Category Archives: International Travel

Jun21

Thanksgiving in New England – Time spent relaxing

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Thanksgiving! Last year, Thanksgiving was a bit too busy for me to fly back to the United States… classes, and general insanity, conspired to keep me in Dublin. Which, frankly, was a perfectly lovely time with friends and classmates. 2025, however, had none of those challenges… and thus, saw Andrea and I winging our way to New England for a well-deserved holiday…

November, 2025

Quiet time at home is one of those lovely parts of any holiday… and this was no exception.

Dinners, relaxed evenings, playing with the cats and stringing up the Hannukah web in the kitchen – lovely time, lovely people, and a beautifully relaxed environment. I couldn’t have asked for a better time for Thanksgiving.


Jun19

Thanksgiving in New England – The flights out

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Thanksgiving! Last year, Thanksgiving was a bit too busy for me to fly back to the United States… classes, and general insanity, conspired to keep me in Dublin. Which, frankly, was a perfectly lovely time with friends and classmates. 2025, however, had none of those challenges… and thus, saw Andrea and I winging our way to New England for a well-deserved holiday…

Sunday, 23-Nov-2025

Flying is one of those really fun things for me. I adore the calmness once you’re in the airport… it’s magical time, to me, where I can really focus in and get things done.

This time was no exception. Flying from Dublin to Boston is simple and easy, thanks to TSA being on this side of the pond (probably due to the sheer volume of Americans coming back here), so it’s clean, it’s simple, and it’s a beautifully quiet spot.

May12

A wee jaunt to Scotland – Mallaig

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Saturday, 20-Sept-2026

At the end of the train ride was Mallaig – one of the more remote towns in Scotland, and definitely a lovely little break for a stretch and a spot of exploration.

Andrea and I didn’t have any major goals for Mallaig – we knew a few famous spots, but we were staying low-key and unhurried as best we could, enjoying the process and appreciating the salt air. We walked around, popped into pubs and shops as the desire found us, and petted every dog we could get our own greedy little paws on.

A nice hilltop above town gave us a lovely view, and a neat “witchcraft” store granted us a few entertaining laughs between us.

Just a lovely town, with lovely views and lovely sea breezes.