A Stop for Beer and History on the Fanad Peninsula in Ireland
September 24. Coming from Moville our first stop was Malin Head, the most northerly point in Ireland, and then we carried on for a drive around the Inishowen Peninsula, coming […]
Category Archives: Drink
So Many Pubs, So Little Time (Dublin, Ireland)
Google ‘pubs in Dublin’ and you get a LOT of pubs! Some say 800, some say a thousand or more. Really, who can keep count? Working with the smaller guesstimate, we figured that six […]
Porterhouse Temple Bar, a Brewpub in Dublin, Ireland
Several locals went out of their way to warn us about the pubs in the Temple Bar district saying they were strictly for tourists and way overpriced. I would have to […]
Aguas Frescas, Cool Drinks for a Hot Day
Aguas Frescas (Cool Waters) are cold refreshing drinks perfect for a hot day in Mexico. I learned how to make a whole bunch of them in my Mexican cooking class […]
Dingletown in Ireland
October 4, afternoon and evening From the Shannon Ferry we drove through Conner Pass to Dingletown. We arrived in Dingletown just as food fair was finishing for the day. We […]
The Perfect Gift for a Beer Drinker Visiting Amsterdam
In Amsterdam’s Café Chris, we met a couple of English beer fanatics. The wife proudly showed off the gift her daughter had made for her birthday: a well-researched guide to […]
The Arendsnest Pub in Amsterdam, Holland
A huge selection of Dutch beers along with a cozy interior make the Arendsnest Pub a great choice to visit when in Amsterdam. The list of beers on tap the day we […]
A Food Fair with Irish Music in Belfast, Ireland
September 19, afternoon. Food Fair—Irish music We were enticed into this Belfast Food Fair by the sound of Irish music, the first we’d heard (but it was only our third […]
A Detour Leads to Our First French Picnic!
June 6, 2015. On a day-trip from Rouen. One habit I wish I could bring home with me was the picnics in France. While driving along a back road we […]
An Evening in Amiens, France
Evening of June 4, 2015. Day spent travelling from Tornai to Amiens via the Circuit of Remembrance. We came into Amiens after a full day of travelling from Tournai in […]
