Around the Ring of Kerry
Our bus travels along the Atlantic Coast, with spits of rock jutting out into the ocean and with green rolling hills undulating down to the water. We just left the… Read more »
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South Ireland
On the way to Tipperary We are picked up on time by our very amiable and helpful guide and driver John and find ourselves in our 16-seater new Mercedes bus/van… Read more »
Around Kilkenny
As was evident in Belfast, history in Ireland is as very subjective, based on the one’s perspective. In the small town of Kilkenny, about 80 miles southwest of Dublin, their… Read more »
Belfast and the Other Side
Walking out of Belfast Grand Central Station to our hotel under grey skies, we arrive both actually and emotionally into a different country. It does not feel the same as… Read more »
Ireland/Eirann
It is indeed green and lush here, just as imagined, with occasional light rain and wind since we arrived 2 days ago, the sun shining through periodically so that I… Read more »
Antarctic Vistas
Antarctica Final Days Our last outing in this beautiful white world is to Deception Island, one of the South Shetland Islands, a known stopping off place for whalers in their… Read more »
Whale Tales
Antarctica Days 8-9 What a superlative day! In the morning, the ship stopped at Recess Cove and we headed out in zodiacs, fully suited for the cold. We had 2 naturalists with… Read more »
Ice and Cuverville Island
Antarctica Day 7 We awoke to bright sunshine and beautiful white vistas outside our cabin window. But, as one example of how quickly weather changes here, by the time we had… Read more »
Beauty and Whales
Antarctica Days 5-6 We just returned from our morning zodiac outing into Paradise Bay, the location of the Brown Argentinian research station. Cold with a moving fog bank that obscured our… Read more »
Cierva Cove, Rocks & Penguins
Antarctica Days 3-4 In order to prevent contamination of the pristine environment of Antarctica, this ship has developed strict protocols for cleaning of shoes when leaving and re-entering the ship. … Read more »