UMTravels

Part three of my Irish Saga. The real reason for my trip to Ireland – the wedding of one Mark J. Pucci. A lovely train ride from Dublin’s Connolly Station to the town of Bray in County Wicklow. Popped into a taxi for the ride to Enniskerry and the Summer Hill House Hotel where the […]

After arriving in Dublin – well, at least at Jeff and Mindi’s place though no Jeff (aka Mork) – made pleasantries and went to bed for a 5-hour nap, which by the way is exactly what you are not supposed to do to help with your jetlag….I have other tricks up my sleeve for that. […]

Well – it’s another early day – luckily my buddy Ray is in town to get me to the airport at a little after five for my three-hop to Dublin for Mark Pucci’s wedding: Seattle-Portland (Coach) Portland-Atlanta (Business) Atlanta-Dublin (Business) Left the house a little after 5am, and here is a selfie of what I […]

Roxy goes back to college at The Evergreen State College in the fall, and left both of his jobs at the beginning of the summer to have one last fling before academia. With that in mind I’ve booked us three nights in the WorldMark Whistler Creekside – a one-bedroom plus. Roxy’s bedroom – albeit meant […]

Thanks to Jonathan, I have a put together lawn for the first time in years. And what is a post without a selfie…. Sunny and hot in Seattle and the top is down. [219.4]

The South Park bridge is open after a four year closure – and I can be happier. Not only is it open, it’s beautiful – incorporating pieces of the old bridge in the new design: And part of the old railing are used as accents in the new railing. It was cool to be able […]