THE IMPRESSIVE RUINS OF CASHEL Cashel is a small village (population 4,000) about 100kms north of Cork. The town itself is cute and unassuming, but the ruins that lie just outside of town are some of Ireland’s most epic monuments. The Rock of Cashel was the seat of […]
SEEKING THE GIFT OF THE GAB AT BLARNEY CASTLE The Blarney Stone is a block of limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle. According to local legend kissing the stone endows one with the gift of the gab (i.e. great eloquence). We visited the tiny village of […]
CROSSING INTO CYMRU As wonderful as Bath was, we decided it was time to move on today, lest we get too comfortable and end up spending our entire 60 day British Isle sojourn there! Keen to see some of England’s neighbouring nation we caught the train across the […]
KUMAMOTO IS A BEARY NICE TOWN Welcome to Kumamoto blog fans, a town famous for 3 things: its castle (Kumamoto-jo), its high-tech industry, and its mascot Kumamon*, the black bear. Kumamon was created by the government of Kumamoto Prefecture in 2010, when the Kyushu shinkansen line first began […]
MARVELLOUS MATSUYAMA! Welcome to Matsuyama blog fans! This great Japanese city has everything you could possibly want as a visitor: an awesome castle, temples galore, lots of shops, good food, and glorious sunny spring weather. We had a great day exploring the city and its sights today and […]
Wandering Soles 