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The Tastiest Place to Eat In Ireland – Murphy’s Ice Cream
While in Galway, we stumbled upon the cutest little ice cream shop. Walking around the Latin Quarter, we passed person after person carrying cones that looked soooo delicious! So, when we came across the shop, we both were already pretty certain that we’d be going in. Outside, one of their employees stood in an apron and tweed hat, handing out samples of their Dingle Sea Salt flavor. Once we tried it, we were hooked. All of the ice cream at Murphy’s is handmade in Dingle, and their sea salt comes straight from the Dingle Sea. We headed inside to pick out some cones to try, but we initially got distracted by…
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Irish Explorer Bus Tour: Day 5 – GALWAY & CONNEMARA
After a pretty late night of pub hopping around Galway, we woke up bright and early to join our tour group for breakfast in our hotel. The day was packed with all kinds of activities that I honestly wasn’t too excited about. But one of the things that I’ve learned from being on this tour is that those are the days that often times seem to surprise us!
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Irish Explorer Bus Tour: Day 2 – DONEGAL & GAME OF THRONES
In Ireland at this time of year, the sun stays up until nearly eleven o’clock at night. After not realizing quite how late it was and a few too many coffees, we found ourselves awake until close to 2 am last night. So, when our alarms went off at 6:30 this morning, we were far from well rested. But we drug ourselves out of bed and made it downstairs just in time for breakfast.
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Irish Explorer Bus Tour: Day 1 – DUBLIN
Sean and I LOVE traveling and plan to take two bigger trips each year; one international and one within the U.S.. When we made the decision to make Ireland our international trip of 2018, we did so partly because of a co-worker of mine who suggested the tour company, CIE Tours.
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A Weekend in Washington D.C.
Over Memorial Day weekend, Sean and I took a trip out to our nation’s capital. We were able to book a place super last minute in Baltimore. We would have loved to book somewhere a little closer, but we were happy just to have a place to stay that didn’t cost us a fortune. I had visited Washington DC before with some of my 8th grade class as part of a school trip, but Sean had never been, so I was excited to share this experience with him. We had a full two days in the city, and with a limited budget, we found this was one of the best…
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Virginia Beach on a Budget
Sean and I LOVE traveling and exploring new places, but we also have this desire to do that full time. So for us, that means taking a lot of weekend trips throughout the year that don’t break the bank or set us back on our goals. We recently took some time to visit Virginia Beach, and although we only had a day to explore what has become the largest city within the common wealth, we found that there were plenty of ways to have fun that didn’t put a dent in our wallets (or our goals).
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1 Day in Virginia Beach
On one of our latest weekend trips, Sean and I took a drive to Virginia and spent a day at the beach. Being from California, I had never visited the Atlantic Ocean before, so it was a really great first experience – for me AND our dog, Raven. We live closer to Pittsburgh in PA, and we decided to drive to Virginia after work on Friday. It took us about 8 hours, but we finally made it to the beach just as the sun was coming up. I know in just one day that there is plenty more to see than we ere able to. We gathered lots of suggestions…
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3 Ways to Save Money on Accommodations
Accommodations can be the largest expense when traveling. Even something small like a weekend trip can start to rack up the bill. Sean and I have grown accustomed to scouting out the best deals and pushing ourselves to save money wherever we can. As two people who still work full time, we’re limited on how often we can travel, but not on how much we can get out of our trips. By saving on where we stay, we allow ourselves to enjoy more EXPERIENCES.
