Naadam Festival, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, 2007. Naadam celebrates the three manly sports of nomadic Mongolia: wrestling, horse racing and archery. Naadam, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, 2007 Tokyo, Japan, 2015 Yomiuri Giants baseball game, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, 2017 Street musicians, Galway, Ireland, 2016 Literary guides, Dublin, Ireland, 2016
Postcards from Ireland: Dublin to Winnipeg
One more day to lose ourselves in this oh-so walkable city. Our last day in Dublin. In Ireland. Tomorrow it’s back to Winnipeg. But we won’t be leaving Ireland behind. During our trip, we have been in contact with Sheena, an Irish women living in Naas, a small community just outside of Dublin. We didn’t know... Continue Reading →
Postcards from Ireland: A Day in Dublin
Our journey through Ireland has come full circle. We left Dublin on foot, the start of our Irish coast-to-coast walk, making our way over 24 days to Portmagee on the west coast. From there our clockwise journey took us, by bus, to Galway, the Aran Islands, Belfast and Northern Ireland and, now, back to Dublin.... Continue Reading →
Coast To Coast in Ireland: Intersections
Our taxi drops us back at Bweeng, in front of a forest of signs telling us where we’ve been - the Avondhu Way - and pointing us where we need to go. It’s the first of two days on the Duhallow Way and we know it will be a long one. Forty kilometres long if... Continue Reading →
Coast To Coast in Ireland: Leaving Dublin
Our walking adventure begins at Marlay Park at the southern edge of Dublin. The Wicklow Way is arguably Ireland's most popular walking trail. And why not? A quick car ride out of Dublin takes its citizens into a world of mountain treks.Our trek will include the entire length of the Wicklow Way, six days as... Continue Reading →
Coast To Coast in Ireland: Revolution
It will be a long walk, over 600 kilometers across the island of Ireland. We will follow a series of established national and international trails that start in Dublin and end on the west coast in the small village of Portmagee.But, today we are in the centre of Ireland's capital city, Dublin. At the heart... Continue Reading →