The song behind my trip to Salzburg is pretty awful and ridiculous, and comes from a Comden and Green musical called Bells are Ringing. I played the female part in the musical at my high school when I was a …
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Take the “Should I Go to Luxembourg?” Quiz! Spoiler Alert: You Should.
Before I get you the quiz (don’t get too excited), I wanted to share the song that inspired my quick crossing into Luxembourg. I know, big surprise. I picked a song from The Smiths. I …
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Love Locked Down
I went to Cologne (Köln from here on out, so I can practice my German) because of this song by Donovan Woods that I’ve been listening to regularly for over a year now. It’s a star player …
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A Castle with a Cool Aunt
After I said a sad good-bye to the Emerald Isle, I spent a few days with my aunt and Oma in Germany, just outside of Frankfurt. After almost 5 weeks on my own, it was so nice …
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Follow Me Up to Carlow!
I’m throwing a little temper tantrum because I think I accidentally deleted my pics from Carlow! I spent a great afternoon finding and exploring the Delta Sensory Gardens and the little town of Carlow in southeast Ireland. The …
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“Poetry in a Pint”
Mom, you might want to skip this post. You won’t approve of me day drinking 😉 I can barely stomach a whole beer on account of being a white wine sissy, but a visit to the Guinness Storehouse was on …
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Book Nerd Heaven at Trinity College
Hey gang, Didn’t feel much like writing today, but I did want to share pics from my afternoon at historic Trinity College Dublin. Make sure you take the student-led tour for all the dirt on weird school …
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As promised, a Brit Pop playlist. This is by far the longest playlist I’ve made so far. (Click here to browse the others on Spotify). I just wasn’t super familiar with this period/style of 90s …
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Since Van Morrison’s foot-stomping version of Star of the County Down inspired my day in Banbridge and Van Morrison himself is from Northern Ireland, I can’t think of a better soundtrack to my way-to0-quick trip to the County …
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Male Ego: The Real Story behind the Giant’s Causeway
The science behind the beautiful Giant’s Causeway goes that thick lava cooled and cracked into the pattern (you’ll see similar shapes in a dried up river bed), but the fact is that Irish giant Finn …
