Getting out of Dublin is no small task, especially when saddled with a temperamental GPS and a shoddy map. Despite these less-than-ideal conditions, Karlin and I were able to find highway N11 and pointed our brand new Renault south. Powerscourt House and Gardens was our destination.
Now, this could only happen to a gal like me, and only happen in a town like this. So, may I say to each of you most gratefully…this is my kind of town, Chicago!
Here’s a recap of my last month. I entered a writing competition. I won it and was named Go with Oh’s 2012 autumn guest blogger. The prize? A month’s worth of accommodation in four of Open House Group’s ten European cities. And, I get to bring my friend, Lola. I’ve already announced that I’m going [...]
You probably know that I’m starting my Go with Oh guest-blogging stint in November and that I’m going to Florence and Paris. Today, as promised, I’m disclosing another city on my European tour.
On Friday I announced that I would start my Go with Oh adventure in November. You already know that I’m definitely going to Florence, and today I’m divulging another city I’ll visit.
I’d been in Dublin for a full five hours and still not visited the Guinness Brewery. It was time to change that.
I’ve never been at a loss for words. After all, I kissed the Blarney stone twice. But on Friday morning, it happened.
Within my first five hours in New Zealand, I realized I’d not accounted for the International Date Line, forgotten my driver’s license, figured out how to drive on the left, backed out of bungy jumping, attempted to break a world’s record in the Shweeb, and hurled myself down a hill in a giant, plastic ball. [...]
I’ve been tagged by Kit, the awesome lady behind Seek New Travel, to participate in HostelBookers’ 7 Super Shots. I’ve enjoyed looking at other bloggers’ photos, and am excited to share mine. I hope that you enjoy the pictures as much as I did taking them.
I’m sure the title is going to cause a whole legion of cruise connoisseurs to take up arms against me, but that’s ok. I’ve taken exactly two cruises in my lifetime, not counting cruises to Alcatraz or Milford Sound. No, I’m about talking real cruises with shows, buffets, and bingo. I went exactly thirty five [...]
Sufficiently fueled for the morning from the Irish breakfast and copious amounts of coffee, Dublin awaited. I was dressed in the same outfit I’d first put on in Houston, unbrushed hair, and no makeup, I wasn’t exactly what you’d call a vision. My room at the Westbury wasn’t ready, so there was going to be [...]
When I hit the publish button on my Go with Oh to Florence entry the night of March 25, I had no idea that I would awake a few hours later with an all-consuming idea.