A tour of the Rodin Museum in Paris is well worth a couple hours of your time. We did not plan to tour this museum, but when I saw it on the map, so close to our Eiffel Tower picnic location, we decided to visit and check it out. Renovation work was being done while …
I confess, I am a bookworm. When I lived in Vancouver I loved spending an hour on the weekend at the local big-box chain bookstore, flipping through the latest releases, books on travel and business, or wine magazines. The smell of a new book ignites my senses and brings back fond memories of reading as …
A few days ago I decided to get up early to hitch a ride into Wexford town with our good friends from Ballyhaunis. I was headed to the local office supply store to buy two comfy office chairs for the Nomad Newlyweds. While it sounds nice in theory to sit on a couch all day …
Gourmet food, a nice bottle of red, and a postcard worthy backdrop. A picnic near the Eiffel Tower – quintessential Paris. Meredith, my mom, and I set out early in the morning, surprisingly cool for July in Paris, in search of a picnic experience that many can only dream about. Despite the cool weather and …
Want a great idea to spend a relaxing afternoon in London? Go have a picnic in Holland Park! If you are lucky enough, you may catch a free concert echoing from the Opera Holland Park venue. If not, head on over to the Kyoto Garden and get your Japanese Zen on! Running water, manicured lawns, …
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After a long hiatus from Nomad Newlyweds I decided to write a Happy Thanskgiving 2015 from Ireland post. It is becoming a bit of a running joke that I offer my sincere apologies to Heather – super stalker fan – for not updating the travel blog. A Nomad Thanksgiving in Ireland, 2015 Ahh, Thanksgiving. I …
“Time flies when you are having fun.” Whoever was credited with that quote must have traveled in Ireland. I now fully understand the meaning of this oft repeated phrase, which is thrown around so freely as an English colloquialism. Many can claim to experience time flying, but my absence from reporting as a Nomad Newlywed …
Fitting that the Nomad Newlyweds were able to spend a couple weeks in Stony Stratford – a once important stop on the road to Ireland – before they boarded the train and headed for the Holyhead ferry terminal. In the stage coach era of the 17th and early 18th centuries, Stony Stratford was a major …
