
Getting to Ireland and Back! - The Arrival and Departure Experience
For newbie or occasional travelers, arriving at a new airport is discombobulating (yes, that’s a real word). Arriving at a new airport...

Planning Your Trip - OPW and the Heritage Card
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...

Getting Around In Ireland - Part 2 Trains
Trains are a comfortable and economical way to travel throughout Ireland, most of the time. This blog discusses some of the ins and outs...

Getting Around in Ireland - Part 1
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...

Heathrow: Two Hours of Purgatory
Soooo… Despite all the advice you see on the web, including this blog, you decided to book your flight through Heathrow. Yeah …. I know …...
Irish Accomodations: The Overview
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...

Pre-Trip Homework
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...
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry - Eating Ins and Outs … Part 2
Update: 20-May 2016 I really wanted to write about my second favorite subject right after the Pubs of Galway -- the restaurants of...

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry - Eating Ins and Outs - Part 1
Update: 20-May 2016 Before I talk about the restaurants of Galway, we need to talk about Irish restaurants in general. Restaurants in...

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry - Irish Drink
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...