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 […]
Category Archives: Beer & Cider
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 […]
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 […]
Tasting Cider and Calvados at Pierre Huet in Cambremer, France
Guess where we ended up when we followed this sign! If you guessed Cambremer, you’re right, and while we were there we also got to find out why it’s called […]
Belgium Route: Mons to Antwerp via a Brewery and a Chateaux
Is there beer in Belgium? Maybe a bit too much. On the way back to Antwerp from Mons we stopped in at a small brewery, Abbaye des Rocs. When we arrived everyone […]
