Dublin Castle on a blue sky day

Dreaming of Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day – Plan Your Trip to Dublin

The only tradition my Irish family has for St. Patrick’s Day is finding “Irish potatoes” for my mom.  This sugary sweet Philadelphia candy is definitely not from Ireland nor does it have any connection.  I don’t know when or why my mom, who generally hates candy, became addicted to the […]

New Zealand Sheep

What You Find on the Hills Around the World #FriFotos

This week’s FriFotos theme is “Hills”.  Of course, the first thing that came to mind was the song “The hills are alive with the Sound of Music…” (yes, showing my age).  While I’ve done the Sound of Music tour when I visited Salzburg, it was before the digital camera (again […]

Solo Dining Dublin: Farm Restaurant

The solo dining series goes to Ireland for Solo Dining Dublin at Farm Restaurant.  To those new to the blog, I travel solo and thought I would highlight a few dining experiences from my solo travels.  Each review/report will be preceded with the following and attempt to follow a similar […]

Birds on rocks along the South Coast of Dublin

The South Coast of Dublin photo tour

Looking at the options for conference attendees, I was excited to sign up for the Dublin photo tour of the South Coast with Dawn 2 Dusk.  A photography tour would ensure that I didn’t need to run ahead of the group for my photo and I didn’t need to hurry up […]

The Jameson Irish Whiskey Experience in Dublin

Watching the movie  “The Angels’  Share” (posted here) provided a bit of insight into Scottish whisky. Prior to that my only knowledge of whiskey was drinking whiskey sours.  With my visit to Dublin, I was curious to learn more about whiskey with a visit to the Jameson Irish Whiskey Distillery in […]

Cemetary at Glendalough

The Wild Wicklow Tour in Dublin – Visit Glendalough and experience Ireland

It takes a fantastic guide with personality, a good mix of tourists and a sense of humor to turn a really lousy weather day into a good experience.  Choosing the Wild Wicklow Tour in Dublin as one of my conference options (provided free to attendees, normally 28 Euro), I was […]

Dublin at Night - Convention Center colors reflected on the Liffey River

Dublin at Night – the photography tour

A photo tour may not be something you ever thought of adding to your “must do” vacation list but you should definitely add it.  While some photo tours are instructional and require special cameras and tripods as you learn technique, other tours are educational and fun.  Dublin at Night with […]

Fall colors in Dublin's park

See Dublin by Bike – the Taste of Dublin tour

Attending the TBEX Conference in Dublin, attendees were offered complimentary tours/experiences during our stay.  Keeping with my new “see the city by bike tour” credo, I signed up for a bike tour (The Taste of Dublin) with See Dublin by Bike.  It had rained for most of the week in […]