Spoiler Alert: No monkeys this trip, unless you count the RedSox fans at Fenway. Booyah! (Total hack joke, and not even true, as I went to Harvard’s Natural History Museum which has many rooms of creepy taxidermy, including many primate species) My smartypants sister Reagan has an internship at MIT this summer. I’ve never been Keep reading
Looks like I never did a wrapup post for Disneyland. It was lovely. It was exhausting. It was never worse than I’d imagined and often better. This was helped by the fact that I had very reasonable expectations for traveling with over stimulated toddlers. Actually our 1st full day was amazing. Kids up at Keep reading
Actually, we’re doing remarkably well considering the 4 yr old (known as T) and 2 yr old (known as H) to get up at 5am for our 7:30am flight. The kiddos were lovely on the plane. Teresa’s car seats are FAA approved so we were able to strap ’em in which really helped. Also helped by Keep reading
I’m composing this update on the plane and will post it when we land in San Francisco. This world of ours is full of wonders. The drive west across Ireland, from Dublin to Doolin, was flipping gorgeous. And great fun, along many winding one lane country roads. Our GPS, which we christened Fiona, was Keep reading
ReaganI’m hanging out, briefly, on our “sea view” balcony at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Killiney. It’s freezing and windy (again, it’s winter) and so foggy there’s no way I could verify whether there’s a sea out there at all. But dang it, we splurged on this upgrade when we booked the room, so I’m going Keep reading
RachelAh, good morning London! After just one afternoon/evening in Dublin, we caught a discount RyanAir flight to London, to explore for 2 nights and to meet up with my cousin Eileen and her husband Rob who’ve been living here the last 2 years. Yay. I’ve had about 7 hours sleep now, and I feel glorious. Keep reading
Having a discussion with LAX bartender about personal responsibility. He explains that, should he over serve someone, he has liability for their actions. Then, in what can only be seen as some type of sobriety/ judgment test, he says, “So why don’t you girls race out onto the tarmac and see who can get the Keep reading
KaineSo, sometimes your friend calls you to ask, “Do you want to go to Ireland…NEXT WEEK?” And you hear yourself saying “Yes!” Even though I’m a planner. Guys, I plan. It’s what I do. Half of the fun of travel, for me, is researching and checking out blogs and dreaming about all the shenanigans that Keep reading
A pitcher of sangria on a rooftop in Quito, providing 360* view as the sun sets… Pretty perfect way to say goodbye. (of course we still have 1.5hr taxi to the airport and then 20 hours over 3 flights until we’re back, but that’s not as romantic a telling). It remains true that the local Keep reading
…And apparently our shower is haunted. Returning to our room after being gone at least 2 hours, I was organizing my toiletries bag, but had not done anything water related when suddenly the shower started running… After 15 seconds I reached over and turned the knob on and then off. Continued to run for another Keep reading