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Ennis, Letterfrack, and Hodson

05 Tuesday Jun 2018

Posted by Louise & Tom in Travel

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Ennis, Hodson Bay, ireland, Letterfrack

 

hotel lobby

The Rosleague Hotel lobby in Letterfrack, Ireland.

Ennis, Letterfrack, and Hodson. Sounds like a legal firm you might hire to defend your son on a charge of animal abuse with a laser pointer. (“Really, Your Honor: Whiskers had a healthy relationship with that red dot for years. I can only assume it was his old age that led him to confuse it with the barbecue.”)

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Ya fra Murka?

31 Thursday May 2018

Posted by Louise in Travel

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America, ireland

two flags

Those of us who compulsively read guide books about where we’re going and where we are, read this sensible lesson: “Don’t tell the Irish that you’re Irish too, just because your ancestors were from Ireland.”

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The Smaller the Better

29 Tuesday May 2018

Posted by Louise & Tom in Travel

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Ballinskellig's Abbey, ireland, O'Carroll's Beach, Ring of Kerry, Ryan's Daughter

the smaller the better

Free upgrades are one of life’s little rewards, cherished and remembered. First class. Room with a view. Bigger car.

Unless you’re in Ireland. If you’re renting a car in Ireland, a free upgrade can be a burden.

We got a free upgrade.

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Pissed

27 Sunday May 2018

Posted by Louise & Tom in Travel

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ireland, kinsale, The Old Dispensary

KPA beer

One fine Irish afternoon, sitting in a Kinsale pub, I asked the bartender if there are any local beers. “Oh, yes!” interrupted the fellow occupying the stool to my right. “Have a pint of Blacks,” he said. “I got properly pissed on it last night.” The bartender never had a chance to reply.

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Pink Gin with Floating Strawberries

24 Thursday May 2018

Posted by Louise in Travel

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ireland, Kilkenny

staunton on the green pub

Pink gin in the Club House pub, wedding on TV. No crowds. There was more enthusiasm for The Wedding in the US than in Ireland.

We made a speedy exit from Dublin. It was Saturday, May 19th, and we needed to get to the Club House Hotel in Kilkenny in time for The Wedding. I had booked the hotel only after the front desk assured us that we could watch the festivities in their bar. Previous research had revealed that the wedding would not be on every single pub TV in Ireland, because, well, soccer.

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A Fish on a Bicycle

18 Friday May 2018

Posted by Louise & Tom in Travel

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Dublin, Guinness, ireland

ireland guinness tour

Some people live to visit Jerusalem. Others, the Blarney Stone. Me? The St. James’s Gate Guinness Brewery in Dublin.

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Life After Girona

09 Monday Jul 2012

Posted by Louise & Tom in Sentiments

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expat, expat-almanac, expatriot, Girona, ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, travel

Question mark made from Jell-O

We’ve been discussing Life After Girona lately. Ireland? Italy? Switzerland?

Or, maybe, no plans at all. Perhaps we’ll wait until the last minute – the 88th day in Girona? – before we decide where to go next.

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Serial Expat

26 Tuesday Jun 2012

Posted by Louise & Tom in Sentiments

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expat, expatriot, ireland, serial expat, travel

Graphic of Expat Cereal box

“Serial expat.” Isn’t that an intriguing term?

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After Spain — Ireland!

21 Thursday Jun 2012

Posted by Louise in Travel

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ex patriot, expat, expatriot, ireland, kinsale, travel

You may notice that all is sweetness and light with us, except for the visa thing. The idea of amassing a bale of documents and flying down to San Francisco to present them in person, at $300 per round trip (each), then doing the same a month later to pick up the visa stamp…well, life is too short. We love going to San Francisco, but document digging we hate. All this to stay ninety days or more in Spain?

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