Hawaii!
So when you next plan a trip to Hawaii, here are some fun things to consider doing, depending on the island(s) you’re visiting. Not totally off the beaten path, but perhaps a little less common than some things… Read More
More about Belfast
We opted to take the Hop On Hop Off City bus tour after the convention was over, to fill in areas of town that we hadn’t gotten to already. The tour guide, Eoin, explained the history behind the… Read More
Titancon – aka Eurocon 2019
The reason we came to Belfast was to attend Titancon, which was also Eurocon for 2019. The convention is very much oriented towards Game of Thrones (it was filmed here), and is much smaller than many conventions we’ve… Read More
Glass of Thrones
As we walked along the river to the Titanic museum, we saw this gorgeous piece of art glass. I stopped to take a photo, and realized that it was one of a set of Game of Thrones inspired… Read More
On to Belfast
We had a wonderful dinner at Fallon & Byrne on our last night in Dublin. We’d been there 5 years ago on the Fab Food Trails tour, although we just went to the wine cellar and shopped. We… Read More
Worldcon 77, aka Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon – Part 2
The Masquerade We started on Wednesday afternoon with a tour of the CCD Auditorium, and had a chance to meet the professional staff. We verified our plans (made from afar with just drawings of the auditorium), and solidified… Read More
Worldcon 77, aka Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon – Part 1
After Worldcon 76 in San Jose last year, we traveled to our sister city Dublin, Ireland. We’ve been looking forward to this since our visit there for the 2014 Eurocon. British Airways now has a non-stop from San… Read More
Stockholm and the ABBA Museum
Stockholm is a city made up of many small islands with bridges and inlets and ferries. We had two things we absolutely wanted to do in Stockholm — see the Vasa, and go to the ABBA museum. To… Read More
Remember the Vasa!
One of the highlights of our trip to Stockholm was going to the Vasa Museum to see the wreck of King Carl Gustav’s warship. The ship sank on her maiden voyage — hadn’t even gotten out of the… Read More