It’s a five-hour difference between my hometown and Ireland. Five hours. It doesn’t seem like that much. But put me on a plane, give me little to no sleep and expect me to function five hours earlier than I normally would… Then five hours becomes a big deal. Enter jet lag: the extreme tiredness that […]
A honeymoon in Ireland: Revealing our itinerary (mistakes and all)
“Are you having fun,” I asked. Joe just looked at me blankly. “Yes, of course I am,” he said. It was our honeymoon in Ireland and we were both dead tired. Never experiencing jetlag before I didn’t realize it would have both of us significantly less animated than usual. The year was 2006. I was […]
20 Irish Whiskey Distillery Tours You Should Consider for Your Trip to Ireland
My first tour of an Irish whiskey distillery was Bushmills in County Antrim. It was a blustery day in November. Snow was spitting from the sky and I was wrapped up in my Big Bird yellow jacket. Instead of swinging on the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, we opted to get out of the weather and try […]
Enterprise bought Dan Dooley. Here’s what you need to know.
When Enterprise bought Dan Dooley this past spring, I was pretty disappointed. I don’t think it is a secret that we usually rent our car in Ireland from Dooley. It was the only locally owned operation in all of Ireland’s major airports. They were also the only ones to offer upfront pricing on everything from […]
Staying on the Dingle Peninsula
I took to my Facebook page to share our experiences about traveling to the Dingle Peninsula with Baby Alexander. I am compiling them all here in a looonngg trip report (being concise has never been my strong suit) . This is post #2 of 3 (check out post #1 here). We stayed on the Dingle […]
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