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Trains; A Very Civilized Way to Travel

Trains are probably my favorite form of travel. Maybe it is the romance of the rails, or perhaps it hearkens back to a different era; the reason isn’t that important to me. I just love trains. Honestly, I love pretty much everything about them. Train stations, the sound of the rails, the people you meet; […]

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Ireland, A Love Story

Ireland and I got off to a rocky start. It wasn’t love at first sight by any means. There were several moments that I spent wondering if I had made the right choice, if maybe I had romanticized Ireland a bit too much. You can do that; you can romanticize a place to the point […]

Posted in Travel Stories Tagged Cork, Dublin, Slow travel, Solo travel, women who travel 2 Comments

Slow Travel – What Madrid taught me about time

Slow travel; for me it is the art of living the moment of wherever you are. I have often waxed poetic about slow travel, but it took a trip to Madrid for me to really understand it.  That beautiful and vibrant city taught me about slowing down in a way no other destination has. Slow […]

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