It’s been a few days since our last update. We haven’t forgotten about you all, honest! We are in money saving mode for a few reasons and are trying to stay around the local area here (Uxbridge, suburb of London) as much as possible. And that equates eating in and playing games with Matthew most … Continue reading Slow Days in London
Touching down at Heathrow was an instant change in atmosphere; whether it was just a perception change on MY part or an actual difference is unknown. It was refreshing to understand all of the aircraft announcements and read all the signs as we entered the airport. Once our bags were collected, we met up with … Continue reading Wotcha, dearie!
I’m sitting in a less-than-comfortable seat at the Dublin Airport as I write this (but no wi-fi here, so it’ll be posted a bit later), reflecting on the dusk of our journey. Our flight from Dublin to London today will be our last one before flying back to the United States. As far as airports … Continue reading Second to Last Flight
After our long day walking to the cliffs, we thought it would be a good idea to stay close to our hostel and give our aches a rest. Though we have been traveling for awhile now, we are a bit out of practice on long walks over hilly terrain. Richard’s Letter strikes again. At … Continue reading Killilagh Church and the Atlantic Ocean
After a long Saturday full of travel and sleeplessness, we had the audacity to believe we’d get up in time for the 8:00 AM breakfast our hostel serves. Our alarm went off, but I evidently turned it off. I don’t remember, which means I was really out of it. So we got up at noon … Continue reading The Cliffs of Moher
All-nighters are definitely on my Murtagh list. I’m too old for this stuff. The last day (a day for us is from when we get up to when we go to bed, not this inconvenient 24 hr setup) has been a blur. Let's recap: 01:00 PM – Awaken from a late night (Indi only had … Continue reading An Irish Welcome
Our bags are packed once more. We handed the keys over to our landlord and now just wait until it’s time to go to the airport. The old, familiar process has remained unchanged throughout our journey. It WILL be interesting to see what other hoops we’ll have to jump through at security. It’s hard to … Continue reading Bob Loblaw’s Prague Blog
...to come home, our thoughts turn first to - where on earth are we gonna stay?? We have renters in our house for another year contract, which is fine, because that mortgage is awfully high for us to cover right off the bat anyhow. Our families have been through some rough stuff while we've been … Continue reading As we begin preparations…
First off, thanks to my cousin Amanda for constantly recommending this book to me since it's release and to my wife for finally whacking me over the head to actually read it. You were both instrumental to my resignation to read this book. I'm ever-so-glad that you did.This was a devastating book. It's very good, … Continue reading ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ by Jonathan Safran Maier
12/1 Jowl, Jyunkei – Served at our favorite meat-on-sticks place in Osaka, Jowl was a tough and well-seasoned beef-type meat that I enjoyed thoroughly. 12/3 Margherite Pizza – Margherita Pizza is like a cheese pizza, but in Italy, it’s totally different. It’s the best pizza I’ve ever eaten. Who’d have thought I enjoyed basil so … Continue reading Rhys’ New Foods List – December
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