The Emerald Isle: Ireland
Throwback Travel Diary -- Leaving Palm Beach and heading to New York and then across the pond to Ireland! I recently went to Ireland for the first time. I had always dreamed of going to Ireland - the Emerald Isle . I knew nothing of Ireland though other than the superficial things I learned about American-Irish celebrations of St. Patty's Day. I knew there was much more to it though and wanted to learn. When I was in the Army and deployed to Iraq, I had stumbled upon an absolute gem of a book called Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks sealed the deal for me -- I loved his book and decided Ireland was a must-visit. A friend ( fellow Soldier ) of mine who was stationed in Germany asked me if I wanted to go with him to ... somewhere in Europe. He asked where I wanted to go and I said, "Take me to Dublin!" Now, part of the reason for wanting to go to Dublin was that it was a shorter flight than traveling elsewhere in Europe. The further south I'd go, the ...