CategoryTravel

Back home in Dublin

I arrived back to Dublin today after 10 days in the U.S. During my travels, I decided to take a break from the blog, which, after all, is more about my life in Ireland than travels to other places. The trip went very well. I got to see pretty much everyone I wanted to see, and I managed to reduce the amount of things I have in storage down to a fourth of what it was before. My time was evenly...

Summer in full swing, quick trip to Dalkey, travel planning, and shopping

Dublin is reaching its peak summer weather, with highs in mid 70s F / mid 30s C tempered by a refreshing breeze. I have been decompressing over the last couple of days since my CMA exam on Wednesday. Yesterday I took the DART commuter rail down to Dalkey to pay a visit to my landlord who lives there. Once I knew I would be staying in Ireland through at least the end of 2021, I negotiated a 10%...