-
Archives
- October 2025
- July 2025
- April 2025
- March 2025
- February 2025
- September 2024
- April 2024
- January 2024
- June 2023
- April 2023
- July 2022
- December 2021
- October 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- July 2019
- January 2019
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- November 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- February 2015
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- August 2008
- March 2008
- October 2007
- June 2007
- March 2007
- December 2006
- October 2006
- June 2006
- March 2006
- December 2005
- October 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- March 2005
- June 2004
- March 2004
- July 2003
- March 2003
- August 2002
- April 2002
- March 2002
- November 2001
- July 2001
- April 2001
- December 2000
- September 2000
- August 2000
- May 2000
- April 2000
- March 2000
- February 2000
- January 2000
- October 1999
- June 1999
- November 1998
- June 1998
- December 1996
- November 1996
- July 1995
- May 1995
- September 1993
- November 1991
- June 1990
- October 1989
- June 1989
- March 1988
- May 1985
- November 1983
- May 1983
- December 1980
- November 1980
- August 1979
- April 1979
- March 1979
- March 1978
-
Meta
Category Archives: Ireland
Europe 2023
For our first post-pandemic trip out of the country, we decided to book a Tauck river cruise on the Danube. It would allow us to visit several cities and countries we hadn’t been to before. To allow us time to … Continue reading
Dublin
I’ve never developed much of an affinity for Dublin. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with it, it’s just that there’s nothing to draw me here. It’s a city of writers: Joyce, Wilde, Shaw, and so on. But frankly they’re … Continue reading
Titanic Belfast
Titanic Belfast is a visitor center opened in 2012 adjacent to the Belfast docks where Titanic was constructed. It is, without doubt, the best visitor center I’ve been to. Our day began with a short tour of downtown Belfast, a … Continue reading
Nowhere
We were supposed to be in Belfast today, but due to a 25 knot wind with 50 knot gusts and rain we stayed in Dublin overnight, and will depart for Iceland in stormy weather, skipping Belfast. Too bad, as I … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland
Comments Off on Nowhere
Dublin
We visited Dublin two years ago on our Ireland/Scotland/England tour, and I tried hard to like the city, but it just never clicked for me. I had the same experience (and the same dreary, drizzly weather) this time. Pubs, a … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland
Comments Off on Dublin
England, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, New York 2010
By Land and Air and Sea And so we set out for a three week adventure, first to London, then a peculiar repositioning cruise that will take us to odd places on the way back to New York. Our morning … Continue reading
Scotland & Ireland 2008
We scheduled this extended trip to the UK to coincide with Dani and her friends from Trinity Prep performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Dani departed ahead of us, on Tuesday, July 29th, with her school group. They spent a … Continue reading