visited Eugene (pronounced /yoo-JEEN/) in 1997 while driving around the country, I've told that story before in…

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Day 546 – West Coast Road Trip – Southern Oregon Coast

  Driving Highway 101 up the southern Oregon coast. 201 miles From Klamath, CA to Florence, OR. For the third…

4 years ago

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Where am I now?

Eugene, OR

(We’ve reached the end of our trip.  Time to settle down for a bit and recharge our batteries and our bank accounts.  It’s been a good run.  Eugene had the right kind of vibe we were looking for.  Good people.  A good size.  Affordable.  We’re going to give it a go here.  But we’re open to what comes.)

 

Next up:

Nowhere for the moment

(For the first time in three years we don’t have the next adventure planned out.  That’s going to be a strange reality to adjust to.)