Ireland, Day 6 – Connemara and Kylemore Abbey (also was a Castle) What a long but an amazing day with a wonderful Irish tour guide who really gave us a feel for the people and the country side of Ireland. We started our tour off by being picked up at our hotel!!  What a treat. … More DAY 6 – Connemara and Kylemore Abbey

Woke up early (and sad since this would be Laura and Gabe’s last day) to make sure we got the most out of the day.  We started our day off before 9:00, which we soon found out is long before the city wakes up.  The streets that were filled the day before were empty and … More DAY 5 – Eating Our Way Through Galway

Day 4 in Ireland…Galway! What an amazing town, I cannot get over how nice everyone is.  If you stop and look at a map longer than a couple seconds someone asks you if you need help!  I never had any desire to come to Ireland, but that has all changed and I have fallen in … More DAY 4 – Galway, Ireland

Day 3 in Ireland – we are talking a train to Galway!!!! Low key day traveling to Galway (West coast of Ireland)  Started with a very quick trip to Trinity College And a walk through St. Stephen’s Green Gabe in his big boy seat as we take a short taxi to the train station to head … More DAY 3 – Dublin to Galway, Ireland

First full day in Dublin – highlight seeing Once in DUBLIN (where it was created) Hop on and off bus around the city Guinness Factory Tour.  This was quite an operation.  We could easily have spent hours (or the entire day here) but we raced through it in under 2 hours….by the end we were … More DAY 2 – Dublin, France

Day 1: Dublin, Ireland After an early morning (4:00 AM wake up call) I was off to the airport to meet my parents in Dublin. Quick note: if flying on Ryan Air (or on another discount airline out of Paris, note that there is another airport about an hour out of town.  When I purchased … More Au Revoir France – Fáilte Ireland

Lesson of the day: When you are utterly exhausted your mind literary does not work I had booked an all day Wine Enthusiast Tour months ago and today was suppose to be the day.  I woke up at 6:00 AM after barely 4 hours of sleep and put the meeting spot cafe in my phone.  I … More DAY 6 – Paris, France

Biking (and learning a ton of history) in Versailles – BEST DAY YET!! The gardens of Versailles span an impressive 1,976 acres. Rather than exploring the sprawling grounds on foot, pedal your way around with an informative guide on this full-day Versailles bike tour from Paris. Discover a leisurely 10 miles of garden trails and … More DAY 5 – Paris, France

Lesson of the Day: Things might not work out like you planned Woke up exhausted! I know I am suppose to be getting up early to help but I have been too tired to get out of bed.  I am going to be struggling the next couple mourning (I can tell) as I need to … More DAY 4 – Paris, France

I think I will start each day with a lesson, as I have been learning so many.  Lesson of this day: do not over book yourself. (picture is first even through it has nothing to do with my Breakfast…the first picture is the one that shows up on the blog and I am tired of … More DAY 3 – Paris, France