Galway is the fourth largest city in Ireland with 80,000 people approximately, but it felt like a bigger city than that. It is on the west coast about an hour north of the cliffs. It had a large shopping mall and several streets full of pedestrians at all times of the day. Parking is probably … More Galway & an Irish Wedding

For days 5 and 6, we spent most of our time in County Clare where the most iconic cliffs of Ireland are found, the Cliffs of Moher.  According to a guide during a boat tour that we were forced to join, the cliffs are about 700 feet high at their highest point, and have been … More The Cliffs of Moher

For our fourth day we explored the Ring of Kerry which is a peninsula in the extreme southwest of the Island. With a few beaches, cliffs, hills, mountains and lakes, there was plenty to see. The Ring of Kerry is a loop that is driven. We decided to go counter-clockwise to follow the routes taken … More The Ring of Kerry

Day 3’s itinerary included castles in 3 different counties. We left Dublin early so we could go Kill Kenny and then….oops… I meant… go to Kilkenny and grab breakfast before a day of castles. This was my first experience driving on the trip as Kenny did all of the Dublin driving. If you have not … More Kilkenny to Killarney

Our trip starts in Dublin. We enjoyed 2 nights in an airbnb split with 5 other people. It was a very comfortable house, and large enough so every couple had their own room. Mika and Kenny are some friends of ours from Seattle, and they will be traveling with us for the next 3 weeks … More Dublin in a Nutshell

Well, we are sitting in the New Orleans Airport waiting for our plane to London to board.   I just wanted to let anyone that is interested know that we will keep up with the blog on this trip.  I assume wifi will be easier to come by in these Northern European countries, so we should … More Hello from New Orleans Airport

From Puerto Princessa, we flew to Cebu.  After staying a night, we then took a ferry over to Bohol Island where we saw the Chocolate Hills.  They were nice but maybe not worth the dangerous bus ride to get to them.  We stayed a couple of days on Bohol and then moved to the Island … More The rest of the Philippines

From Coron, we took a ferry to El Nido.  We decided on the slow ferry because it was cheaper (1200 pesos each $24), and the lady selling the ticket assured us it should only take 5 hours.  It ended up taking 7.5 hours which only caused issue because we were trying to catch a van … More Sibaltan – Escape from the Modern World

Our trip to Coron started with what I like to imagine was a cruise.  It was a 14 hour ferry ride from Manila (that does not include the 4 hours that our ticket said to get there early for boarding).  It was a very comfortable ride though.  We each had a top bunk the size … More Coron – Our First Taste of Philippine Paradise

After arriving in Manila, we found that it was going to be hard to get out of the city as quickly as we had hoped.  Jeanette’s research had kinda painted the city in a bad light – it being known for scams and pick-pockets.  We arrived on a Tuesday, but the ferry that we planned … More Manila During Holy Week