We found a cabbie who promised to take us over for $8 for 15 miles which was expensive but we did pass through 4 checkpoints in Syria, to get out, and 9 in Jordan to...
Glendalough (Gleann Dá Loch, “Valley of the Two Lakes”) is a fascinating monastic settlement in a spectacular natural setting roughly an hour south of Dublin. It's known as a 'sacred' place and even in the drizzly...
I began my journey in Pulau Penang <alaysia after taking a succession of mini-vans from Krabi. I left at 11am, but after waiting in long immigration lines and whatnot, I didn't arrive in Georgetown (the...
Frankie Gavin played for us at a private dinner in Dublin's Iveagh House in early November. Frankie is one of the genuine legends of Irish music. From his first TV appearance playing the tin-whistle when...
The leprechaun was a somewhat neglected character in Irish Mythology, although many people know something about him, to date there was not much background material available to the public. This museum is designed to be...
Let’s say the I photoshop a picture of you so that it appears that you are involved in a crime. I anonymously upload that picture to Flickr, Picasa, Fotolog, and other photo sharing sites. Then...
Last night, the reality show Sarah Palin’s Alaska started. On the TLC website, the station that broadcasts the show, I noticed they call it a documentary. I guess that’s a form of reality TV…
I didn’t watch...
The Philadelphia skyline shot from the newly reopened South Street Bridge....
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