Am I there yet?
Lorena
So, the more I think about it, and reflect on all the travel I’ve done this year, I’ve decided that I love seeing places and things I haven’t seen before…
UK Summer 2024
Does anyone even read travel blogs?
I was looking at my unpublished drafts, and I have five or six started-but-never-finished unpublished blog posts about my trip to Ireland in April. And I only barely blogged about…
Plans are overrated
For as much as I tried to plan out an amazing, magical, once-in-a-lifetime trip to Scotland…. man. Life be lifin’, y’all. I was not expecting to be felled by Covid…
Definitely the strangest WorldCon I’ve ever been to
Writing that title got me thinking… how many WorldCons *have* I been to? Mom, did you go to St. LouisCon in 1969? That would mean I was at that one,…
I finally caught The Co-co! The ‘Rona! The Sars and Stars! Whatever the kids are calling it these days.
Honestly I’m a little surprised it took me four years. I guess there’s something to be said for being a feral, stay-at-home artist who never goes anywhere or sees anyone.…
People-watching on the ship
People-watching on this cruise is wild. There are the people who clearly cruise a lot. There are the people who look out of place. There are the people who never…
Ten Days from Scotland
How am I ten days away from another international adventure???? I feel like I’ve barely unpacked (metaphorically) from Ireland! I know I haven’t talked a lot about the Scotland leg…
Belfast Memorials, Statues, and Street Art
This is going to be such a picture-heavy post! Sorry/not sorry. Let’s start with the Glass of Thrones. Six large stained glass pieces, focusing on different aspects of Game of…
Around Belfast
I went to Belfast because I wanted to go to the Titanic Museum. I didn’t know much about Belfast, before going, other than movies I’d seen about The Troubles. When…
Connemara and Kylemore Abbey Full Day Tour (Kylemore Abbey)
Kylemore Abbey. I partly liked it, and was partly like… “meh.” The parts I liked, I *really* liked. There was one little spot, I’ll make it it’s own little gallery…
Connemara and Kylemore Abbey Full Day Tour (Connemara/bus/sheep/more sheep)
When looking at tours around the Galway area, I wanted to see Connemara (no real reason, really, other than the name was interesting and I couldn’t find a ton of…
Aran Islands & Cliffs of Moher Day Tour (above and below the cliffs)
I don’t know that I can accurately convey the … bigness … of the Cliffs of Moher. They made me feel so very tiny. Not in an “oh my, I’m…