Chicago 2026
Chicago: Just the Photos
For those of you who are not interested in my chatter, here’s a gallery of just the pictures from the other two Chicago posts (The Food & The Sights)
Ireland 2024
Galway & Sean’s Bar
Galway looked like every other town we’d been to, which again isn’t a dig I’m just at a loss for how describe yet another. We did happen upon the offices of famous game developer John Romero (DOOM, Wolfenstein, etc) which was neat for me. I’m betting Sarah doesn’t even remember Read more
Ireland 2024
Cliffs of Moher
The place we stayed the night before, in Doolin, was unremarkable so I’m not going to bother wish photos. However they did have a map for guests to pin their homelands. I somehow managed to cram one into the already over-marked southern tip of CA. There was also a group Read more
Ireland 2024
Bunratty Castle and Folk Park
This stop was a bit of an odd one. It was part historical site (the castle and some remaining structures) and part faux town of yesteryear. To their credit, it was sometimes hard to tell which parts were original structures and which parts were fake. At one point we wandered Read more
Ireland 2024
Slea Head Drive
This drive, pronounced like “sleigh”, was similar to The Ring of Kerry which you’ll remember from Killarney a few posts back. The Ring of Kerry seems to get top billing on the Island but everyone with whom we spoke said Slea was better and we agreed. We had originally planned Read more
Ireland 2024
Pax Guest House
I don’t know if I can do justice to The Pax Guest House, but I’ll try. It’s owned and operated by a man named John, who by all accounts is doing what he was put on this earth to do. Every inch and every moment of this place was thoughtful Read more
Ireland 2024
Ring of Kerry
The Ring of Kerry is a drive similar to that of Maui’s Road to Hana. We chose to drive it ourselves, which started out as a great idea and ended up as a bad one after Google sent us down a “two way road” roughly wide enough for a portly Read more
Ireland 2024
Some Time Apart…
Sarah and I have been to a bunch of foreign countries together; Italy, Croatia, and Iceland… come to think of it we seem to favor countries that start with I. Anyhow, on the morning of the 16th Sarah and I went our separate ways for the first time ever which Read more
Ireland 2024
Killarney & Loch Lein Country House
The big attraction here is the Ring of Kerry, which will be the topic of the next post. This is just going to be a quick look at the town and the place we stayed. Loch Lein Country House The Loch Lein Country House had a hell of a view Read more
Ireland 2024
Powerscourt Garden Pavilion
I wish I could open this post by telling you the historical significance of this estate, but I’m just the oaf behind the camera phone. I can, however, open it with the fresh scones, homemade jam, and cappuccino we ate at their cafe. That’s better anyway, right? There’s not a Read more