David Paul Appell
For many in the United States in particular – and not just those of Irish ancestry – visiting the Emerald Isle is a prime bucket lister. Yet in my nearly 40 years and 65 countries´ worth of travel as an adult, I had never gotten there. I was always interested in “different” – meaning mostly non-English-speaking – cultures, and Ireland had always struck me as somehow bland and uninteresting. That changed this year, as I determined to finally get a taste of the country I´d a few years ago I discovered half of my biological family hailed from (an adoptee, I learned this from the biological mom I finally found in 2013).
So I set about designing an itinerary that would take me to the Oud Sod´s most iconic destinations; finally carried it with my husband out this past spring; and am so immensely glad I did (It also helped that it provided a breather from a heat wave in Madrid where I live). And here´s a brief sampling of my experiences and impressions.
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