Tag: ireland
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Second summer abroad
I eagerly anticipated our summer plans for months, and now they’re all in the rearview mirror. As I look back on the summer, I am grateful for all the friends and family we spent time with, especially those we hadn’t seen in several years. Since we first moved to Philadelphia in May of 2013, we…
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Bank holiday weekend road trips around Ireland
If there’s one thing that Ireland has plenty of compared to the US, it’s bank holiday weekends! With miles of gorgeous countryside just past the Dublin city limits, it’s easy to find ways to explore the country of Ireland and still make it home for Sunday roast dinner. My family and I have had so…
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Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes later
On a cold, partly rainy morning one year ago today we landed in Dublin with absolutely no clue how this new adventure would work for our family. The kids were partly excited, mostly scared, and we were all super jetlagged. The first three months anywhere always feel like you’re walking on the moon for the…
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Touring West Ireland
Last month my parents came in from Boston for a trip around the county and it was a jam-packed week! We did the standard Dublin sights: Dublin Castle, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Christchurch Cathedral, and The Book of Kells at Trinity College in the first few days. But what I was really looking forward to seeing…
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London was calling
We just returned from a super successful bank holiday weekend! This was our first bank holiday where we flew to another country, and London did not disappoint. I have been to a lot of countries but somehow, I had never been to England before, so I was as excited as the boys were. We landed…
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First impressions of Ireland
Today the sun is shining, a gorgeous, mostly blue-sky day. The leaves are on the trees and spring feels like a real season here in Dublin. Weather on the surface seems like a secondary concern for any given place, but at times it can feel like the most important thing in the whole wide world.…
An Ocean Away 