We’d booked our tickets to see Windsor Castle way back when we were still in Portugal: with the holiday season in full swing, coupled with reduced capacity as a result […]
Tag: Europe
Christmas in Edinburgh
At 5AM on Christmas Eve Max came wandering into our bedroom complaining of an upset stomach. The six hour stretch of vomiting started shortly thereafter, and continued on an off […]
The Isle of Skye
It was a long drive from Glasgow Airport following our morning flight from Belfast. Four hours and 47 minutes of driving time, to be exact. Our longest slog since we […]
Belfast
Belfast often gets a bit of a bad rap as being a city that’s only good for a pub crawl, but the four of us quite enjoyed our day in […]
Dublin
Dublin was a quick stop for us as we worked our way north back to Belfast for our flight to Scotland. The Republic of Ireland’s capital was absolutely bustling as […]
Killarney National Park
Killarney National Park and the surrounding Ring of Kerry – a scenic 179 kilometer/111 mile drive around the edge of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry – showcase some of […]
Cork
It was an easy day trip to Ireland’s second largest city of Cork from our base in the sleepy village of Gneevgullia in County Kerry, was great to see so […]
Limerick
A few pics from our quick stop for lunch in Limerick on our way south to County Kerry
County Clare and Galway
The kids were in heaven staying on a cattle farm near the sleepy village of Kilfenora in central County Clare for a few days: 50 head of cattle to feed […]
County Donegal
We had the radio on as we were driving from Belfast to the village of Glenties in County Donegal. Max was tuned in and asked, “What language are they speaking […]
Yorkshire
Founded by the Romans as Eboracum almost 2000 years ago, York was the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior before being renamed York during the Middle Ages. The […]
The Lake District
I had no idea England was home to mountain ranges, let alone the striking peaks encompassed by northern England’s Lake District National Park. The Lake District is the most visited […]