Snapshots of Life

Thoughts and images on the road

Siteseeing, eating and drinking are only part of the fun. It's the stories you come home with that you remember.

Day 14 - Walking on Sunshine

It's our last day in Kinsale and it's late at night as I'm writing this. Tomorrow morning, we drive to Dublin and fly back to London for...

Day 13 - Kissing stones, riding horses and dining fine

I first kissed the Blarney Stone 25 years ago. Some of my friends are not surprised by this fact. I kissed it again yesterday just in...

Day 12 - Off to an English Market in Ireland

A 30 minute drive from Kinsale to Cork today brings us to the English Market, a lovely Victorian indoor food market built in the mid 19th...

Day 11 - A tour of Kinsale and a birdie at Old Head

Kinsale is a short drive away from Blarney Castle. Yes, the legendary home of the Blarney Stone, which – if you kiss it – allegedly gives...

Day 10 - Goodbye Dalkey, Hello Kinsale

Kinsale – Even the name evokes the sea. Sitting on the southern coast of Ireland, the city has long been known as one of the country’s...

Day 9 Ireland: Music is everywhere

It was a day filled with music. Of ukuleles, brass bands and traditional Irish music played on guitar and fiddle. This tuneful day starts...

London/Dublin Day 8: To the Emerald Isle

It’s time to say goodbye to London for a week. We’re headed over to Ireland with Jim and Stacey to spend some time in the seaside town of...

London Day 7: Torture, beheadings and afternoon tea

The Tower of London is the greatest tourist attraction in the world. Don’t even try to argue with me. Crown jewels, suits of armor,...

London Day 6: Cathedrals, Palaces and Fish and Chips

“What do you mean, you’ve never been to London before?” I asked our friends Jim and Stacey. Jim and Stacey, for my DEVOTED readers, are...

London Day 5: She said yes

I would have never called Pierce a romantic – hopeless or otherwise – until now. He’s passionate for sure. Politics? Passionate....