Tag: Short Trips

Destinations, Ireland, Travel

24 Hours in Dingle, Ireland

Alyssa at the Dunquin Pier in Dingle

I don’t know about you, but I’m always a little wary when places are too picturesque. When the beauty and charm of a place are picture-perfect, the entire region tends to feel commodified—transformed into a shell of its former self (take Niagara Falls, for example, with its mini-golf courses and wax museums galore). So I …

Alabama, Destinations, Travel, USA

24 Hours in Montgomery, Alabama

view of Alabama capital from the street in montgomery

My visit to Montgomery felt like a whole lot of “hurry up and wait.” Michael and I arrived in the early afternoon from Birmingham, located about an hour north of the state’s capital. We headed downtown and paid for a metered spot near the Civil Rights Memorial. My first impression of the city’s downtown area …