We find ourselves in mid-September having already had quite an interesting year (in terms of travel!) We were extremely fortunate to be offered a vendor trip to Spain at the end of April. Spain was everything we imagined and MORE…architecture, culture, history, and lovely people. I’ll actually write a little piece on that adventure after this NEXT excursion which will start at the end of this month.
I have been to Europe a few times, but Spain was Mike’s first real venture outside the U.S. (not counting Mexico and various islands.) It was the eye-opener I expected it to be and so much more!
Planning a vacation for us is tricky. Even more-so now that we work together – how will DuBell survive with both of us gone???!!! Plus, we still have Michael in college, and the dogs to think about, and Eagles season tickets and BLAH BLAH BLAH. It’s painfully easy to talk yourself out of something…STOP !
After much consideration, the trigger was pulled….Ireland here we come! This decision came about for several reasons. Mainly, Mike’s mom, Joan, has serious Irish roots. My mom’s family is from somewhere in the British Isles (mainly Scotland I think) but we’re focusing on the Kearney clan for now.
We’re inviting all of you to embark on this expedition with us. I’ll be documenting, in words and lots of pictures, the whole thing in detail. One of the reasons we’re sharing is that this whole trip is going to be done on an extremely tight budget. We carefully watched airfares, and with the exception of the final night of the trip, all our accommodations will be through AirBnB.
We are also taking a very aggressive approach to seeing the whole island. Most commercial tours focus on one area…we’re hitting the whole damn thing – HARD! (Even Northern Ireland which some consider still dicey.)
Welcome aboard…it’s going to be a wild (Irish) ride!!
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