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West coast…best coast?

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Today we decided to travel to Galway. Well, technically, yesterday evening we decided to travel to Galway. We’ll stay here for a few nights and use it as a jumping off point for a few destinations in the area before heading south.  I was admittedly anxious about picking up our…

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Sat22

The Irish in WWII

:: in August 22, 2015 :: in Ireland :: Comments Off on The Irish in WWII

Before I start today’s post, I wanted to interrupt myself with a brief historical item for discussion. (John, if you’re reading this—which I hope you are, accompanied by a nice glass of red—I wonder whether the wheels of your mind are already turning…) Yesterday we wandered Dublin, which is really…

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Made it!!!

:: in August 22, 2015 :: in Ireland :: Comments Off on Made it!!!

It still feels a little surreal—to be in Ireland, finally on the other side of a trip that I’ve been planning for years.  And for a short while there, I was afraid we wouldn’t make it. Here’s a list of the #firstworldproblems that we had to overcome: Disabled train (Red…

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