Easter in Athens
Glyfadas Beach At 12 AM on Easter Sunday, I heard a loud bang. My Airbnb hosts were out, so I ran out of my room, tripped over their dog,...
Ancient Athens
Temple of Hephaestus I think I’ll always be lost for words when it comes to Greece. When I was probably 10 or 11 years old I fell in love...
Norway Part 2
Tvedestrand, Norway The sun blessed coastal Norway with its presence the couple days I was there. My friend and I set up chairs outside...
Norway Part 1
Geilo, Norway By the time spring break rolled around, it was safe to say I was feeling more than a little homesick. Back in February, a...
The Castles and Churches of Ireland
Ross Castle Believe it or not, all the castles I have written about in my blog so far have only been about half the castles I've seen. I...
The Crawford Art Gallery
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork One day, I was walking to the grocery store when out of the corner of my eye I saw a Greek statue. I thought...
Blarney in Bloom
The Poison Garden Last time I was in Blarney, it was late January and the daffodils were just starting to peek up through the grass....
North County Cork and the Rock of Cashel
The Rock of Cashel I hit the road again with my archaeology class to journey through more of Ireland’s history. We didn’t have to go far...
St. Patrick's Day in Cork, Ireland
A Man in a Clock Tower Float March 17th marks St. Patrick’s Day a.k.a. the most important Irish holiday (at least for those Westerners...
Cryptid Hunting and the Scottish Highlands
Loch Ness, Scotland I bet everyone thought I was joking. I bet they thought: Ha ha, Brittney is going to hunt down the Loch Ness Monster....