Yesterday started with an early morning run. That wasn't a planned event, we just underestimated how long it would take us to get Ella out the door in the morning and found ourselves a bit tight for time getting to our 7:00am train. Our first train was from Cork back to Dublin where we then... Continue Reading →
On the Run Around Cork and Cobh
Time and again we've learned that the best way to get to know a new place is to find a local and get their recommendations. Fortunately, this is a skill Ella seems to have picked up quickly. With Ella safely sprung from prison, we decided it was best to get out of Cork and lay... Continue Reading →
Cork Gaol – The Ultimate Timeout
It's become a bit of a tradition for us to take the hop-on hop-off buses when we visit a new city. As I've mentioned in the past they've proven to be a good way to get around and by definition they tend to stop at many of the places you might want to visit. Besides,... Continue Reading →
Busting a Move in a 15th Century Castle
Today was our first day with no travel. So, what did we decide to do...well, travel to the nearby town of Blarney. I'll give you one guess as to what we went there to see. There are a few options for getting to Blarney from Cork but we decided on just taking the public bus,... Continue Reading →
In Cork, AirBnB makes a pretty good case against hotels
Today was a travel day. Though we did manage to squeeze in the Guinness Storehouse, we decided to save more time in Dublin for the end of our trip rather than the start. After a full night's sleep, it was an early morning to catch a train south to Cork. Thanks to Katy's good planning,... Continue Reading →
Lovely Day for a Guinness
What's the first thing you do as tourists in Dublin with a toddler? Why a brewery, of course. More specifically the Guinness Storehouse. Having arrived in Dublin before 6:00 am local time and around 1:00am Eastern, our first priority was sleep, both for us and for Ella. None of us had any trouble getting to... Continue Reading →
Dia duit ón Éirinn
Oh, hi. You're still there. Nope, we weren't kidnapped by the JW police for spreading bad reviews. We did actually make it home from Panama. One of these days I'm going to figure out how to a) finish the posts through the end of a whole trip and b) keep posting something of interest between... Continue Reading →
JW vs Wyndham: A tale of two sushi restaurants
As you may have read, we didn’t have the best experience with the JW Marriott in Panama. We won’t be going back, but what if you want to stay there? What was the hotel actually like during the time that we were there and how did it compare to the Wyndham Grand, where they sent... Continue Reading →
3 reasons we won’t stay at a JW Marriott again
We’re in Panama now, but bare with me for a moment while I take you back a couple of days to when we were still in Curacao. One morning, as I was reading and Ella was having a nap, Katy looked up from the computer and said, “we just got kicked out of the JW!”... Continue Reading →
Three lazy days in Curacao.
When you’ve driven from one end of a country to the other (even if that country is a constituent of a larger kingdom), I think it’s fair to say you’ve earned some rest. So, with three days left in Curacao, our agenda wasn’t exactly packed: beaches, pools, eating, the occasional run, and sleep. Not a... Continue Reading →
192 Reasons 