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Tag Archives: Ireland
Tuesday Tunes: Chronology of my favorite music artists
Below is a table identifying my favorite musical artists over the years. As can be seen, they vary from time to time, with some appearing more than once. Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Weezer, The Stills, and Wolf Alice have all accomplished … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, history, Ireland, Music, music reviews, pictures, Radio, UK, video, writing
Tagged Aerosmith, artists, Canada, Carole King, chronology, DCFC, Def Leppard, entertainment, Fleetwood Mac, fun, Ireland, Metric, music, Pat Benatar, Pearl Jam, Phoebe Bridgers, Radiohead, Scandal, The Beatles, The Cars, The Monkees, The Stills, U2, UK, USA, Weezer, Wolf Alice
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It was forty years ago today…
—– Spoiler Alert – If you don’t want to know what happens in the book, Last of the Donkey Pilgrims, stop here. —– No, it wasn’t “…when Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play.” It was, on Christmas Eve in … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Animals, book reviews, books, Burros/Donkeys, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, hiking, history, humanity, Ireland, politics, Religion, tourism, transportation, Travel, UK, walking
Tagged donkey, hiking, Ireland, Kein O'Hara, Missie, Northern Ireland
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Lessons from Boston’s Irish Heritage Trail
Many of us are familiar with Boston’s Freedom Trail – a walking tour that takes one to famous sights ranging from Paul Revere’s home to the Old North Church to the Boston Massacre site to Bunker Hill. Virtually anyone growing … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, civics, Communications, culture, economic development, education, entertainment, Europe, family, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, immigration, Ireland, land use, Maps, music, pictures, placemaking, planning, Religion, tourism, trails, Transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged fun, history, Ireland, trails
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Let’s go take a hike!
As an avid recreational and commuting bicyclist, I have often preferred exercise by two wheels over two feet. That does not mean I didn’t hike, but it was not purposeful on a fitness or health level. Instead, hiking was principally … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, culture, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, land use, nature, recreation, sports, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged Appalachian Trail, C & O Canal, Cheryl Strayed, Continental Divide Trail, environment, exercise, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, Ireland, Mary Poppins, North Country Trail, outdoors, Pacific Crest Trail, recreation, sports, trails, trekking, treks, walking, Wild
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Dublin’s astounding coastal cliff hikes
During our recent weeklong Ireland adventure, we decided to bypass most of the traditional tourist-oriented sight-seeing of Dublin and instead concentrated two half-day cliff hikes (Greystones to Bray and Howth Head). Were we ever glad we did! Not that Dublin … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, history, Ireland, land use, nature, placemaking, planning, sustainability, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged active transportation, Bray, cities, cliff walks, Dublin, environment, exercise, fitness, Greystones, health, hiking, Howth, Ireland, land use, lighthouses, railroads, tourism, travel, walking
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More images of Ireland
Posted in Active transportation, air travel, architecture, bicycling, Biking, cities, culture, environment, Europe, family, Food, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, Music, nature, pictures, placemaking, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, writing
Tagged environment, Europe, food, geography, Ireland, music, photos, scones, tourism, travel
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Postal pedal power!
Observing the custom of postal delivery by bicycle-mounted carriers for An Post in two different Ireland cities last week (Ennis and Killarney) had me wondering why in the world this is not a more common method of delivery here in … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, branding, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, Communications, culture, energy, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, government, health, infrastructure, Ireland, Labor, logistics, North America, Oceania, planning, pollution, product design, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, technology, Trade, transportation, urban planning
Tagged An Post, bicycles, biking, exercise, fitness, health, Ireland, mail carriers, mail delivery, mail post, mail service, New Zealand, New Zealand Post, post carriers, postal carriers, sustainability, USA, USPS
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Images of Ireland
Here are a few favorite photos from our trip to Ireland last week. Kathy and I both absolutely loved Ireland and look forward to returning very soon. Thank you to all of our new Irish friends for being so very … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, architecture, cities, civics, civility, culture, environment, Europe, fun, geography, hiking, historic preservation, history, holiday, humanity, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, nature, pictures, placemaking, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged archeology, beaches, Burrens, Cliffs of Moher, Dublin, geography, Greystones, Inch Strand, Ireland, Killarney National Park, Tork Falls, tourism, travel, waterfalls
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Some thoughts from E’ireann
As Kathy and I wrap up our weeklong trip the emerald island, I had some thoughts to pass along. If you have the opportunity to visit Ireland, absolutely do it! What a wonderful and friendly nation. The people are extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, beer, bicycling, Biking, cities, civics, civility, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, Food, fun, geography, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, music, nature, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, rail, recycling, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather, writing
Tagged beer, biking, cities, Dublin, Eireann, entertainment, Europe, fun, Greystones, hiking, Ireland, Irish Rail, kayaking, music, railraods, tourism, travel
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Guest post – “Countryside” vs. “backside”
Why is it that while I am looking at the most beautiful countryside in the world, all I want to do is take pictures of Ireland’s toilets. Has jet lag morphed me into acting like a 12-year-old boy? I have … Continue reading
Posted in civics, civility, culture, Europe, fun, humanity, infrastructure, pictures, product design, rail, signs, technology, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, writing
Tagged humor, Ireland, potty training, railroads, satire, toilets, tourism, trains, travel
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