Our Six Picks for Best Tourist Attractions in Vienna
We report on the best of the best in Vienna, a gorgeous city with an impressive art scene and nearly-as-impressive food traditions.
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We Leave Our Hearts in Beautiful Bratislava
We are blown away by Bratislava, a small city on the Danube that has everything you could want in a destination!
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Then We Take Berlin: Second Impressions of a Great City
We spend a few days in Berlin, for the first time in many years, and find it a changed city. Luckily, there's still beer!
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Things We Love About Leiden
A quick summary of our first impressions of Leiden, a Dutch city we visited for the first time recently (we'll be back!).
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Six New Favourite Contemporary Irish Authors (Plus One)
We struggle to limit ourselves to six favourite contempoary Irish authors, some new to us and, we hope, at least one or two new to you!
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Check Out Our Six Favourite Bookstores in Dublin
We pick favourites again, this time the six bookstores of Dublin we like the most. But there are tons more!
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Best Dublin Museums for All Tastes (Especially Ours)
We sort out our favourite Dublin museums, focusing on art, history, and literature. Just like Dublin itself!
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The Great Famine: Potatoes, Coffin Ships, and Opportunity
We learn more about the Great Irish Famine of 1845-52, during which Ireland lost more than 25% of its population. But it's not all a downer!
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Learning About Legendary Luke Kelly and the Dubliners
We learn about one of Dublin's own sons, folk musician Luke Kelly. And we also attend a festival and make big wacky wigs!
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Strongbow, the Norman Invasion, and the Reformation
We continue with Irish history, covering the Anglo-Norman invasion, the dissolution of the monasteries, and Catholic emancipation.
