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The Black Death, the Dark Arts and a Side of Murder: A Day Trip to Kilkenny, Ireland
Solo trip! Darla was feeling a little sickly (probably COVID in hindsight, but that didn’t even occur to us at the time) on the morning we were supposed to make a day trip to Kilkenny, so Stuart ventured away on his own. After a pleasant 90-minute bus ride (the driver was on time, the scenery
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An Irish Identity Crisis: Our Week in Dublin
We only spent a week in Dublin. Long-time readers will know this was a departure from our usual slow travel approach of spending a month or more in each destination, but we found Dublin lodging to be an incredibly poor value and decided we could deploy our travel dollars more wisely elsewhere. We had mixed
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Nothing Ever Happens: First Impressions of Swansea, Wales
The Twilight Zone? The Land That Time Forgot? It was difficult to choose a title for this post. Perhaps the most fitting option would be a famous quotation by its most prominent former resident, the poet Dylan Thomas: “An ugly, lovely town … crawling, sprawling … by the side of a long and splendid curving
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Some (Apparently) Like It Hot: Lake Bled and the Julian Alps
Lake Bled is easily the most iconic location in all of Slovenia. It’s the first image you are likely to run across when researching Slovenia and the one place most locals will ask if you’ve been to yet. But somehow it was one of the last major tourist attractions we checked out during our Ljubljana
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Chasing Waterfalls: Our Side Trip to Plitvice Lakes National Park
With all due respect to TLC, we believe you should go chasing waterfalls – at least the ones we saw when we visited Plitvice Lakes National Park as a side trip from Ljubljana, Slovenia. We had seen some pictures online and read a little about what a lovely area it was, but we really weren’t
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Alone in the Dark with a Cave Monster: Our Visit to Skocjan Caves
Today we answer the question: how can you have a travel blog with (almost) no pictures? We took a road trip to one of the many natural wonders of Slovenia – the Skocjan Caves in the western part of the country, just miles away from Italy and Croatia – but we unfortunately don’t have much
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A Casual Beauty: First Impressions of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Zivjo! We are now a couple of weeks into our Ljubljana stay and absolutely LOVE this little charmer. The architecture and natural backdrop are beautiful, the food and wine are outstanding, and the people are friendly. This may just be the most livable city in Europe. Here are a few observations for those considering a
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Goodbye, Cooper
One of the most difficult things most of us will ever do in life is say farewell to a childhood pet. Alex lost the dog he grew up with earlier this week, and it breaks our heart that we were not there to support him through the experience. It’s a good reminder that life goes
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After achieving financial independence and retiring early in October 2023, we decided to pursue our dream to sell, donate, trash or store all our belongings and slow travel around the world. Our next big step is a 9-month trial run in Europe. We are excited for you to join us on our global slowmad journey.
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