23 more sleeps!
September 4, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Only 25 more days until I depart for my next big adventure. Guinness, and sheep shearing!
13 days and counting
September 16, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Flight and hotel are booked. Staying until the 3rd of October for the first leg and then heading out on the 3rd to meet Christy in Venice for two days...Sooo excited!
25 hours to go
September 28, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
and counting...just booked two tours in Dublin! Oct 1 - Guinness Storehouse, Oct 2 - Wicklow Mountains and Lakes - visiting a weaver's guild and Fitzgeralds Pub (known for great whisky). Standby forRead more
Made it!
September 30, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
What an exciting city, I feel the energy already. Going for the pint and some fish and chips
Dinner and a bevy
September 30, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
It just started to rain do I'm having Irish potato and lemongrass soup with soda bread and of course a Guinness
Todays tour
October 1, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
After getting lost for a hour I found the Guinness storehouse. What an amazing place! Learned how to pour a pint the right way and now I'm certified. The city is on fire with energy as there is aRead more
Wicklow mountains and national park tour
October 2, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
What a stellar day! Beautiful sunshine and spectacular views. Went through the the mountains where Excalibur, Saving private Ryan, Braveheart, The Vikings and PS I love you were all filmed.Read more
New home for 2 days then off to Slovenia
October 3, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Checked into the Spire hostel today and am rooming with 7 other females. Not sure how much sleep I will get. Out and about Dublin today and found the shopping district. Was enticed by the inexpensiveRead more
Part deux
October 3, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Check out the pirate ship called Jeanie Johnson, and the architecture. It's pretty warm here today. Put on another 20 km today and already need a new pair of shoes. Waiting to get to Slovenia whereRead more
Last day in dublin
October 4, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Spent the day on a 5 hr trek. Found where Oscar Wilde lived and a statue of him across the street. See the shots. Went the museum of natural history today and saw some very interesting species. IrishRead more
Franky's bar-ljuljana
October 5, 2016 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Well I made it and am just waiting for Christy to show up in the next five minutes. What a magnificent city so far. You could eat off the pavement here it's so clean . 360 degree difference fromRead more
What an adventure today!
October 6, 2016 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
So much action today. Started the morning within a one hour walk in the city while Christy slept in. It was cool but the sun was shining and I found the centre and market with a short 7 minute walk.Read more
World smile day!
October 7, 2016 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Been smiling since we got here! It was world smile day today and we had yet another great day. Toured the castle, food festival in the square, found a wine bar referred to us by Blair winemaker fromRead more
Up next- vineyard tours in Goriska Brda
October 8, 2016 in Slovenia ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Walked into town from our Airbnb today and the artisan market was on. Checked out a few sights and tried some fabulous food. One of the restaurants we had dinner at and the second restaurant we hadRead more
Incredible wine tour today!
October 10, 2016 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
I didn't write yesterday but here's a brief summary. Got a lift into town with our Airbnb host Irena had breakfast and toured around. Checked into our hostel and had a traditional Slovenia dinnerRead more
Goriska Brda, Medana, Jakoncic
October 10, 2016 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Neza(the student we met at the wine store two days ago) picked us up at 9am from our hostel. We drove out about 140 km to the west and started our first wine tasting at Medana. The Kristancic familyRead more
Postojna and Predjamska Jama Castle
October 11, 2016 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
What s phenomenal day today. Started the day with walking to the Grotto Caves called Postojna. We took a small train into the caves about 1 km down. We then meandered through the caves for two kms. WeRead more
Piran-Breathtaking
October 13, 2016 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Didn't write last night because we had too much fun and got into our room really late. We got into Piran which is in the farthest west coast point of Slovenia. Absolutely stunning. Climbed the bellRead more
Trieste and Hungary bound
October 13, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Leisure day today scouting around the piazzas. Dinner at an Italian restaurant in the square and the cost of food is twice as much. Luckily breakfast is included in our hotel. Hitching a ride withRead more
Beautiful big Budapest
October 14, 2016 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Well we met up with our bla bla car ride Matteo, who happened to be a policeman in terrorist investigations and cruised at 160km/h into Budapest. It was a five hour drive and he dropped us off at ourRead more
Yesterday's Tour
October 16, 2016 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We did the big bus city tour yesterday which was 90 minutes. There is so much to see here and the sites are huge. We went to the Jewish sector and found a great restaurant called Mazel Tov and I hadRead more
Royal Palace, Ruin pub, Fisherman bastio
October 17, 2016 in Hungary ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Spent the day at the Royal Palace and covered four floors of the art and history gallery. From the top you could see the panorama of the city. We walked over to the St. Mattys church and FishernansRead more
St. Stephens Cathedral, Litsz museum
October 17, 2016 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
I spent the afternoon on foot touring around and getting a holistic feel of Budapest. I walked for 2.5 hours and found the St. Stephens Cathedral (not the most ornate church I have seen) and also sawRead more
Bratislava, Slovakia-home again
October 19, 2016 in Slovakia ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Didn't write yesterday because not a lot happened and honestly it was time to move on. Hungarian facts-everybody smokes,a lot, and it's killing me. When hungies say they speak English 'a littleRead more
Bratislava. Sk
October 19, 2016 in Slovakia ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Made it here in two hours by train and the ride was great. Christys first train ride and we had a couple of beers on route. Our hostel was 7 minutes from the train station. Checked in and found aRead more






















































































































TravelerDoesnt look like Guinness to me. :o)
Judy Sylvester
cool looking place...