After a dramatic first day in Dublin of driving on the “wrong” side of the road and going on one hour of airplane sleep, I decided to get back in the hire car a day later and head for some of Ireland’s narrowest roads. While this may sound like the worst of ideas, driving the Wicklow Mountains just south of Dublin proved challenging, yet good for this traveler’s soul. The Wicklow Mountains don’t really look like “mountains”, but I didn’t seem to mind. Driving through a number of gaps and valleys, I found myself on a narrow road and completely isolated. Apart from trying to not shut my eyes Continue Reading
Where are you going? Battling Irish Tricksters in the Village of Teelin
It is freezing cold. No, it is colder than freezing cold. It is June in Ireland and I am dressed in my newly purchased Donegal wool sweater. To make the cold even more bone chilling, we can’t seem to get the peat fire started. At the top of the northwest end of Ireland in Donegal County, the little village of Teelin can’t be heard. It is quiet with only a couple hundred people if that. The day my family drove into town, I think the population added on 7 for good measure. There are many that boast Irish heritage. I am definitely one of them. Sadly, most do not still have relatives in the Continue Reading
How to Travel Like a Temperamental Ginger
A new addition to SuzyGuese.com aims put a megaphone to travel voices other than my own. I have by no means seen it all or experienced every story or place that travel has to offer. No one really has, but I hope this segment will put some other travel stories on the table. If you would like to contribute, email me at suzy at suzyguese dot com with your ideas and a link to your blog or website. The first guest post I present to you from Candice Walsh of the popular and hilarious Candice Does The World. Candice writes about everything in an honest and open manner. She really holds nothing Continue Reading