Our Game of Thrones journey through Northern Ireland was accompanied by an intermission at one of Ireland’s natural wonders, Giant’s Causeway. The location is an intriguing collection of mostly hexagonal shaped basalt columns interlocked on Ireland’s northern coast. Legend has it they were created by a giant and are the Read more…
After exploring the castles in southern Ireland we directed ourselves northwest to Limerick, where we stayed for one night. We stayed at a bed and breakfast run by surely one of the nicest hosts in the city. For our one meal in Limerick we caved in to our cravings and Read more…
After a long day of driving across the Republic of Ireland, we crossed into Northern Ireland. If there was a sign indicating that we crossed the border, however, we never saw it. Our first realization that we were back in the UK came when we stopped for gas and they Read more…
There was no way Brad was visiting London without checking out Stonehenge, the famous landmark that is so close yet so far from the nation’s capital. The historical site is located southwest of London, about 80-90 miles depending on which part of the city you start from. Options to get Read more…
When we originally decided to visit England, people told us that you can easily spend a week just in London. Although we notoriously try to cram as many places as possible into a short amount of time, we only had 5 days budgeted for England, so we decided to stay Read more…
The first leg of our journey around Ireland took us southwest from Dublin. We wanted to see Blarney Castle and get up close with the famous Blarney Stone. Located 3 hours from Dublin, we decided to break up the drive with two other stops we had seen recommended online, Rock Read more…
Renting a car and driving in Ireland was something that gave Erin quite a bit of anxiety before the trip, so we decided to share how we prepared and what our experience was once we arrived. Manuals are MUCH cheaper than automatics so we went with a manual here since Read more…
After our trip to London, we flew via RyanAir to Dublin, Ireland. Erin has quite a bit of Irish in her, so we wanted to explore her roots! We spent five days there, condensing what is normally a two-week trip into a whirlwind tour of the Republic of Ireland and Read more…
One of the reasons why we rented a car in Iceland is because we knew we wanted to explore the Golden Circle at our own pace. Our trip itinerary only allowed us to have three and a half days in Iceland so we hit the ground running by driving to Read more…
Following our trip around the Golden Circle we drove two hours east to our hostel in Vik, a small fishing town by the southern coast, with a population of slightly over 300. Our hostel here was the Puffin hostel. Easy to find due to Vik’s small size, the Puffin hostel Read more…