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Ireland, Ring of Kerry Backtrack

Ireland, Ring of Kerry Backtrack

What do you do when plans change? Roll with the punches. (And don’t argue with mom! Haha) As I mentioned in my Killarney + Where I Came From post, our plans changed about two-thirds the way through our “tentative scheduled” plan. This is when we 

Ireland, Dingle Peninsula + Pubs

Ireland, Dingle Peninsula + Pubs

Apologies in the day gap – I feel asleep writing this one the other night. Next on the agenda – Dingle! Think someone exclaimed “you said what?” when I said we went to Dingle 😂 The name was part of a number of running jokes 

Ireland, Driving + The 3 W’s

Ireland, Driving + The 3 W’s

Landed, safe and sound. Had to hit the ground running, despite the time difference when we landed. (It was 2am back at home!) Who cares – when in Ireland, right? Day one was jammed packed with things to do and places to go. Right off 

Ireland, “Wow, So Pretty!”

Ireland, “Wow, So Pretty!”

1,459 km (907 miles) later. 755 pictures, just on my phone. Every shade of green. And lots and lots of family time! We did it – we successful made it through our Ireland family vacation! We covered some major distance, ate good food – found 

The Family is Ireland Bound!

The Family is Ireland Bound!

*Ireland Bound* And we’re off! Four family members, all packed and ready to go. It’s been a roller coaster ride to get this far, but we are doing it. We are Ireland bound. So exciting! Levels of frustration and anxiety hit an all time high 

Peace ✌🏼- Belize Bound!

Peace ✌🏼- Belize Bound!

Today is the day – we are off to Belize! And I am beyond ecstatic. I feel like the me I know is coming back. Doesn’t hurt that I’m rocking sandals and shorts, either! (Yay for beach life!) The next few days I’ll be offline, 

Had a bad week? Book a trip to…Belize!

Had a bad week? Book a trip to…Belize!

So, yeah, that happened! JM and I are taking another “far away” international trip together. Forget those close weekend trips him and I keep talking about. Go big or go home, right!? RIGHT!! To avoid doing anything irrational and potentially “stupid” (even though the situation 

Wintery Wonder…Charleston?

Wintery Wonder…Charleston?

Charleston + SNOW = UNTHINKABLE! But it happened… “Something’s not quite right.” The THEME of my trip. Unlike last year, I planned well in advance for my New Years trip this year and knew exactly where I wanted to be. Charleston…Fig…Beach…good food and good company.