Guinness Factory, Dublin, Ireland

It’s a must! You can’t go to Dublin and not visit the Guinness Factory. Whenyou enter the building in a section of Dublin called St. James’s Gate. The option offered is a guided tour or just do it yourself, roam around the seven floors of the building, take your time and see what goes into making Guinness Ireland’s favorite beer.

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Dublin, Ireland — arrival day and touring

We left JFK, New York at 9:30 p.m.; our flight arrived in Dublin, Ireland at 9:00 a.m. the next morning, allowing for a five-hour time change and a six-hour flight.

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Kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland

A Bucket List is a wonderful thing. For those of you who have started one, either mentally or on paper, you might want to consider visiting Ireland. Kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland was my number one, on the top of my list, top of the morning to you all, for 2013.

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Jersey Strong Alive in Asbury Park

Today was a beautiful day on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, and zombies and zombie enthusiasists came out in droves.

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The Big Easy — New Orleans, Louisanna

“Way down yonder in New Orleans; that’s the land of dreamy dreams. There’s a Garden of Eden, you know what I mean.” If you don’t know the lyrics of this song, then it’s time you head on down to The Big Easy and experience it for yourself.

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4th of July in Ocean Grove, New Jersey

Ocean Grove, New Jersey is as American and as patriotic as my mama’s apple pie. And on the 4th of July, Ocean Grove proudly wears its red, white and blue.

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