Without fail, whenever I plan a trip, my favorite parts are the ones I never planned for;Â for someone who loves to plan, that’s saying something. The Ring of Kerry was something…
Author: emiglia
Killarney and Beef and Guinness Stew
As those of you out there who are freelance writers may be aware, it can be hard to convince people that working from home on projects that may be time consuming or…
Cobh
When I was eleven years old, there was something wrong with you if you didn’t know who Leonardo DiCaprio was: star of the blockbuster Titanic, which all of my friends had seen…
Blarney
I realize that this blog is becoming less and less food-centered and more and more travel centered, but never fear: soon, I will be back to my kitchen–my favorite kitchen in the…
Cork and the English Market
You know you’re a food geek when you’re willing to wake up at 8 in the morning after a night of beer, cider and more beer to visit the English Market in…
Dublin
I attended Catholic school for the first several years of my life–until I was fifteen. I didn’t live in a preachy household; I don’t remember ever feeling suffocated by faith. Rather, our…
…Hello Edinburgh
Hello from Edinburgh! … OK… I’ll let you in on a secret. Not actually in Edinburgh. Haven’t been in Edinburgh for a few days. But I’m behind on my posts, and I’m…
Goodbye Cannes…
So… I have a confession to make. Remember that post you read yesterday? The one about the marché de Forville in Cannes? Well… it’s kind of a lie. Not that I don’t…
March̩ de Forville РCannes
Going to the market in France isn’t so much a shopping experiene as it is an experience in culture–in America, we readily throw on our pajama pants and go to the local…
Ravioli with Fava Beans
When I was in high school, I was infamous with the girls in my dorm for the color-coded Post-Its lined up along my desk, detailing the events of my days over the…