Ireland is known to be a destination for genealogical research. Especially for Americans. It makes sense considering the millions of Irish who made the move to the US during the 19th century. Until recently, I had never considered any sort of Irish heritage to be mine. I stuck to the Swedish side. It was easier [...]
While you’re off exploring the wilds of rural Ireland, if you find yourself in the northwest of the country, don’t miss Bunbeg (A Bun Beag) a popular County Donegal attraction and Europe’s smallest harbour. It’s a charming little place, as you would no doubt expect for this wonderful part of the world: Unsurprisingly, the harbour [...]
In the beginning of June I drove 2700 kilometers over the course of nine days in Ireland. Actually 2690. My mother drove 10 kilometers one evening after I had decided it might be nice to have a Guinness with dinner. I quickly realized that, although I enjoy a good Guinness, the stress of having my [...]
Update by the Editor 9 August 2010. Dr J left a comment today with a link to an article about part of the Cliffs collapsing, so I’m advising Europe a la Carte readers to stay behind the warning signs and not take any risks. I tend to follow the rules. I’ve always been that way. [...]
Sometimes, the best European travel planning just isn’t enough. Sometimes, no matter what city you are traveling to, no matter what travel tips you have followed, no matter how prepared you are the unexpected happens. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but often times, it is the unexpected that makes the trip. So it was for me [...]
Dublin and Guinness often times go hand in hand. Especially for young men (and women for that matter) in their twenties looking for ideas from a travel Europe guide. And so I found myself wandering through a snowy and icy Dublin on my way to St. James’s Gate Brewery, home of Guinness. The tour is [...]
Dublin is known to be a haunted city with a great history of supernatural occurrences. The Dublin Ghost Bus Tour is one of my Europe travel tips as it takes brave visitors on a tour of the darker side of Dublin. Riders on the bus will learn the legends about how Dracula came to be, [...]
I had seen the New Europe Tour guides playing the Pied Piper in Berlin in the spring of 2009. Actually, I just wandered by as the tour guide was making a final pitch for tips. When I saw the company was offering tours in Dublin, I was intrigued. Mostly because they bill the walking tours [...]
Update 16 November 2009: The lucky winner is Lucy Whittington author of Lucy Loves Australia. Also found on Twitter as @LucyWhittington. Lucy was the only entrant to correctly name the location of my Twitter background photo as the Zone Pyramids, near Marone, Italy (close to my favourite Italian lake, Iseo). However here’s her answer to [...]
There are many great free attractions in the Irish capital of Dublin. It’s easy to get to Dublin from most of Europe and there are generally plenty of flight deals. If you plan to visit several paid for attractions, you should investigate the Dublin Pass. I visited three of the free attractions in October 2009 [...]
