A Long-Expected Party 2: There & Back Again, Another Glimpse at Perfection

I’m back from A Long Expected Party 2: There & Back Again at Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.  I had a brilliant time. A Look Backward at ALEP 1 Three years ago, I wrote that the first ALEP was one of the top 5 weekends of my life.  It was a magical experience.  For […]

Announcing the Celtic Invasion of France in 2012

I’ve been trying to figure out where the next Celtic Invasion Vacation would be.  My main two choices were Ireland and France.  I’ve tried organizing a trip to Ireland for the past couple years.  For whatever reason, I’ve not had much luck. Going on the premise that it’s all about luck, I decided that I’m […]

Celtic Invasion of Italy

This summer, I got an email from a friend wanting someone to translate as she traveled through Italy. That got me think of a cool idea–Celtic Invasion Vacations. The idea is to run a small tour to various exotic places. The day time is spent traveling and seeing the local area, with an emphasis on […]

Vacation Tour of Ireland 2008, The Final Days

Back home safe, aside from the week after effects of a cold I caught in Ireland. Guess there are worse things. 😉 Vacation Tour of Ireland, Day 6 We left Tubbercurry early as usual into John’s home turf, County Sligo. Our first stop was an adventure. It was the Carrowkeel Passage Cairns. I napped all […]

Vacation Tour of Ireland 2008, Day 5

It’s hard to believe that there are only a few more days left on this tour. Time has flown by. This morning, we left Leenane at our usual time, around 9:30am and drove along the road to Westport. We stopped at a few gorgeously scenic locations. One with waterfalls and rhododendron out the wazoo! It […]

Vacation Tour of Ireland 2008, Day 4

Oy am I tired. Today was a busy day. Fortunately, I had a good night’s sleep last night, maybe too much of one. I woke just after nine. My wake up call was supposed to be at 7am so I could join the rest of the tour in the pretty town of Adare, to have […]

Vacation Tour of Ireland 2008, Day 3

Oy! What a day. I woke up too early. I couldn’t sleep last night, so I pulled in four hours of sleep. It made for a rough start to the day for both me and Andrew who I woke up from my insomnia. I was awoken in time for breakfast and ate quickly. We drove […]

Vacation Tour of Ireland 2008, Day 2

I woke up early in Gougane Barra. Not sure if it was the whiskey the night before or if my schedule is just totally messed up. But I got up, showered and went for a walk outside. Others in our group beat me to it. The weather was cool. The water was placid. I think […]

Vacation Tour of Ireland, Day 1

Good friends. Good Drink. Good company. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Those three things are what I look for in life. Our first day is over, and it is shear perfection. Our plane arrived late this morning. But John Wilmott of Celtic Ways and most of the tour group were waiting […]

Travel to Italy for just $1.62 per Day

I have a wee secret. Every day, for about five minutes, I travel to Italy. I don’t even need to find a low fare guarantee through Orbitz or another online travel agency. Why bother when MY trip only costs $1.62 per day. Okay, I admit it. My Italy trip is not to the actual country. […]