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Welcome to The Road Less Traveled! Join me on my journey as I explore farms, hiking trails, cities, small towns, the wilderness, and everything in between. You can check out my recent posts below, or head over to my blog to browse the rest of my posts. Thanks for reading!
Here are some inspirational quotes that will motivate you to go on an adventure! I took some of my favorite quotes and made these graphics on Canva using some pictures that I’ve taken over the last year. Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse, Portland, Maine 2. Tuckerman Ravine Trail, Mount Washington, New Hampshire 3. Blarney Castle and Gardens,… Continue reading 7 Inspiring Adventure Quotes
Late Tuesday night, we took a train from Cork to Killarney. The town of Killarney was beautiful at night. All of the buildings and street lamps were lit up and there was music pouring out of all of the pubs! We stopped by Murphy’s Ice Cream, which is handmade in Dingle, Ireland. They’ll give you a… Continue reading Killarney National Park
After our excursion to Cobh, we took the train back to Cork City for dinner. We found ourselves at the Liberty Grill, which coincidentally had a New-England inspired menu! The restaurant was packed, even on a Monday night, and the food was one of my favorite meals on the trip. I got the quinoa patties,… Continue reading Cork City and The Blarney Castle
From Waterford we took a bus into Cork City and immediately hopped on a train (about a 20 minute train ride) out to Cobh (pronounced live “cove”). Cobh is a small port town, formerly known as Queenstown, an famously known as the last port of call for the Titanic before it set sail across the… Continue reading Exploring Cobh, Ireland
After a couple of hours in Kilkenny, we took the bus down to Waterford, the oldest city established by the vikings in Ireland. We didn’t have many plans for Waterford, because it was the end of the day, so we stuck to the downtown area. After lunch/dinner at The Gingerman bar, which was soo yummy,… Continue reading Wandering Through Waterford, Ireland
After spending two days in Dublin we started our road trip around the southern half of Ireland. We took a bus heading south from downtown Dublin. Our first stop was Kilkenny, where we got breakfast, walked around the town, and explored the castle grounds. Our first stop in Kilkenny was breakfast. We found a cute… Continue reading Kilkenny, Ireland
On Saturday morning, our second morning in Ireland, we took the DART from Tara Station up to Howth (about a 30 minute train ride). I hadn’t done a lot of research on Howth before we went. I knew there was a cliff walk, but other than that we were just winging it. When we got… Continue reading Howth, Ireland
Dublin is a port town built around the River Liffey, which adds a ton of character to it. The river was one of the first sights of Dublin that we caught. Once we landed at the airport in Dublin we took a bus straight to the city center are were dropped off somewhere around O’Connell… Continue reading Touring Dublin, Ireland on Foot
Happy Halloween! What a better subject to write about on Halloween than the city of Salem, Massachusetts! A few weeks ago I went up to Salem on a whim to check out what the spooky New England town had to offer (another item I can check off my Fall Bucket List). I didn’t do much… Continue reading Salem, Massachusetts
Planning a long trip to a different country or state that you’ve never even been to before can be a daunting task. Although it’s possible and would be really interesting to just purchase plane tickets, hop on a plane and see where the trip takes you, not everyone would be comfortable doing that and not… Continue reading How to Plan Your Dream Vacation
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