We were here for quite a while and so I’m going to break this into two different galleries. Blarney Castle is what you think… it’s the famous place where idiots wait in line to hang upside down from the top of the castle to kiss a stone… a stone which Read more
Despite what you might think, Glendalough is not a witch. It’s a settlement from the 6th century and also one of many cemeteries we saw in Ireland. It featured all kinds a headstones that appeared to barely be holding back zombies, what was left of a church, a bell tower Read more
I wish I could open this post by telling you the historical significance of this estate, but I’m just the oaf behind the camera phone. I can, however, open it with the fresh scones, homemade jam, and cappuccino we ate at their cafe. That’s better anyway, right? There’s not a Read more
In fairness, we saw vistas and canyons but I like alliterations. Oh, and we saw some more lakes because lakes are the waterfalls of Canada. This day was a long leisurely drive north along the Icefields Parkway (except for the first stop). The drive itself was almost enough to make Read more
At the edge of Banff (or at least the part we came to know as Banff) is a lazy river along which they have a really neat art walk. It’s a seemingly endless stream of art installations built placed in nature along a picturesque backdrop. First, the nature: Natural Life Read more
About a 15 minute drive from our Airbnb was Bass Lake. We did some hiking nearby and then walked along the water for a bit. It was a Thursday morning and overcast, so it was quite peaceful. Mono Trail We started off with a very short but poorly-labeled-as-easy hike called Read more
There isn’t really a ton to say about this. It’s Yosemite. The granite is real, the vistas are unreal. We hiked around for about 4 hours, which put the boys at over 5 miles… which is probably about 4 miles more than their little legs are used to. Despite not Read more
I’m calling this trip our “Yosemite Trip” but in reality we spent most of our time in an Airbnb in North Fork, just under 2 hours from Yosemite. It was in a very rural mountain town that reminded me a lot of PA, actually. The majority of our time went Read more
For those of you who are uninterested in my chatter, this post has all the pictures from the other posts as well as an apparently 11 minute video compilation of the clips we took while on the go. If you’re interested in the van we stayed in, click here. If Read more
The first stop on Day 3 was Seljalandsfoss which is a waterfall that you can walk behind. After nearly 4 decades of playing video games I’ve finally been able to do this in real life. Spoiler alert – there wasn’t a treasure chest behind it. 😢 Seljalandsfoss Once you’ve gone Read more