County Sligo, Ireland. Have you heard of it? If you’re a William Butler (W.B.) Yeats fan, then the answer is yes. And if you’re not, then my guess is that was a “no.” This county is relatively small — both geographically and in population. It’s the connecting county between County Mayo and County Donegal. And…
For some reason I’m becoming obsessed with stone circles and other ancient sites. But stone circles in particular. While Ireland doesn’t have anything as grand as Stonehenge or Avebury in England, it does have some stone circles. And it definitely has some major ancient sites like Newgrange. But those standing stones in some sort of…
Is it French or is it German? Actually Alsace is a bit of both — which is what makes it so intriguing. And so Alsatian! Alsace was once its own region. But France changed up its regions last year, combining small regions such as Alsace with others to create larger regions. It’s now part of Grand…
Does traveling to one of the happiest cities in the world intrigue you? If so then put Copenhagen, Denmark on your list. Copenhagen notoriously makes the “best cities” and “happiest cities” in the world lists. Are you curious to know why? Well here are some reasons why you might want to consider the capital of…
Last week I looked back at 2016. This week as we make our way into 2017, let’s look ahead at some of the travel trends for the new year. Now I’m going to focus more on Europe, but some of the trends are broad. And I’m also giving you a sneak peek at some of…
This year I thought I’d end things with a bit of a review of the year. There were definitely some big travel stories in 2016. And I’ll share a quick recap of a few of my favorite blog posts. Let’s get started. Brexit One of the biggest stories of 2016 is when the United Kingdom…
