About me
I've been traveling for a long time, On the way I've had a baby in a strange country with no family around. I swore allegiance to another flag and got another passport, I signed up for the US navy, I joined the police, volunteered in the US, Ireland & Poland. I've buried a best friend and a boyfriend. I've had more disastrous relationships than Liz Taylor; I've survived car wrecks, 3 crash landings on planes, a war in the Middle East, riots in India, and was lost on a boat in Iranian waters and rescued by the coast guard after being found by the US military on their radar. I bought my own boat and I bought and sold my own pub, won a best actress award, wrote and toured with a play, appeared on stage in Ireland and the USA, but most important I've raised an amazing son. Along the way I've been to 140 countries,currently battling cancer but the goal is to see everywhere.
The Versatile Blogger
Lyon – best place to eat and drink
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For a great place to drink wine check out Harmonie Des Vins, 9 rue Neuve. Lyon France is surrounded on all sides by some of the best wine producing areas in the world. This is a bar devoted to all fruits of the vines, serving a huge selection by the glass, carafe and bottle.
Posted in Christmas Markets, Europe, France, Lyon
Tagged Auguste, best wine, Christmas, Christmas markets, cinematographe, east-central France, Euronews headquarters, Europe, Fete des Luminieres, France, Harmonie Des Vins, HBA, Interpol headquarters, Louis Lumiere, Lyon, Mercer's livability rankings, Olympique Lyonnais, Rhone-Alpes, Saône, The traboules, traboules, Unesco World Heritage Site
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CHANGE If you don’t like your life change
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“Not all those who wander are lost” Tolken
Posted in Daily Blog, Starting Over
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This place is wrecking my head
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The decision has been made to emigrate. I will never call Ireland home again.
Posted in Daily Blog, Starting Over
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Tallinn Estonia 3 day guide
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Skype was invented in Estonia. Estonia in general has highest mobile phone usage in Europe if not the world, for every 100 people there are 120 mobile phones in operation.
Posted in Christmas Markets, Estonia, Europe, Tallinn
Tagged @livetoexplore, Balitc, Balti Jaam Market, Balti Jam train station, Baltic Amber, Baltics, Boheem restaurant, Christmas markets, city breaks, democracy, enteringtheeuro, Estonia, Estonian soccer team, Euro, Europe, facebook, ferry to Helsinki, fishing, former ruled by Germany, former ruled by Sweeden, former USSR, free public transport, free walking tours, free wifi, freedom square, fresh fish, hells hunt, Helsinki, hen nights, hi tech country, http://www.klauskohvik.ee, Independant, independence, Jamma Turg Market, Kalamaja, Klaus Kohvik, Kompressor, li ke a local, Linda Line, markets, Nazi occupation, Old Town Tallinn, online voting, referendum, Republic of Estonia, russia, Sandra O'Rourke-Glynn, sandraorourkeglynn, sea fishing, shopping, small city, solo travel, soviet, St Patrick's, st. petersburg, stag nights, SUUR-KARJA STREET, Tallinn, Tallinn Airport, Tallinn bombing, tallinn information, Tallinn train station, the baltics, tourism, tourist, tourists, train to St. Petersburg, trains in Estonia, Travel, twitter, undergrond tunnels, Vadim Bannov, VIRU, Viru street, walking tours, weekend breaks, wifi national right, writers, www.culture.ee, www.likealocalguide.com/tallinn, www.lindaline.ee/en/
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Vienna Christmas Markets & More
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Vienna’s Christmas Markets Vienna was the fist Christmas market I ever visited. It sparked a long love affair with European Christmas Markets and Vienna has to be the most spectacular so far followed by Budapest. 1st thing to remember …
Posted in Austria, Christmas Markets, Europe
Tagged Austria, Christmas markets, Club 1516, Europe, exploring Vienna, gluevine, he Vienna Naschmarkt, Heurigen, hot wine, http://www.likealocalguide.com, http://www.likealocalguide.com/vienna, King Wenzel, Klemens Wenzel, like a local, mulled wine, sacher torte, Sachertorte, Sandra O'Rourke-Glynn, sandraorourkeglynn, Schoenbrunn palace, Spittelberg, travel card, U-Bahn, veal, Vienna, Vienna Card, Viennese, Wiener Schnitzel, Xmas Markets
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Opatija Croatia and why Croatians love it
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None of my friends had ever hear of Opatija and I don’t think I would have had I not had to meet a boat there on my recent sailing trip to Croatia. Why is it a secret? why doesn’t anyone …
Posted in Couch surfing, Croatia, Europe
Tagged Adriatic, couch surfing, couchsailing couch sailing, couchsurfing, Croatia, croatia for 12 euro a day, dentist in Croatia, dentists, Europe, medical tourism, Mediterranean, Opatija, Ostejia, Rijeka, sailing, sailing croatia, sailing with strangers, Sandra O'Rourke-Glynn, sandraorourkeglynn, solo, solo travel, women travelling alone
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Naples – most under rated city in Italy
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Im in shock more people dont come here. I would take this over Rome any-day, its far more authentic and alive. Cities like Florence are like feeding grounds for tourists and this is truly Italy.
Posted in Europe, Italy, Naples
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