After some sight/site intensive driving days I didn't really have much planned for today but to get from my last night's B&B to tonight's Guest House with just one stop in the middle. And that's how it started out... It was a terrible start to the morning, pouring with rain until 9am, leaving everything misty … Continue reading Day 23: Ireland – Cliffs of Moher
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Day 22: Ireland – Dingle Peninsula
I was quite looking forward to today's drive as many tourists reported that the Dingle Peninsula was far prettier than the famous Ring of Kerry. The weather was iffy at the start but it turned out to be a glorious day. Lots of green farm lands to start, then bleaker scrub as I drove up … Continue reading Day 22: Ireland – Dingle Peninsula
Day 21: Ireland – Killarney
lovely sunrise view from my bedroom window in Kenmare I ended up seeing most of the Ring of Kerry yesterday, so today's plan was just to meander through the Killarney National Park on my route northwest to my next accommodation in Tralee, north of the Dingle Peninsula. up and over this pass towards Killarney the … Continue reading Day 21: Ireland – Killarney
Day 1: London!
I'm off to the U.K. to finally take a trip that I had booked almost exactly a year ago but had to postpone because of my hip issue. On my bucket list of places to see in this world has for a long time been the Channel Islands. There's 5 of them: Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, … Continue reading Day 1: London!
Tenerife Part 3
Another day in the car exploring the island. I’m sticking to the green, wild north side today, I learned my lesson yesterday. My first destination of the morning was the picturesque mountain village of Masca, located at the furthest west point of all those green squiggles. It’s set in an incredibly steep gorge, and was … Continue reading Tenerife Part 3
Tenerife Part 2
Day One of my two day driving tour of Tenerife. There was a little kiosk right outside my hotel so I rented a little Fiat Panda and set off up into the mountains! I couldn’t see Teide from my hotel room so I wasn’t sure what the conditions would be like on top but as … Continue reading Tenerife Part 2
Tenerife Part 1
I was quite excited to see my first glimpse of Mt. Teilde, the volcano at the center of the island, and all the lush banana plantations, that I was snapping pictures right out of the airport bus window!The last destination on my 6 week trip to Spain/Portugal: Tenerife, Canary Islands. I must admit that I … Continue reading Tenerife Part 1
Class Is Dismissed!
My four weeks of Spanish language studies are over! Here’s another picture of my fellow students along with our long-suffering morning professor, Pablo. I’ve definitely learned a lot in the last month but still have a lot of vocabulary and tenses to learn before I can actually carry on a conversation but I’ve enjoyed it … Continue reading Class Is Dismissed!
Week Two In Salamanca
Me, Mary, and Elena enjoying our 2nd out of 3 tapas bars on Calle Van Dyck, a street full of bars & restaurants A new week meant a new student and a new roommate! First was Elena, knocking on my bedroom door last Sunday night at 11:30pm asking what time was I going to use … Continue reading Week Two In Salamanca
A “Student” Once Again…
I’ve been a very dedicated little student this week, spending every afternoon and evening after class studying my Spanish. I was not put into a pure Beginners class, as expected/hoped, but into a “A1+” class which was already finishing up Chapter 7 of the textbook(!), so I have a lot to catching up to do. … Continue reading A “Student” Once Again…
Allison’s Wanderlust 