Author: Oliver
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Getting around town…
Read more: Getting around town…There are a number of ways to get into the centre of London. For us, a trip to the city centre takes us 30 minutes without any fuss. In Toronto, you basically have two choices: Drive Take a combination of train, bus, subway Option 1 can be an exercise in frustration if you need to travel into…
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Getting your feet wet in London…
Read more: Getting your feet wet in London…Grab your map, umbrella, and Wellies, and you’re set to tour in London! One of the things we love about travel is jumping right into the thick of things and getting our bearings. The Internet plays a large part in this as we do our research to understand what there is to see and do in an…
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The Jewels of Ireland
Read more: The Jewels of IrelandOver the past couple of weeks we have searched for the hidden gold of the Leprechauns. Unfortunately, we did not find the gold at the end of the rainbow, but we did find plenty of jewels… You may have heard Ireland called “the emerald isle” on account of its lush, green fields and forests. And this…
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Blarney Castle – Kissing the Blarney Stone
Read more: Blarney Castle – Kissing the Blarney StoneI’m not sure about you, but I always visualized the Blarney Stone as being a huge rock in the middle of a field surrounded by tourists. Maybe looking something like this (but with more tourists): But what the Blarney Stone actually looks like is this: As you may have read in Mikhaila’s post, legend has…
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Ireland – Week 1
Read more: Ireland – Week 1Note to our subscribers…we have been having some difficulties with our automatic posting, so please do check the blog for Mikhaila and Zoe’s posts. After a fairly uneventful 6 hour flight we arrived in Dublin at approximately 11am, cleared customs (so far most friendly customs official we have EVER met!) and made our way…