Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead. ~ Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) American Writer
Africa Redux: MONKEY!
Ye Olde Photoblogge is what got me into doing travel blogging and for that I am truly grateful. I am now relocating the contents over here and, in the process, editing, trimming, and adding material that I never did get around to posting. Seeing how the trip I took to Tanzania in 2009 was one …
Quote: Always laugh…
Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. ~ Lord Byron (1788-1824) English Poet
EATcork
26 Sept. 2010 Cork, Ireland, along the Grand Parade. Mmm… delicious sausage rolls! Mushy is good in this context. NetworkedBlogs setting had to be tweaked, so you get another EATcork picture! We had partaken of the meat pies at The Grafton, a local pub, a few nights prior and found them quite tasty! …
Bishop Lucey Park
Bishop Lucey Park, Cork, Ireland. Dario and I finished off the ice cream we bought at the EATcork food festival while enjoying the spectacle of two tiny doggies (one was a puppy :D) running around the small park as if they’d just found Disneyland. You can just see the bigger one to the left of …
Signs of Laughter.
Something I never quite managed to do while I was living in Italy was to get pictures of all the hilarious signs and business names that struck laughter into the heart of the middle-school aged part of my American brain. I can’t remember them all, but 2 company names stand out: Assitalia and Lamecop. Not …
Quote: You can preach…
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. ~ Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) Irish Writer
Quote: If you wish to travel…
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. ~ Glenn Clark
Tramore, Ireland: Fenor Bog
22 Sept. 2010 According to a helpful and informative sign (shown a few pics down), “Fenor bog is a place of peace…” I must say, it was quite lovely and peaceful when we stopped by that afternoon. The sign goes on to say that “…21 out of the 31 Irish Butterfly species occur here.” Gosh! …
Quote: …keep yourself clean and bright
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. ~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright
Arthur’s Day
Happy Arthur’s Day! At first I was a little disappointed this picture came out blurry, but then I realized it was quite fitting. Heck, I should probably blur it some more!
Tramore, Ireland: Beach and Surroundings.
22 Sept. 2010 According to http://www.tramoretourism.net, Tramore is southeast Ireland’s “leading holiday resort.” It seems that people love beaches everywhere you go. And no matter what the temperature, there is always someone who will give you a funny look if you say, “Are you daft? Swimming? Here?!? It’s COLD!” But then, I grew up in …
Quote: Humor is an affirmation of dignity…
“Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him.” ~ Romain Gary (1914-1980) French Writer
Drilling into a volcano
Naples, Italy: “Scientists to drill 13,000ft into active volcano in test that could cause earthquake…” Coincidentally, I hear that Ireland is lovely in October. Ahem.
FULL! IRISH! BREAKFAST!
…in one handy package. Sweet!
Ultra English
A fellow travel blogger recently asked how she could modify her content to better address British readers. I advised the following: "Add "u" and extra syllables to words like "humor" and "aluminum." Put your quote marks inside the final punctuation. Talk about football a lot. ;)" I love Drew's comics. He also writes …
Featured photo: Tasty Zanzibar
Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania Mmm! Nothing says Zanzibar-flavored love like dried octopus! Mm, mm, mmm!
April in Ireland: Part 2 (handy link)
April in Ireland: Part 2 (handy link) Handy link for the front page of TourAbsurd, since I backdated the original entry. Cheers!