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 …
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From the Tropics of Northern Ireland
It was gray and drizzly in Belfast, and I so truly needed this pick-me-up from the Palm House in Belfast. Plus it’s free! The Palm House was completed in 1840 and is one of the …
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Music snobs will point out that The Fratellis are from Glasgow, not Edinburgh, but I saw the band tour this album back home in Salt Lake City, and I just had to share it when …
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In Which I Take Questionable Advice from my Spirit Animal Guide
If you read my last post, you know I was a little down in the dumps. I thought a good night’s sleep in my big, cushy, golden AirBNB bed would help, but I woke up feeling …
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An Agenda-less Day in Edinburgh
This post is going to be all over the place. It is also going to be slightly ironic. I apologize in advance. My first day in Edinburgh, I was feeling pretty down. Tired, kinda lonely, …
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Click here for the Spotify playlist. A big thanks for FreePik for supplying the base gear vectors, so I could Photoshop!
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I’m not a huge fan of the musical Hair. Mostly, I just don’t understand it. I’ve seen it two or three times and still leave the theatre unable to recall what just happened and what …
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While Away at Cardiff Bay
I promised more architectural weirdness today, which I will deliver. But first, I have to wax rhapsodic about Cardiff, Wales. This city definitely has a piece of my heart. When I was in London and …
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Cardiff Castle
I love me a good castle, and Cardiff Castle did not disappoint. It was a block away from my hostel (shout-out to The Safehouse–you guys totally made my trip!) and just steps from the new …
