When Ryanair emailed me with a seat sale from Dublin to Prague, I booked a return ticket for early December faster than you could say, “Czech out that price!” All joking aside, I had visions of old world charm and culture enveloped in a blanket of powdery snow and twinkling lights. And let me tell you, thisContinue reading “The magical beauty of Prague”
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Remembering 2014
“He is the happiest man who can set the end of his life in connection with the beginning.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 2014 was a year of firsts for me. My first move to Ireland. My first Irish job. My first visits to Germany, Scotland, Belgium, St. John’s and the Czech Republic. Followed closelyContinue reading “Remembering 2014”
One of them
When I last came through Irish Customs after my trip to Newfoundland in October, the officer took a look at my passport and residency card and said, “Ah, you’re one of us for a while.” It made me smile. It was the first cheery response I’d had during my time in Ireland so far. OtherContinue reading “One of them”
Weekend in London town
It seems we never tire of a trip across the pond to visit friends! Last month we spent a long weekend in London, catching up with our Aussie mates who were over visiting from Brisbane en route to Italy. We also caught up with our other Brisbane friends and an Irish relative who are allContinue reading “Weekend in London town”
Local characters
Remember when I mentioned I often find out information from complete strangers? Maybe it’s because I am inquisitive, perhaps it’s my friendly Canadian nature. Or maybe I have an inviting presence that spurns people to confide in me. Either way, we decided to go for a lovely 10km walk through Dublin’s southeast suburbs last Saturday,Continue reading “Local characters”
Highlights from the Highlands
I’m on a bus to Dublin airport en route to Canada for the bank holiday weekend so I might as well share some highlights from our trip to Edinburgh. First I will start with Customs – for all you international couples out there, be sure you check your boarding pass before going through security. TurnsContinue reading “Highlights from the Highlands”
In other news
While we’ve been busy settling in to Kildare, a few exciting things have happened since my last post. We bought a car! It’s a VW so here’s hoping it lasts for the time we need it. Solid, red and manual. While I’m not a fan of being a passenger in life, I will give inContinue reading “In other news”
Another chapter
Today I cried for the first time in over two months. I was in the middle of a book store. It appears as though I can’t apply for a driver’s license here because even though they exchange Australian licenses for Irish ones, Canada and Ireland do not currently have a reciprocal agreement. So even thoughContinue reading “Another chapter”
Irish times
We’ve been in the Emerald Isle for the past month, while the husband looked for work, we caught up with family and tried to get our bearings. I dealt with this uncertainty and the ‘winds of change’ the way any normal foreigner would. Through Guinness, long and winding walks, baking in the turf fired range,Continue reading “Irish times”
Notes From Another Land 