It is widely understood that Ireland is famously green due to frequent and enthusiastic rainfall, yet on our recent Twomey Travel journey around the Emerald Isle, we enjoyed magnificent sunshine and spectacular views. It would be obtuse to attempt to capture Irish history in one or two contributions, therefore I will keep this one to being more of a travel … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
100 Years. Irish Independence
It has been one hundred years since the famous uprising in Dublin. Today, one can see the bullet marks in the General Post Office, left from the British soldiers. There is far too much historical debate to need to climb into the specific history in this blog, however please do read William B. Yeats poem Easter 1916. Also, for some more meaningful context, listen to The Green … [Read more...]
Cuba
President Obama’s recent visit to the socialist island really was a long overdue step in eliminating the final vestiges of the cold war. American citizens may now visit the island, but under a ‘people-to-people’ cultural exchange program. Of course Canadians and Europeans have been coming for years, but through the eyes of my open-minded American clients, the rekindled … [Read more...]