Ireland

Day 684 – Northern Ireland – Belfast and the Giant’s Causeway

  Understanding Northern Ireland is in many ways understanding Ireland. In fact, the existence of Northern Ireland is a story…

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Day 682 – Cork, Ireland – Kissing the Blarney Stone

  We only stayed in Cork for one full day and most of that time we spent in Blarney visiting…

4 years ago

Day 680 – Portmagee, Ireland – So close to Skellig Michael yet so far away

  When we first arrived in Ireland we were both excited to visit Skellig Michael, the island in the extreme…

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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…

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.)