Day 19: Saying Goodbye to London with Henry VIII #HIUK16

Day 19: Saying Goodbye to London with Henry VIII #HIUK16

Driving through London is basically traffic hell, but we (read: Addam) managed it. The previous few days of bus, and train riding had been a nice break from the car. The convenience of parking at a camping ground outside of the city, outweighed the inconvenience of...
Day 4: Falling In Love With Dublin Slowly Then All At Once #HIUK16

Day 4: Falling In Love With Dublin Slowly Then All At Once #HIUK16

You will not believe how much we got done today with zero sleep! I feel like we’ve been in Dublin for days but as I write this it hasn’t even been 24 hours yet. One of the first positive impressions we got of Ireland came from our informative taxi driver who offered...
Day 3: Slán Meiriceá! Dia Duit Ireland! #HIUK16

Day 3: Slán Meiriceá! Dia Duit Ireland! #HIUK16

I’m completely fooling you if you think I know a word of Gaelic. To be honest it’s difficult to come up with a nice sounding title for a fairly quiet sort of day. According to Google Translate “Slán Meiriceá” means Goodbye America and “Dia Duit Ireland” means Hello...
Day 2: We Took A Train To Chicago #HIUK16

Day 2: We Took A Train To Chicago #HIUK16

This morning we had to get up bright and early to catch our 7.40am train out of Kansas City to Chicago. Luckily we were staying across the road from the train station! Union Station, Kansas City It’s a really pretty station built in the 1920s. There were photos of it...
Day 1: Fayetteville To Kansas City #HIUK16

Day 1: Fayetteville To Kansas City #HIUK16

And we’re off on our big Ireland / UK Road Trip! Addam had the idea to kick off our trip with a bang so rather than taking a flight from Fayetteville to Chicago we are journeying via car and train to meet our flight connection. We’re taking hiking packs instead of...