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Into Ireland's West: Galway and County Clare

The wild Atlantic Coast, where the Aran Islands guard Galway Bay and the Cliffs of Moher plunge down to the sea. I also visit the Burren National Park, with its curious wedge tombs.

Drogheda and the Boyne: Much History in a Small Space

In this post, I visit the historic city of Drogheda, about 40 km north of Dublin. A city that is itself the gateway to the Boyne Valley, famous for its neolithic monuments and the site of the Battle of the Boyne.

Enjoying the Glaciers while we Can

A Return to ��k��rito, Whataroa, and Franz Josef. Following two earlier posts, I return to these areas and discuss the retreat of the local glaciers, part of a wider field of ice that extends over the South Island main divide to the Aoraki/Mount Cook area, where the glaciers have retreated even more drastically.

Pro Bono Publico: The Little Museum on St Stephen's Green

Historic St Stephen's Green is also the place where the famous Irish band U2 got their start. One of the many exhibitions in the must-see Little Museum of Dublin is devoted to that fact.

Dublin, Part 2: A long struggle to escape the past

I visit an amazing shopping arcade in Dublin, and then wander into an exhibition on the Great Famine, and reflect on Irish history.

Dublin, Old and New

A colonial city that became the capital of a nation, Dublin is one of the great cities of the world.

Manchester, Cambridge, and Camden Town

A journey through three different urban areas in England: from the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, through an old university town, to the cradle of the punks.

The Rebel County: Cork and Blarney Castle

In a fabled region of the southwest, I began a short tour of the Irish Republic

The Historic Bay of Islands

Birthplace of Aotearoa New Zealand and a holiday playground to boot, the Bay of Islands is one of our must-visit destinations.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

The most historic national park in Scotland, gateway to the Highlands, with mountains, forests, a beautiful 30 km lake, and an old crossroads town.