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Living the jet-set highlife, at Chicago’s O’Hare waiting for a flight to Shannon. Maybe if I took off my shoes… Related
Cork, Ireland, end of noisy pub meal, the server said “turkey sex farty.” Fighting the fog of jet lag, I paid €36.40 Related
Sheep’s Head Peninsula: walked on a ridge trail on peat, rock, and heather, with the Atlantic on each side. Related
Hiked to end of the isolated Sheep’s Head Peninsula, while 1,000’s of people flew silently to N. America (contrails). Related
Posted about our current base for hiking: Sheep’s Head Peninsula, southwest Ireland. Related
Panic! Our local (Eileen’s) is closed Mondays. Mercifully there was another decent pub in Kilcrohane, down the road. Related
Backpacked back to Bantry along Sheep’s Head Way: great views, great weather. The trails are good, and well-marked. Related
On a bus, transport public. We drove thru old Limerick\I wanted 2 Tweet\A poem, real neat\But needed > 118 characters. Related
We’re repositioned and ready to backpack parts of The Burren, starting Thursday. Related
Me, Cliffs of Moher, walking Liscannor to Doolin. 100’s of people at visitors’ center who came to look over the edge. Related
We continued walking through The Burren until we reached Fanore for the night. Related
We walked a loop on good, quiet trails across The Burren, returning to Fanore. The weather has been fine for a week. Related
We’re in Fanore, The Burren, but I keep thinking I’m in Hawaii: beautiful sunsets, tropical plants, dramatic scenery. Related
Urban day: explored the city of Galway. Good Mediterranean dinner, reflecting local Spanish connections. Related
Today: a train and two buses to Newcastle (Northern Ireland) where we’ll hike The Mournes. Related
At the end of today’s walk: bright sunshine, mist rolling down from the Mourne Mountains onto Newcastle, County Down. Related
The trail progressively revealed itself through mist as we headed to the highest point in N. Ireland, Slieve Donard. Related
Relaxed here, back at the B&B after walking the high moors in the mist to the top of Slieve Commedagh (The Mournes). Related
Finally the mists have lifted, and we get to see The Mournes from our friends’ home where we are staying tonight. Related
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. Today we went down the checklist of Dublin’s tourist hotspots. Related
Unlike O’Hare no signs at Dublin Airport telling you to keep your feet off the furniture. Related
At Dublin Airport waiting for a flight to Newcastle upon Tyne, England: my home town. Related
Honored my Mum’s memory with a cuppa and cream cake in Fenwick’s department store, Newcastle. She loved to go there. Related
Bringing Mario the cockerel to his new Newcastle home. An old family friend admired it, so I got it for her garden. Related
Walked with friends along Northumberland’s coast. En route: the castle across this bay, pub lunch, afternoon tea. Related
Today’s destination: Guildford, a base for walking in the North Downs. Right now I’m on a Newcastle to London train. Related
Tower of London today: 888,246 ceramic poppies, one for each British WW1 military death; one for my grandfather. Related
After-dinner view before taking the train to Guildford: Thames, Southwark Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral. Related
North Downs walk with a friend included a pub, brewery, and liquor store/micro-brewery. Local beer procured at each. Related
Another day of hiking the North Downs. Today we only visited one hostelry–for lunch and libation. Related
Entered these premises in Guildford and allowed a pleasant Hungarian lady to wield a buzzcutter. Related
Walked on American soil at Runnymede near where King John sealed the Magna Carta in 1215. An A380 climbed from LHR. Related
Took ferry to Aegina, an island in the Adriatic. Walked in the rain, lunch, sunshine, hydrofoil back towards Athens. Related
Standing in Monastiraki Square, backpack and cappuccino. In 22 hours: Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, waiting for a bus. Related
Hi nephews. Istanbul Airport is cool: free slot cars, no need to use pocket money. Wish I could race with you. Related
Glad I changed my flight, today, from this one. I’m in O’Hare, and will get home earlier than the original plan. Related
Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, transferring from light rail to bus. Monastiraki Square, Athens is a long way away. Related