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I had a little group back in Colorado.  Emily, my best friend since college, and her husband, Josh, befriended one of Emily’s coworkers, Ben and his wife, Carly.  One Halloween I met Ben and Carly.  Carly and I bonded over

Going to the Aran Islands wasn’t something I’d thought about for years. When looking at tour options in Galway, I vaguely recalled people saying I should go there.  When I booked the tour, the girl asked if I wanted to

Here we are at what my tour guide called the main event.  The story begins over 11 years ago when I first moved to Colorado.  My friend and I were shopping on Pearl Street in Boulder when I came across

On the way to the next stop, we drove by a castle that has been converted into a hotel.  The presidential suite is one of the most expensive (might be the most expensive) hotel room in Ireland.  It’s where famous

As it continued to rain on the Dingle peninsula, I boarded the first of 3 busses to take me back to Galway.  Taking the same route backwards as I had a couple of days before was a breeze!  I knew

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The Ring of Kerry is the thing to do in Southwest Ireland, a long drive along the peninsula seeing spectacular coast and hints of the people who lived

According to my photos, I have to back track a little bit.  After the Mists of Moher, I returned to Galway and sought out Dough Brothers Pizza.  I’d heard about it on the Extra Pack of Peanuts podcast where they

By the time I got to Galway I was tired.  I decided to sign up for the express tour of the Cliffs of Moher even though rain was predicted.  It was the same price as the other tour that also

The morning came to take the bus that had confused me for months.  When I arrived at the bus station there was a girl waiting who (whom?) I recognized from the hostel.  She actually recognized me from the Vagabonds hostel

Derry Londonderry has two names.  The Unionists call it Londonderry and the Nationalists call it Derry.  When I asked my new Belfastian friend Kevin (Joanna’s husband) which it was, he answered that it depends on who you ask.  This city