A Brief History of Bourbon
Being a whiskey drinker, and since moving to Ireland, I have been asked a few times about the differences between a bourbon and a whiskey. So, I dug this old article up I wrote on…
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Greece: Encounters to History
In the world of travel writing, many travelers begin a story with a random encounter, such as sitting at a bar or restaurant and a stranger next to them strikes up a conversation that then…
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Pets
Advice on Pet Sitting
Vacations are supposed to be these carefree escapes where worries should take a backseat and new adventures move to the forefront. I don’t worry about the flight, where I’m going to stay, how much money…
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My Airline Rankings
Through years of traversing countless miles, I’ve managed to rack up quite the collection of airline experiences. Of the airlines, I have flown here’s the rundown – from the cream of the crop to the…
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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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