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 […]

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 […]

The Morrison Hotel lobby/lounge

The Morrison Hotel in Dublin – Glam Style and Free Cookies!

There is a reason I’ve never stayed at a Doubletree Hotel – I’m a cookie addict!  The signature amenity of the Doubletree chain is the free cookie at check-in (or as I learned, a free cookie every time you ask at The Morrison Hotel) and according to the twitter gods […]

Dublin South Coast

My Award Ticket to Dublin, Ireland on Aer Lingus using Avios

Chances are you dream of using your airline or credit card miles to travel to Europe.   Chances are also good that you’ve more than once played with the airline redemption calculator to see what it would cost you to realize that dream trip.  And sadly, chances are that after […]