by C.D. Gill | Jan 23, 2015 | Blog, Travel
First stop was Downhill Beach with an amazing view of Mussenden Temple. According to our tour guide Uncle James, Game of Thrones filmed a fight scene here. best part is that you can drive onto the beach to get good pictures. I’d seen the beach before from afar...
by C.D. Gill | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog, Travel
When my husband, in-laws, and I arrived in Northern Ireland, family asked what we had in mind to do while we were around. I had seen a fair amount of the tourist sites last time I was in Northern Ireland, so I hadn’t been thinking of anything in specific. My...
by C.D. Gill | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog, Travel
When I visited Scotland in 2008, I described the land to others as a mix of Texas and England. They have pastures of rolling hills with stone fences and stone/brick homes in the middle of it all. As I drove through the Lake District today, crossing from Lancashire...
by C.D. Gill | Jan 16, 2015 | Blog, Travel
I had the most adorable experience in 2010 when I met my husband’s cousin’s daughter. She was about 4 years old when I first met her. I said hi to her and her eyes about popped out of her head because she was so excited that I was American. Until me, she...
by C.D. Gill | Dec 31, 2014 | Blog
I’m signing off for the year. Thanks for joining me on this journey throughout 2014. Can’t wait to see what the coming year brings with travels and new discoveries and more friends. Happy New Year to you and your family! Wishing you the most amazing...
by C.D. Gill | Dec 11, 2014 | Blog, Exotic Foods, Travel
Recently back from a foreign country where you acquired a unique appetite for certain foods? Try an international food market to see if you can get those products you adored without leaving the country. Cooking Light featured this video on such markets. Share...
by C.D. Gill | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, Travel
I wouldn’t have described myself as a super traveler this time last year. In my heart I was and always will be, because that’s what curiosity does for you. It breeds an insatiable desire for discovery and travel. But since the start of 2014, I have...