For the Easter holidays, my mother-in-law came for a visit from the U.S. She came last year during the same time, and we had a grand time walking around with the kids and visiting different nearby sites like Newgrange...
Walking Killiney Hill
As my kids grow older, I have really begun to embrace their school breaks in two ways. The first is I try to keep our days as clear as possible in order to allow the kids and myself to...
Paris with Kids: des Catacombes de Paris
After starting our cultural exposure to the Gothic masterpiece of Notre Dame Cathedral, we moved to our top Paris bucket list item, the des Catacombes de Paris. I’m not sure why the catacombes appealed so me, but I am...
Paris with Kids: Notre Dame Cathedral
High on J and my list of places to travel in Europe has been Paris. How could I not love Paris after I memorized all the words to “Twilight in Paris” by Jem and Holograms in 1985. Seriously. I...
Dingle: Connor’s Pass
Conor Pass After Fungie, it was only about 3pm. Too early for dinner, so we decided we would eat dinner back at the hostel and take a drive up Conor Pass, the highest mountain pass in Ireland. You take...
Dingle: The Slea Head Drive & Famine Cottages
For our last full day in Dingle, we decided to do the Slea Head Drive to the point of the peninsula. Our hostel manager had highly recommended it, and I was like, why not? Our kids are highly susceptible to...
Dingle: Hiking & Fungie The Dolphin
Hiking the Dingle Peninsula When I had booked our hostel, I had read on their website that there was a lot of hiking/walking trails nearby and I knew that was right up J’s alley. I had to concede some...
Dingle: Inch Strand
When we decided to start planning our summer holidays this year, I foolishly thought that booking something 4 months in advance was sufficient to book flights and accommodation for our party of six. Well, I realized that I was...
Dingle: Hike over the Dingle Peninsula
Before the end of our trip, J and the Monkey wanted to take on one more hike. This time they decided they wanted to hike across the Dingle Peninsula. I was a bit nervous after driving across Conor Pass,...
Dublin Zoo
We went to the Dublin Zoo the first time during our first summer here in Dublin. Without a car, it was a trek that included riding up the Green Luas, a walk across the city centre, getting on the...