Blog posts from other trips outside Australia and the Czech Republic. Use the drop down menu above to select a particular country.
I knew there’d be some damn cool stuff to see in San Francisco, but I didn’t think a World War 2 submarine would be one of those things! Coming from Ireland, our navy is somewhat lacking in bad-ass military equipment. I remember many years ago over one St. Patrick’s weekend we were able to go … More Down Periscope: USS Pampanito (SS-383)
So we live in America now…..Well for three months anyway, while Sinéad is working in the University of Berkeley. We’re living in a really funky house about half way between the marina and downtown Berkeley. We found it on airbnb, which is a fantastic site to find accommodation, yes even for longer stays. Seeing … More Berkeley Marina
Staying outside Czech Republic for another blog post this time around, don’t worry normal service will resume very soon, although we’ll be going to San Francisco for three months in less than a month, so I may have to change the name of the blog to “www.CzechingOuttheCzechRepublicandanyothercountrywehappentovisitalongtheway.wordpress.com”. Hmmmm yeah that’s gonna be a long URL. … More Florence: A Tuscan Gem
Venice? That’s not in the Czech Republic James. Indeed it is not and my apologies for the detour but I like to post some different travel photos and stories every now and then to mix things up a bit. Back in 2010 Sinéad and I went an unforgettable mini inter-railing trip around the South of … More Magical Venice
Our Summer trip to Znojmo was a really nice experience, particularly the vineyard tour we were thrilled to receive. The town itself is really beautiful with narrow cobbled streets and a compact layout that makes it easy enough to explore in the best part of a day. While exploring the town we came across a … More Tainted Majesty
Time for a little break from the Czech Republic this time round. Sinéad and I recently had a most delightful trip to the beautiful city of Vancouver in Canada as part of a birthday surprise for her dad. Thankfully the surprise worked out and he was none the wiser until we turned up to say … More An evening in Steveston
Czeching Out Tasmania 