MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY England and Wales Trip Day 5 – May 9 2019 We woke up to the sound of lamb calls (did I mention May is lambing season?!?!) and immediately decided we will need to live like this someday. Pure heaven. For breakfast, we were graciously made avocado toast with poached eggs …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY England and Wales Trip Day 4 – May 8 2019 We decided to get an early start on our day instead of hanging out in Chester. The friends we were meeting were working until 5, so we had the whole day to explore northern Wales. We left Chester at 10, …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY England and Wales Trip Day 3 – May 7 2019 Even though we didn’t sleep well, we got up and immediately got ready, checked out, and walked to the train station. Three train rides later, we were in Hereford. From the station, we walked 15 minutes with our luggage to …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY England and Wales Trip Day 2 – May 6 2019 After waking up at 12:30, very well rested, we walked down to the Blackfriar, a pub that specializes in pies (meat pies, not our American sweet ones) about a 30 minute walk away. We had a pint, a duck and …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY England and Wales Trip Day 1 – May 5 2019 After 18 hours of traveling, we arrived in Covent Garden, London. We checked our bags into the Hub by Premier hotel and slowly walked to the Brick Lane Sunday markets, stopping regularly for photos of the buildings and statues we …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY England and Wales Trip About our trip to England and Wales England and Wales were not initially on our top 5 destinations in 2019. However, a couple we met while in Salzburg, Austria, lived in Wales and we wanted to visit them and make a whole trip of it. After …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Ireland Trip Day 13 – September 28 2018 Before we check out and head back to Dublin, we grabbed some breakfast and coffee at Walsh’s Bakery. They had a huge selection of pastries and a cafeteria-style ordering process. We got a different Airbnb on this Dublin segment right next to …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Ireland Trip Day 12 – September 27 2018 For our full day in Clifden, the family wanted to hit the Kylemore Abbey just north of us. It is a beautiful, pristine abbey kept so well it looks new. Mike and I were not interested in the tour, so we dropped …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Ireland Trip Day 11 – September 26 2018 We left Doolin for our next city up north, Clifden. It was amazing how the landscape changed from rolling green hills to rocky, craggy, hills with small lakes scattered about. Along the way, we stopped at Dunguaire Castle for some quick exploring …
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Ireland Trip Day 10 – September 25 2018 Since we had already hit the cliffs the day before, we headed back to Limerick, which we skipped on the way to Doolin. Some of the family stayed in Doolin to hit the cliffs and do some shopping. So, the parents, Mike …