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Asia
The Maldives
For me, the first thing that comes to mind when I think of The Maldives is global warming. I know, not the happiest thought for a country made up of a series of tropical islands…
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A Visit to Auschwitz
What we instantly picture when we hear the word Auschwitz is black and white images of emancipated prisoners starving in the cold, being murdered, and piled in mass graves. Not quite the same experience to…
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Cemetaries
Highgate Cemetery with Karl Marx and Douglas Adams
I recently made a visit to explore around Highgate Cemetery in London. The graveyard is the final resting place of two really well-known people from history. The first is Karl Marx. We have all heard…
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My First Visit to The Isle of Man TT Races
Long before moving to Ireland, I had written a bucket list. Bucket lists are nothing new and many people have them, but not everyone attempts to check items off that list, instead often planning to…
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Ireland
An Irish Life: Two Things Ireland Does Better Than The US
I recently did a blog post about things I took for granted in the US before moving to Ireland, I have also written about the Irish banking system, and how difficult it is to find…
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An Irish Life: 10 Things I Took for Granted in The US Now That I live in Ireland
I lived in the Pacific Northwest my entire life prior to moving to Dublin, Ireland in 2013. Some things are the same and some have changed. However, there were those things that a person gets…
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Costa de la Luz: Day 1
Why do so many trips start with such an early morning flight? In our case that meant getting up at 4:00 in the morning for a 7:40 flight. On the plus side, it was a…
Read MoreCosta de la Luz: Home We Go
The flight not leaving home wasn’t until late in the day, so we spent most of the day at the hotel. The person who checked us entering the cafeteria removed our wristbands so that we…
Read MoreCosta de la Luz: Time for a Massage
The lady walked us back pasts the Jacuzzi and sauna into a colder area before separating us. She took me into a small room with a massage table, a few lit candles, and other paraphernalia…
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Costa de la Luz: Out for an Evening Dinner
Breakfast buffet – pool – sun – lunch – more pool and sun – Dinner For dinner, we decided to forgo the buffet and walk down to a little restaurant we had seen earlier. The…
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