Apostoli Palace in Venice
I find these floors odd. Stones compressed into cement. Very popular these days but somewhat unique when I looked down at our Venetian floor. Also,…
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Visiting New Grange with the Mary Gibbons Tour
Waiting, patiently, I stare at my sneakers. With each inch of the wooden staircase gained, the sense of anticipation grows. This tomb is older than…
Best Free & Paid Things To Do in Dublin
As a South African travelling over to Dublin it can be a bit daunting deciding what to do. This is mainly because of 3 things:…
Ireland's Most Beautiful Library: The Long Room
Tones are low within the Book of Kells exhibit room. Upon exiting, a turn left leads guests up the stairwell to the Trinity’s famous library…
Discovering My Ancestory at EPIC Ireland Immigration Museum
We’ve all seen the TV shows. Who Do You Think You Are?, Genealogy Roadshow and Long Lost Family, to name a few, but have you…
5 Foodie Hits & Misses at the Foodhallen, Amsterdam
While staying in Amsterdam for our honeymoon, we discovered an awesome food market called Foodhallen (aka “food hall”). It was an awesome opportunity to see…
How To Get Discounted Moulin Rouge Tickets, Paris
Daa-daa-dadadada-daa-daa-dadadada-daa-daa-dadadadada-dadadadadadadadada 😀 The can-can! Who doesn’t know it? I remember my mother and her pals dressing up, rehearsing for hours and presenting a version of…
Sweet Memories of Notre-Dame, Paris
It is with such shock and sadness that I write as Notre Dame’s last flames are being doused by desperate firemen in the heart of…
Visiting a 5200 Year Old Irish Tomb: Knowth
Knowth and Newgrange are two of the world’s most famous tomb sites. I’d never heard of Knowth (pronounced nowt), nor Newgrange, before visiting Ireland last…
