Deutsches Transport

In the continuing saga of catching up on our European road trip, I have to include our visit to the Deutsches Transportation Museum. I had visited the Deutsches Museum twenty-eight years ago, and I was blown away by the amount of exhibits they had on display of bikes, motorbikes, cars, and public transport vehicles. We […]

A Little Retroactive Germany Post

Looking back a bit, I realized that there was quite a bit of negativity in my last posts about our travels in Europe. I am not going to try to change that, or apologize about the feelings I expressed, because, well, that’s how I feel about it. It wasn’t a mistake. But a mistake was […]

Eating Curry In Bed In Bangkok…

I am sitting in a hotel bed in Bangkok, eating my leftover green curry with chicken (yep. In bed), and it got me to thinking about things. Like, how I always feel so comfortable in Thailand… even for a few days in Bangkok before the noise and chaos chases me out. Perhaps there is something […]

Irish Highways and Byways.

Well, yes, it’s true we have been in Germany, Portugal and France for the last month and a half, but we have been busy with friends visiting, so I haven’t actually finished posting a few things about Ireland (or Germany, Portugal, or France for that matter). This is one I wanted to do for a […]

Haunted Houses and Castles, and a Bit of Spanish Treasure… Ballylough House

Yes, we are in Portugal now, but I am going to have to go back and do some posts on Ireland. We spent so much time driving and exploring that I didn’t get any downtime to post about all of our experiences. Here goes… Everything in Ireland seems to be old. Well, to be fair, […]

The Poopsies’ European Road Trip

We made it back to Germany after five weeks of touring around Ireland. We had one day to repack all of our gear and head to Portugal for our one-month stay at a spot that will great for kiteboarding and surfing. After five weeks of blatant touristing around the “Emerald Isle” we were both ready […]

Irish Bridges… and an Occasional Bridge Troll

We took a nice long hike the other day in the Tollymore Forest Park, near Newcastle (as opposed to all the Oldcastles), in the Mourne Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. All this in the Northwest part of Ireland, just a quick one-hour drive from Belfast.. After a couple hours of hiking in the mountains, we […]

A Drive To The Wicklow Mountains For A Walk In The Woods And A Walk Around Glendalough.

Every now and then you just find the perfect piece of road, with the perfect road trip partner, in the perfect car. Well, I hit two out of three, anyway. I would have traded out our little VW Polo rental for something a little more sporty, but a least it’s a manual transmission, so still […]

Whoah, what a change… Europe!

Well, we made it to Europe. Specifically, we made it to Germany. All I can really say is that it is a significant change from the Pacific Islands and Latin America. First off, There is no ocean here in Bavaria, and there are green fields and mountains instead. Flying in, I was reminded (the same […]