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Ireland with Children: Reasons to Visit Ireland in 2012

I’m Irish so naturally Ireland is always going to be near the top of my list of places to recommend for family travel but right now is a particularly good time to visit and here’s why… Legacies of the Celtic Tiger Boom Dublin Airport’s new Terminal 2 opened in November 2010. It is, as BigB Read the Rest…

Galway City Pubs

A selection of photos of the colorful pubs and street scenes in Galway city, Ireland. These photos are presented as a part of the Photo Friday series hosted by DeliciousBaby.com. Like what you’ve read? Subscribe for updates via RSS, Email, follow me on Twitter.

Hosteling with kids

In the past couple of years as we’ve been preparing for our family world trip, we’ve been trying out bits and pieces of our planned travel style from traveling with backpacks using public transit to, most recently, staying in hostels. We’ve done this to introduce our children to this style of travel (or remind them Read the Rest…

Lunch At Morans At The Weir

You’d have to be a very dippy travel writer to have lunch at a great little restaurant and completely forget to take a single photo of the excellent seafood served. Very dippy. So I guess I am. Or maybe it was because when we detoured to stop at Morans At The Weir in Kilcolgan on Read the Rest…

Galway City Museum

When I heard that there was a new museum focusing on the history of Galway City, I was eager to visit. The location of the museum, which you get to by walking through Spanish Arch – part of the original city walls built in the 1550s – could not be better for two reasons: firstly, Read the Rest…

Serving Your Own Guinness

In case you haven’t guessed it by reading my posts on our trip to Ireland, the Emerald Isle can be a quirky place which you need a sense of humor to enjoy. Today’s example: we were a group of six adults and seven children (three to thirteen) looking for a decent, affordable, family-friendly restaurant in Read the Rest…

Scenes From Connemara

Clifden in the rain. Renvyle House Hotel from across the bay. The world’s end: facing west on Omey Island. Related Posts Ireland With Kids First Stop Clifden Recess Connemara Giant Connemara National Park Crowdsourcing In Connemara Like what you’ve read? Subscribe for updates via RSS, Email, follow me on Twitter.

Dinner At Renvyle House Hotel

Appetizers: Goat Cheese and Seafood Chowder. Main Courses: Irish Lamb and Grilled Turbot Dessert: Irish Cheese Plate and Raspberry Pie Like what you’ve read and interested in reading more? Subscribe to the WanderMom rss feed, follow me on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. Information on traveling to Ireland with kids. Related Posts [catlist Read the Rest…

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Connemara Secrets

I’m a sucker for stories of strong women in history particularly if the story involves a strong woman who was able to succeed in a man’s world long before the rights and privileges afforded to most women today (in the developed world at least) were available. Granuaile was such a woman. A pirate captain who Read the Rest…

Renvyle House Hotel Connemara

I was blown in the door of the Renvyle House Hotel by gale force winds and almost immediately tripped over two preschoolers playing tag in the lobby. I had to step quickly out of the way and only took a brief look at the surroundings before checking in. I’d been reading about the history of Read the Rest…

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