The Panthéon in Paris, France is an awesome site that not as many people visit compared to the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre. Sure, this site is not off the tourist track and still sees plenty of visitors. But I think it gets overlooked in favor of other sites which is unfortunate — because it’s…
There are some incredible mystical sites in Ireland. In fact, throughout Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and Northern France — namely Brittany — you’ll find a lot of stone circles, standing stones and prehistoric burial chambers. Scotland may have the most, but I haven’t had the chance to explore these — yet. Fingers crossed for a…
The Skocjan Caves are absolutely amazeballs! In fact they are so incredible that they’re a UNESCO site. And cave is probably not the right word as this cave system is really an underground canyon. I toured this site on a day trip from Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Now there are 2 things I want…
Newgrange and Knowth are part of the Brú na Bóinne area of County Meath, Ireland. Brú na Bóinne means “palace of the Boyne” and it was so named because it’s this area of the Boyne River where the ancient people of Ireland built these incredible structures. This is the place that was sacred to them.…
County Meath is just an hour or so away from Dublin. But it’s worlds apart — in so many ways. This is what the Irish Tourism Board is calling “Ireland’s Ancient East.” And it’s a fabulous campaign because this part of Ireland is loaded with historical sites — especially ancient ones. Are you into history?…
Clonmacnoise is one of Ireland’s monastic settlements that are scattered about the countryside. It’s one that I had not been all that familiar with until a few months ago. Once I did a bit of research I knew it was a definite stop on this journey to Ireland. If history and ruins are your thing,…
