Photos from the Ring of Kerry, a tourist circle famous for its panoramas of the Irish countryside. We also stopped at a sheep farm, and were given a demonstration of how sheep dogs herd the flocks. They were pretty spectacular! And so fast! Continue reading
Killarney, home to St. Mary’s Cathedral, and County Mayo, home to Village Cong, where much of The Quiet Man was filmed. Continue reading
One of our first stops was at the Blarney Castle near the city of Cork. This particular castle is known for the famous stone that supposedly grants you a magical way with words if you kiss it. I myself haven’t noticed much of a difference since delivering my smooch, but, then again, I’m pretty eloquent … Continue reading
The gallery here documents the second half of my Cappadocia tours, and the final day of my holiday around Turkey. It was a bittersweet finale: the tour, of course, was fantastic, and while part of me was sad to leave my solo-nomad ways behind, another part of me was definitely ready to get back to … Continue reading
I’ll admit that it’s been difficult to find the motivation to do much the past couple weekends. This is in part because I’m trying to save my money for a long vacation in August (deposits are made and there’s no going back now!), but also in part because only something really worthwhile can justify putting … Continue reading
I first visited Yildiz Park about a week ago when some friends and I found ourselves with an open evening and access to a car. We decided to do some exploring around Istanbul, and the first stop was the park, which is one of the largest green spaces remaining in the city. I had never … Continue reading
