2016 was another exciting year of travel for us at Road Unraveled! We’re actually writing this post from our hotel in Portugal, so this also marks the third consecutive year of welcoming the new year in another country. … Read More
The USA is famous—infamous, maybe—for dramatic elections. It’s quite common for dissatisfied people to threaten to leave the country because their candidate of choice wasn’t elected. As I write this, the day after the 2016 elections, it is … Read More
In contrast to the merry pubs of Dublin and the gorgeous green hills of central and western Ireland, somehow I imagined Northern Ireland to have darker skies and slightly more foreboding imagery. I envisioned taking a daytrip with … Read More
When we decided to visit Ireland, we knew a daytrip or two would be part of our itinerary. Initially, we looked to the north (to Giant’s Causeway) and to the south (to Cork and Blarney Castle). A few … Read More
Somehow, despite all of the times I have visited Europe, I have always managed to bypass Ireland. I’ve admired it from above, as so many flights crossed over the lush, green hills en route to Heathrow. But it … Read More