The view from my room in Interlaken, Switzerland…. Now you know why this blog is so behind….
Category: Europe
Port wine and a Thousand Hills
Day: 48-51 Km travelled: 1,990.85 km Steps: 58,032 (that’s an average of 14,508 per day!) Location: Porto, Portugal October 24-27, 2017 After almost 3 weeks spent in the UK & Ireland, I was ready to return to mainland Europe and more than ready to experience some sunshine and potential some warmth (fingers crossed). I flew Read More
Belfast & The Troubles
Day: 44 Km Travelled: 547.16km Steps: 14,932 Location: Northern Ireland, UK (part 2) October 22, 2017 The cab drove for a few minutes, pulled over on a deserted street and stopped the car. He opened the back door where I was sitting and poked his head in. ‘Hi. My name is Gerry and I went Read More
Don’t Mess With Finn MacCool
Day: 44 Km travelled: 547.16km Steps: 14,932 Location: Northern Ireland, UK October 22, 2017 The Emerald Isle is technically made up of two countries: The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is a part of the United Kingdom. In a previous post, I mentioned that ‘Ireland’ gained its independence from Great Britain in 1922, Read More
Aillte an Mhothair
Day: 43 Km travelled: 730.06 km Steps: 14,932 Location: County Clare (Ireland) October 22, 2017 Ireland has plenty to offer and luckily, much of it is easily reachable in a day. Whenever I met anyone to had visited Ireland, they all recommended The Cliffs of Moher as a must-visit site. Every. Single. One. That’s how Read More
Here’s To Arthur
Day: 40 Km travelled: 4.39km Steps: 10 861 Location: Dublin October 19, 2017 Don’t be afraid of the dark.— Good things come to those who wait. — Not for the faint of tongue. These are all popular slogans advertising the quintessential Irish beer: Guinness. Guinness is more than a beer in Ireland, it’s a culture, an Read More
In Dublin’s Fair City… Alive, Alive, Oh
Day: 39 Km Travelled: 421.3 km Steps: 13 175 Location: Dublin, Ireland October 18th, 2017 After a magical time in Scotland, I was highly anticipating my stay in the Emerald Isle and its capital was the perfect place to start! The River Liffey was once the north-south division of the city; the Northside was generally seen Read More
Let’s Sail Away
Day: 35 Km travelled: 106.27 km Steps: 19,618 (current record!) Location: Edinburgh (part 2; it was a long day!) October 14th, 2017 (continued) I couldn’t leave Edinburgh before visiting one more sight that I had long wished to see: the Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia (H.M.Y. Britannia) Built in Scotland in the early 1950’s, the ship was Read More
A Stroll Through The Old Town
Day: 35 Km travelled: 106.27km Steps: 19,618 (current record!) Location: Edinburgh October 14th, 2017 Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century. It is located on the Firth of Forth’s southern shore (I just included this fact because I like the name ‘Firth of Forth’…. say that 3 times fast!). It is Read More
Here Nessie, Nessie, Nessie…
Day: 34 Km travelled: 695.64km Steps: 11,930 October 13th, 2017 No foray into the wilds of The Highlands is complete without partaking in a hunt for its most famous resident: The Loch Ness Monster. Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in The Highlands of Scotland. It is one of a series of interconnected, murky Read More