Arriving to Dublin and Temple Bar
June 26, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We arrived to a beautiful, if a bit cold, windy and drizzly, Dublin around 6 pm. But how exciting that the summer nights are long here and the sunset is at 10 pm! So, I immediately jumped at theRead more
Rick Steve tour and Book of Kells
June 27, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
After delicious breakfast of poached eggs, potatoes and green, we started with the 90 min Rick Steves audio tour of Dublin, which gave us a really good overview of the many layers of the DublinRead more
VoiceMap tour of the docklands
June 27, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
In the afternoon, Igor was working, and I went to indulge in yet another VoiceMap tour, now of the Dublin Docklands. The docklands were used to build the canals to use in the ever growing port. But inRead more
More Dublin explorations
June 28, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
In the morning, we went to do another Rick Steves audio tour, this time of northern part of Dublin, which focused more on the fight for independence. We walked up the main boulevard which had manyRead more
Glendalough and Kilkenny
June 29, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
On Saturday morning, we rented a car and embarked on our drive of Southern Ireland. The first stop was a monastic site at Glendalough, which had some ruins of a monastery, a large cemetery and aRead more
Coolest B&B experience
June 29, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
As the days are very long here, we decided not to stay at Kilkenny but to drive further south, and booked in the evening some B&B with good reviews. When we actually came there, we were shocked to seeRead more
Ring of Kerry Day 1
June 30, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We started our day with scrumptious breakfast in our atmospheric B&B and then went to the nearby Rock of Cashel which is really ruins of some monastery with a cathedral and cemetery located on top ofRead more
Ring of Kerry Day 2 and Skellig Ring
July 1, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Today we continued driving Ring of Kerry and exploring the various goodies. First, there was a ruined abbey located on the appropriately named Abbey Island and we were not sure how to get there,Read more
Cliffs of Moher and Burren
July 2, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We left our B&B and said farewell to the cutest resident dogs and drove to Cliffs of Moher. Indeed they deserved their status of one of the most famous Irish tourist destinations. The cliffs areRead more
Galway city
July 3, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
On our last day in Ireland, we stayed in Galway city, which is considered to be the coolest and hippest city in Ireland. It’s the center of Irish food and music scene. We really went there becauseRead more
Vilnus Encuentro Las Campanas
Jul 4–8, 2024 in Lithuania ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We spent 4 amazing days dancing tango and enjoying beautiful ballroom with great floor, mostly fantastic music and some (also mostly) great dancers. Vilnus in numbers: number of milongas over 3.5 daysRead more
Bilbao
July 9, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We arrived to Bilbao late Monday night and on Tuesday morning immediately tackled the city through a 1.5 hours VoiceMap tour, which was quite interesting and gave us a great overview of this beautifulRead more
Guggenheim museum in Bilbao
July 9, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We spent incredible three hours marveling at the Guggenheim collection, as well as the building itself. Its interior and exterior are both absolutely breathtaking, very organically incorporating artRead more
San Sebastian
July 10, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We left Bilbao in the morning and drove an hour to the nearby San Sebastián and of course, started our day with the VoiceMap tour. It was very interesting to see how this beautiful beach resortRead more
Panticosa and thermal baths
July 11, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
In the morning, we had a brunch in a nearby cafe, happily taking a break from the rich and heavy pinxtos. We then drove 3 hours into the heart of the Pyrenees mountains, to Panticosa where our nextRead more
Hiking in Panticosa
July 12, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
This morning, we drove 15 min to Panticosa, and with the great advise from the information center, embarked on the best hike in the area. Panticosa is a ski resort and there are ski lifts all over theRead more
Encuentro in Spain
July 13, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
This morning we drove to Panticosa to urgently address the issue of blisters and bought some Compeed bandaids (second skin) and the new roomier hiking boots! With Compeed I was able to dance and enjoyRead more
Walking near our hotel
July 14, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We spent Sunday walking around the lake near our hotel, eating from the tasty and healthy buffets in the hotel and of course dancing for 6-7 hours. The area had such a magical vibe, being located inRead more
Ordesa national park Day 1
July 15, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
In the morning, we left our encuentro venue and drove for about an hour to the Ordesa National park. There, we did a 3 hour nice hike through the forest with beautiful views and 3 pretty waterfalls.Read more
Hiking to the waterfalls in Ordesa
July 16, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Today we did the main 6- hour hike in Ordesa National Park, 18 km round trip, with gorgeous scenery, and 5 waterfalls along the way. It was fairly crowded, but the weather was absolutely perfect, theRead more
Tarragona and Barcelona
July 17, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Last night we left Ordesa park and drove 3 hours to the coastal town Tarragona. We never actually heard of it before, but it’s close to Barcelona which is where we fly home from. And, you guessed itRead more
Morning Barcelona walk
July 18, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Before our flight home, we decided to get up at 7 am (despite a late night at somewhat lame milonga in Barcelona) to do another VoiceMap tour (of the same guide that we found funny and interesting).Read more






















































































































































































































































































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Very cool!!