For newbie or occasional travelers, arriving at a new airport is discombobulating (yes, that’s a real word). Arriving at a new airport...

One of the best-kept Irish holiday secrets is the Office of Public Works, OPW, and the Heritage sights that they manage. An even better...

Trains are a comfortable and economical way to travel throughout Ireland, most of the time. This blog discusses some of the ins and outs...

For most people visiting Ireland from North America, cars are not the best way to get around … for a variety of reasons (see some of my...

Soooo… Despite all the advice you see on the web, including this blog, you decided to book your flight through Heathrow. Yeah …. I know …...

Update: 20-May 2016 As has been the case with the rest of the blogs on Galway, I need to first hijack the Galway discussion to give some...

Update: 20-May 2016 This blog is for those who believe trip preparation is as much fun as the trip. The subject is not about putting...

Update: 20-May 2016 I really wanted to write about my second favorite subject right after the Pubs of Galway -- the restaurants of...

Update: 20-May 2016 Before I talk about the restaurants of Galway, we need to talk about Irish restaurants in general. Restaurants in...

Galway: Eat, Drink and Be Merry was to be about the pubs of Galway, but you will notice the content is about the pub experience, and not...