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Month: July 2015

Getting to Second Base with the Blarney Stone

Getting to Second Base with the Blarney Stone

“I just have to kiss the Blarney Stone!” That was one of the first things my mom said after we decided on our trip to Ireland. I resisted an eye roll, because I get it. When in Rome, you have to throw a coin in Trevi Fountain. When in London, you have to see Big Ben. When in Cape Town, you have to go to Table Mountain (or at least take a picture of it from below). These are the places to check off…

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Traveling with Mom is SOOOO Embarrassing

Traveling with Mom is SOOOO Embarrassing

What is it about the mother-daughter dynamic that changes when we get together? The two-week trip to Ireland was the largest amount of time I’ve spent with just my mom since I was in high school. And like high school, she managed to embarrass me everywhere we went. There was that time at the Irish Whiskey Museum in Dublin where she went straight for the biggest bottle they had. And then, there was that time (which happened right after that…

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A Defense of the Selfie Stick

A Defense of the Selfie Stick

There’s been a lot of negative chatter about selfie sticks over the last couple of months. Run a quick search for “selfie stick bans,” and you’ll find a plethora of places that have disallowed the little device; albeit the majority of places on these lists appear to be museums, and why people want to take a picture of a piece of art when there are so many beautifully done prints is completely beyond me. Disney World has been the most recent place…

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World’s Worst

World’s Worst

It’s official. I am the world’s worst travel blogger. I had grand aspirations. I was going to post every night of the trip and keep you up to date with all the day’s activities. But let’s face it. When presented with the choice of sitting alone in the hotel room with my computer and slogging through hundreds of pictures or being out at the pubs and experiencing the sights, sounds, and tastes of Ireland, it was a pretty easy decision….

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