Tag: Ireland

St Patrick’s day fell on Sunday, this year. And in line with the tradition of the leading politicians from the Republic of Ireland travel to the White House to commemorate the special occasion, the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) went to clink glasses with the President of the United State...

Firstly, it is necessary to understand the reasons that drove Rome to constant expansion. These can be divided into two main groups: the need for resources and protection from barbarian invasions. The goal of most of the Roman legions’ conquest campaigns was to protect their possessions from r...

I do not have sufficient vocabulary to tell you how wonderful and beautiful it was, so instead I’ll give you a rundown of what we did and how it went. This is an overview — there is so much more I could say about everything, but that would take more time than I have right now and the ...

Yesterday we turned in car #1 and took a taxi to our hotel. Our taxi driver was quite garrulous and friendly as are all the Irish. He gave us a tour of the popular spots of Dublin on the way to our hotel. This cost us an extra €8 on the meter from what we expected, and we knew that it would, bu...

Well, it’s day 1 of our trip, if you don’t count the 35 hours flying halfway around the world to get here! Not a particularly bad trip, but it’s SUCH a long way. Having compression stockings and an exit aisle seat made the flights infinitely more bearable. What a relief finally ...

We arrived in Dublin on September 26, 2018 and took a taxi to our homestay which was on North Circular Road. It was very conveniently located, walking distance to a number of locations and close to bus stations and the train terminal. Our daughter who was due to attend a conference in Dublin later i...

Ireland is the land of lush green fields, Guinness, religious history, and so much more. I’ve begun flying the Irish carrier, Aer Lingus, on my Euro trips because of their extremely reasonable fares, hospitality, and easy stopovers in Dublin. I’ve been to Dublin a few times now and ca...