Louisville travel & road trips

The Life and Adventures of a Backwoods Kentucky Writer in the Wilds of Ireland OMG! Sheep! My tour guide friend, Gerry Kelly, recounted one of his exploits to me as we were passing a farm on the M1: “I was guiding a busload full of Texas widows on holiday in Ireland once. Every five minutes they would remark at how cute ... more

Theres always a few places you can think of that you always wanted to go to growing up. I get to knock one of those off my "places to go before I die" list, hahah. Hawaii. It was paradise... I had been waiting all week for the boat to get there and I had worked the night before so that morning when we were pulling in ... more

I can't wait to get back to Japan. I really can't. It comes into my head every day now, even though it is two months out. I'm about ready to start planning for it. It's going to be a big one, so I need to make the plans. Logan and Noah are going with me, and I'm so ecstatic about that, words can't totally describe it. ... more

The Life and Adventures of a Backwoods Kentucky Writer in the Wilds of Ireland The Best of Irish Hospitality In Galway, I rescued my friend Sandee from the English. THAT, my friends, is a blog post all to itself, but to protect the not so innocent, I will refrain from divulging any information just yet. (giggle) Suffice i ... more

from Celtic Charmer's blog   May 4, 08
by Celtic Charmer    0 comments    1 kudos

If I don't happen to log in to this site again, it's likely because the Dark Lord claimed my life. I'm hoping to make it back alive but being turned loose in the best brewpub in America which happens to be debuting the 2008 version of the highest acclaimed beer on American soil has to spell trouble for this cat. Cheers! ... more

ONE WEEK AND 3 HRS TO ALASKA. I CANT WAIT! WE ARE GOING TO ZIP LINE THRU THE RAIN FORREST THE TRIP IS LIKE 4 MILES LONG. WE ARE GOING TO RIDE IN A DOG SLED ACROSS A GLACIER. VISIT THE HARLEY SHOPS IN JUNEAU. ON THE BOAT WE ARE GOING TO THE SPA FOR THE FULL WORKS, FULL BODY MASS. PEDICURE N MANICURE AND MANY MANY DRINKS. WE ... more

Continued- Homeowners buckled down, fastening their hurricane shutters. We decided to stay with our friends and associates at the Hilton, a brand new hurricane-proofed (hopefully) structure, with ample food, drink, utilities and a generator. My buddy Robert and I got a suite, which was deemed the Party Suite, and he, being ... more

We watched the Weather Channel often while bartending in the outdoor bars in Key West, because it directly related to how busy we were going to be, but we kept an eye on the screen much more diligently when, for several days, you could see a huge hurricane or tropical storm creeping steadily across the Atlantic Ocean toward ... more

One of the most interesting things I found to do on my travels was to ask the locals to tell me a humorous tale about American tourists. Your nothing if you can't laugh at yourself or your fellow traveler's, right? On one lovely spring evening my friend Sandee and I were taking a taxi from Clontarf driven by a 50-something ... more

Imagine waking nestled in a warm bed to the delights of a bright clear sky, the melodic strains of Irish bird calls, and the mouth-watering smells of fresh breakfast meats and hot coffee. No alarm clocks blaring in your ear. No television expounding upon the catastrophes that befell us all the night before, just the wonderf ... more

I had hoped to be able to sleep in order to be bright eyed and bushy-tailed for my 7:20am arrival in Dublin, but I didn't sleep well on the plane. Whether it was from excitement, exhaustion of travel, or being able to watch all of the movies and television series I've missed since embarking on my part-time writing career, w ... more

So I arrive in Midway airport in Chicago and make my way down to baggage claim. The airport is a tiny bit busier than Louisville, but not by much. Southwest was definitely on the ball in getting the luggage out, so I was able to collect my baggage straight away. I was feeling rather confident with myself. I made it this fa ... more