Made It To Laughlin!
Not much to add here.. Had too much of a nice steak dinner, Chuck and Macs are asleep in the room with mom, while Aunt Cat gets a tutorial on gambling!
First Trip With Malcolm!
... And it's a doozy! 4 states in 2 weeks. We are starting from home heading to Nevada and New Mexico, then over to Arizona, and back to California to hit 29...
The Wedding
The point of the trip was to come out and join Alyson and Matt as they got hitched out here near Torch Lake, Michigan, and we were finally settled in at the...
Road Trip
We arrived in Chicago around 4pm and got a ride from Steve and his family at the airport. We decided to brave the cross-town rush hour traffic to go visit...
Panama? Close enough.
Well, after our last experience, we decided to try Panama again with our neighbors who go every once in a while themselves. We figured that they would know how...
Life’s a beach
Every day during Morgan’s lunch break we go down to the beach for a little swim. The water is so nice, but the waves are kicking my butt, I’m so ungainly! It’s...
Working from the Costa Rica
Tomorrow, I begin my week of work in Costa Rica. I still feel like I planned this whole thing pretty well. By working this first week then having the next two...
We found a toad
On our way home in the car, the headlights show the way in front of us and this excites the frogs who have been waiting to be able to see well enough to hop...
Souveniring
We cut out of work a little early on Friday to see the downtown of San José and get some lunch and souvenirs for the trip home. We headed to a little cafe...
The Adventure Continues
We got through security support fast and easy.. didn’t even have to take our shoes off, but then! Customs! I got through okay, but they room Morgan into the...
End of the Road
Here we are camped out in our last hotel, right next to the airport. I can’t believe its almost over ! :c we are having a quick bottle of humid foreign extra,...
Clontarf
Hello, hello! Yesterday we drove all the way back into Dublin, to a little place called clontarf. We tried to stop in a couple malls on the way to do some...
Giant's Causeway
Was absolutely my favorite scenic location so far. We tried to go to the Bushmills distillery, but we were 5 minutes too late. They wouldn’t even let us in the...
Belfast
At first we thought Belfast was kinda boring. Not a lot of shops.. we got a nap in. Then we went out for Thai food (sticky rise dessert!) and found a club of...
Sligo!
Today! Horseback riding over beaches, bogs, and freeways! ! It was so great, then we checked in to the beautiful castle Markree. It is PHENOMENAL. Just to get...
Galway Squared!
Two days in Galway! At the Eyre Square Hotel. It was an okay hotel... Like many of the places we stayed, it had a double bed and a twin. Galway is similar to...
Blarney Rubble
The thing that always catches me off guard is that castles, while living spaces, are about more than the castle. there’s always a massive amount of land that...
Thinking about traveling... reminds me of traveling
Travel planning can be stressful! I’ve taken on the responsibility of putting this trip together, since it was my idea in the first place. Phileas is along for...
Sep 28, 2011
When I was about 15 years old, I woke up and decided that I should definitely go to Ireland. I’m not sure why or what sparked it, but all the research I’ve...