Tag Archives: Europe

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Christmas season, in Ireland

Feel like a turkey doing the same thing every Thanksgiving? Here’s some food for thought: Go elsewhere next year. For a radical change of pace, we left the country. For about twice as much as it would cost to fly … Continue reading

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Trending: Beyonce’s daughter reportedly sparks travel craze

Would you schlep to Europe just to see a tree? Lots of folks apparently already have. Now, the mayor of Hvar, Croatia, apparently is going out on a limb and hoping more join the crowd. Seems there’s a certain blue … Continue reading

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Lisbon, Portugal: My kind of New Year’s Eve

 Made it back to Lisbon. Checked into the Hotel Aviz this time. Where the guest roster’s included Frank Sinatra, Eva Peron — and us. But we had to run a marathon to get there. Meaning our taxi driver could only … Continue reading

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