There's an old Irish proverb that God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world. We don't have any data to back up this statement but after an evening at Zetland Country House Hotel spent sampling (with enthusiasm) their whiskey, sushi and chocolates we can't imagine that ruling the world would be more enjoyable. We were on a trip in the Wild Atlantic West … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
A visit to Cnoc Suain (easy for you to say)
Blonde and Brunette weren't exactly chipper when we received our morning wake-up call to go to a family-owned homestead to learn about authentic Gaelic experiences. We would have preferred some authentic sleeping in and we are usually loathe to learn actual information when we travel. However, this proved to be a case of the educational aspect being interesting (and some more … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to Take a River Cruise with Scenic Cruises
They’re from a good family –Scenic Cruises is privately owned. As such they do the things they believe are best for their customers and the environment, not their stockholders. That can make all the difference in the world! Also, with their more than 25 years of experience we would feel confident that they could quite capably deal with any unexpected development that might … [Read more...]
Day trip from Dublin
Blonde and Brunette were in Dublin to attend a two day travel bloggers' conference. After Day One our extraordinary intellect had already absorbed the critical information from the conference for both days (remarkable) so we played hooky and went on a day trip out of the city. Our first day in Dublin we'd met with with Simon O'Connor who is the co-director of the City of a … [Read more...]