What I Learned in Ireland

And Other Vagaries of Life on the Road

Now that we’re home, it’s time to process what was truly the trip of a lifetime. My fabulous traveling partner in crime

Ariel Lawhon

and I thought it would be fun to share a list of all the things we learned. (Pop over to hers for a slightly different take.) It’s hard to encompass a trip like this in a blog post, where we saw and experienced so many new things, but we’ve tried. And at the end, there are some practical travel tips for you. Together with our husbands, we covered five countries in twelve days, and on one epic journey, by car, ferry, train, and walking, managed to cover 3376 miles in 11 hours, so trust me when I say we found some shortcuts. We start with the random facts, and move on to the practical stuff. Ready? Onward!