Jan. 19
St. Petersburg
Our trip to St. Petersburg came about through my teaching practice. Our partner university is in Russia, so the program was designed so that our second practice would take place there. I found out about this trip at our first program meeting when we got to Finland. It had been a crazy, whirlwind of a week trying to get settled in a new country so I was a little taken aback when I heard about it (and not in a good way). I wasn’t even used to this whole idea that I was going to be living in Finland for the next two years and you’re sending me to Russia?? Needless to say, it was just my overwhelmed, irrational self that freaked out a bit in that moment and I soon built up lots of excitement about the trip.
Jan. 14
New Year + Geneva
I’m back! To Finland and to blogging. With the last several months of travel, family and friends, updating the blog got pushed to the back burner. But with our return to Finland, we’re starting to get back into the swing of things.
Oct. 27
Ireland Travel Tips
EAT
Everything we ate in Ireland was pretty heavenly. We spent most of our time in small towns so there were only a limited number of restaurants to pick from, but I don’t think you can go wrong. Seafood on the west coast is abundant.
The Long Dock (in Loophead): This the restaurant that we were looking for when we ran into the cute little Irish children riding their bikes. They serve tons of locally caught seafood. The seafood chowder is uh-mazing (Scott ate seafood chowder at every restaurant we went to and he vouches for this). Make sure to check out their craft beer list!
Ashe’s Bar & Restaurant (in Dingle): Another great seafood restaurant in the heart of Dingle (embrace the seafood). The first time we tried to go for lunch and it was packed, which is always a good sign. We made sure to come back extra early the next day to get a table. If you order the lobster they take you over to their tank and let you pick out which lobster will end up on your plate!
Idas Restaurant (in Dingle): This would be a great choice if you were in the mood for a slighter fancier (and more expensive) restaurant. If you get there before 6:00 you can order from their early bird menu, so I would recommend making plans for an early meal if you’re going for dinner (this was not a problem for my dad).
Oct. 25
Ireland | Part II
After we left the lively town of Dingle, our next stop as we headed south was Cahersiveen. We didn’t even know how to pronounce the name of the town, much less what to do once we got there. Fortunately, the owner of our Bed & Breakfast gave us the low down on everything we needed to know once we got there.
Oct. 14
Ireland | Part I
After our week in England, we popped over to Ireland for the next week. At this point in the summer I had done so much planning for our previous trips that this one kind of got put on the back burner. I booked places to stay and had an idea of some of the things we could do in each town, but it wasn’t put through my typically extensive planning regimen. Lucky for us, Ireland turned out to be the perfect place for that type of minimal planning.
