As I planned my trip to France, I started to think about things to do while I was in the area around Nice. I’ve been […]
photo friday: an evening in grasse
One evening while in France, I was lucky enough to be invited out to dinner with co-workers in Grasse. I had visited there once before […]
photo friday: morning in cannes
The morning after the big rains and flooding in Cannes, I headed out to the docks to catch the ferry to Ile St Honorat. Everything […]
photo friday: old town cannes
After my walk along the waterfront in Cannes, I turned up hill towards the old town. I had been up to the top once before, […]
photo friday: promenade in cannes
As the time for my trip to France approached, the weather reports were getting worse and worse. Rain, rain, and rain for my weekend in […]
photo friday: st simons
This fall has been a stressful one in terms of work. Always behind, can’t seem to catch up. And, unfortunately, this made our first trip […]
photo friday: cape cod
In addition to three weeks in Galway this summer, we spent a week on Cape Cod with Rob’s family. I had work to do – […]
photo friday: martha’s vineyard
Back in July, we spent a week on the Cape (Cod, for those of you who might be unsure to which Cape I am referring). […]
photo friday: cliffs of moher
Very disappointed that our Skellings Island trip was canceled due to rough weather, we unloaded the car and went back into the apartment in Kenmare. […]
photo friday: kenmare
As a base for our Ring of Kerry explorations, we chose Kenmare after a number of people had recommend it. We found a nice room […]
photo friday: ring of kerry
Ok, I admit. I’m bored of my own Ireland posts. But I’ve committed to finishing them before I move on to more recent travels. And […]
photo friday: dublin parks
When the kids were younger, we always made a point of seeking out great parks while on our travels. We looked for fun and different […]
photo friday: decorative arts
While in Dublin, we let Camille choose something she wanted to do … she chose the Decorative Arts & History Museum. My mom, Camille and […]
photo friday: shopping in dublin
I’m not much of a shopper, but we seemed to go to many, many stores while in Dublin. The girls didn’t buy much at them, […]
photo friday: river liffey
Our apartment in Dublin — while having a myriad of ridiculous issues (wi-fi doesn’t always mean wi-fi), was in an excellent location. We could even […]
photo friday: riding the rails in ireland
Though probably not the fastest nor cheapest choice, I made the decision that for our weekend trip to Ireland, we would ride IrishRail. Since all […]
photo friday: claddagh and galway bay
While in Galway, we left the car in the parking garage and walked everywhere. Walking along the harbor area was particularly fun as we explored […]
photo friday: salthill
On one of our days in Galway, we walked along the beach to Salthill, spotting the apartment we stayed at when we were here in […]
photo friday: inis oirr
On one of our days in Galway, we took the ferry over to Inis Oirr, one of the Aran Islands. Daily trip diary entry.