Grand Tour #45; The Art of Travel
The Art of Belfast. It is there. You can find it if you look. When we travel we go to markets. We go to all sorts of markets. Lots of … Continue reading
Grand Tour #44; A Great Big Sewer in Dublin
It was the last day of a huge Medical Conference in Dublin called SMACC and frankly I had had enough. I was tired. I was emotional. Dr Kass Thomas had made … Continue reading
Grand Tour #43; Inverary & Loch Fyne
It is our last day in Scotland and I am not happy. Scotland has been a treat, a real treat. It is not as if I didn’t know that it … Continue reading
Grand Tour #41; Building Bridges. Loving your neighbours.
After Applecross, the pass of the Cattle, lots of fish/chips and a very long days driving we headed for a local Bed & Breakfast The owners were negative Christians who … Continue reading
Grand Tour #23 Looking Out. Looking in.
Looking out. Looking in. There are temples, there are graves. There are boats, there are waves. My daughter, Aoife, and I left the rest of the family behind for a … Continue reading
Aoifes International Menagerie #1; Vietnam & Chim Lac
There are a few different symbols for Vietnam. The one that I’m doing is called a Chim Lac Bird. Appearing on Vietnam’s ancient Đông Sơn bronze drums, the Chim Lac … Continue reading
Aoife’s Opinion; Accommodation Review #2 “Hotel Majestic”
For our first two nights in Vietnam we stayed in Hotel Majestic in Ho Chi Minh City. It was built in 1925. It is very “cheesy” though. They seemed to … Continue reading
Less Baggage Less Stuff Less Procrastination 