Travel- the trials and tribulations

[BigFrank]

It's been almost 15 years since we were in County Kerry, but this place still sticks out in travel memories as being awesome. https://www.ballyseedecastle.com/ I recently looked it up for my brother's wife (going there soon), and it still looks like a great place.

They had two awesome dogs - an Irish Wolfhound, and this little one who carried around a handful of rocks in his mouth for people to throw. Then he would round them all up without ever letting an already picked up rock fall out of his mouth. He wouldn't drop any of them until they were all successfully found/stored in his cheek.

Pet rocks.

 

[Sage]

We're planning on a 10 day European trip next summer, centered mostly around going to the British Grand Prix. The date hasn't been confirmed for yet but it will probably be 7/4/27.

For this visit we're probably mostly going to be focused on visiting parts around the UK. My wife's family is originally from County Kerry in Ireland so we're going to get there and my son has ideas for things he wants to do in London.

Anyone have any thoughts on this for folks who have been? None of us have ever been to Europe so we're still feeling things out and gathering ideas.

I have many suggestions for the UK but I’m away from home right now dealing with a family thing – I’ll follow up in this thread Saturday or Sunday.

 

[preluderl]

I have many suggestions for the UK but I’m away from home right now dealing with a family thing – I’ll follow up in this thread Saturday or Sunday.

Appreciate it! And no rush, it's still a ways off obviously.

 

[Nathan]

We're planning on a 10 day European trip next summer, centered mostly around going to the British Grand Prix. The date hasn't been confirmed for yet but it will probably be 7/4/27.

For this visit we're probably mostly going to be focused on visiting parts around the UK. My wife's family is originally from County Kerry in Ireland so we're going to get there and my son has ideas for things he wants to do in London.

Anyone have any thoughts on this for folks who have been? None of us have ever been to Europe so we're still feeling things out and gathering ideas.

I can give you London recs. Manchester too if you're going there but don't go out of your way tbh. In Ireland I can give you Dublin recs. Sadly the last time I was in western Ireland was 2006 so I ain't got shit for Kerry or nearby. DM me if interested - I don't want the robots to steal my lists.

I also don't travel enough to need Clear or Global Entry, so I'm just renewing my pre check.

Right sure on clear, which honestly sucks now anyway, but global entry comes with precheck as part of it!

 

[Mr Gundam]

Anyone been to the Azores? Spending 12 days on Pico, Ponta Delagada and Sao Jorge (with four days in Lisbon, two on the way there and two after) at the end of September for our 20th anniversary.

 

[holldy01]

Anyone been to the Azores? Spending 12 days on Pico, Ponta Delagada and Sao Jorge (with four days in Lisbon, two on the way there and two after) at the end of September for our 20th anniversary.

Never been but it’s high on my list of places I want to go so please update after your trip. My dad’s coworker used to spend half the year there and loved it. They said the weather was great and relatively inexpensive especially for an island. I’ll ask if he’s still in contact with them/has any recommendations.

 

[holldy01]

Your two year old does not need to fully recline on the plane. Especially when there is an empty seat beside them so they could comfortable lay across the two seats.

 

[Jerm]

Random note but I really would like to go to the Faroe Islands.

 

[LurchingBeast]

Random note but I really would like to go to the Faroe Islands.

Been extremely jealous of Sage's trips to Svalbard for a couple years. The edge of the world type places are enticing.

 

[holldy01]

Your two year old does not need to fully recline on the plane. Especially when there is an empty seat beside them so they could comfortable lay across the two seats.

Update: the child is no longer sitting in the seat. It is still fully reclined.

 

[BigFrank]

Random note but I really would like to go to the Faroe Islands.

We looked hard at Faroe Islands when my son was looking at study abroad. It is Danish territory, like Greenland. Pictures are amazing, but apparently those are taken on the rare day the clouds break. Most days are socked in with fog.

 

[jacobbocce72]

My YouTube is basically people going to really weird ass places. Tristan da Cunha is my dream “this place is fucking in the middle of nowhere” trip. I’d also love to go to Svalbard and Antarctica.

 

[Beerologist]

Random note but I really would like to go to the Faroe Islands.

A good friend took a year off and traveled the world four or five years back and that was one of his favorite stops.high on my list.

Edit: here’s his travel blog if you feel like reading: https://pleasefeedthecatswhileimout.wordpress.com/