In the Land of Leprechauns October 10th 2007 I have written it before but feel I must repeat myself: travel days feel like six days rolled into one. I got up at 5am after a pitiful night’s sleep. Eliza was, once again, in bed with us and between her tossing and my anxiety over sleeping through my alarm I was up about every half hour checking the clock. When 5am rolled around I got dressed and made some tea. I packed the backpacks into ... read more
Europe » Ireland Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more
Our family (Kara, Jonathan, Emma, Abigail & Eliza) are originally from western Massachusetts in USA, but now we are living in Leuven, Belgium for the next 7.5 months and traveling around Europe.... full info