While staying in Wales, I was determined to visit one of the area’s Medieval Castles.  Because Conwy was touted as the best preserved, with the added bonus of being able to walk along the remaining town walls, we thought it would be a great choice.  […]

After a week in Ireland, it was time to head to Northern Wales.  We opted to ride the Ferry from Dublin to Holyhead Wales, a two hour journey, because, well, I like variety!  Our destination was the seaside town of Llandudno. I chose this spot […]

Irish Day Tours from Dublin We chose to take a bus tour from the Dublin city center to three sites: Rock of Cashel, Cork City, & Blarney Castle.  We had just missed the date cut off to do the tour to Skellig Island, which was featured […]

We awoke at 4:45 am to catch our flight from Edinburgh to Dublin.  Security was quick and easy.  My 9 year old, who was starting to get used to airport security, made me laugh as he went through the security checkpoint with his hands straight […]

While we were based in Edinburgh, one of the side trips that we wanted to take was to see the famous Loch Ness in Inverness.  So instead of renting a car and attempting to drive on the opposite side of the road, we booked the […]

From Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace is approximately a one mile stroll through the heart of the Old Town of Edinburgh, referred to as The Royal Mile.  These succession of streets were packed with stores, restaurants, and entertainment of all kinds. Holyrood Palace As I […]

Getting to Edinburgh We touched down into Edinburgh, Scotland at 10 am, after a 6:30 am flight from Iceland.  Arriving in Scotland was seamless, and once we passed through customs, we followed the exit signs to the tram. At a kiosk we bought tickets, and […]

About a year and a half ago, we were “done” with the RV life.  Ready to move on, we sold our 40 foot Fleetwood Bounder Motorhome.  However, after 6 months traveling and living without, we realized how much we missed the RV lifestyle.  We decided […]

TIME FRAME We had approximately 2 days to explore Iceland for the first time.  We arrived on an overnight flight from Los Angeles, which landed at approximately 6 a.m. LA time, which is about 1 p.m. Iceland time. In essence, between jet lag and the time […]

So, as I mentioned in my first post about Iceland, our second and only FULL day in Iceland got off to a late start, as jet lag knocked us down a bit.  We set off to explore the Golden Circle, an area of Iceland that […]

We had been talking about visiting the U.K. for about 10 years, but Iceland wasn’t really on my radar.  As I browsed airfare, I kept noticing that the cheapest way to get to Edinburgh was by having a layover in Reykjavik, Iceland.  While this idea […]

You’ve heard it, the old regretful saying “If I had to do it over again, I would have done it differently.” One year ago this week, we almost bought a house and settled down in a brand new place.  But we couldn’t pull the trigger.  […]

Well before we launched into RV travel, the very first book I read on the subject was about a family who took one year off of work to RV with their children.  They set a specific goal to visit every State Capital within the continental […]

We spent 3 glorious weeks in Europe way back in 2005, which seems like a lifetime ago.  That was my first trip overseas, and one of the best times of my life.  At that time, we flew into Paris, spent 3 days touring the Eiffel […]