Today was the unofficial start of the conference I am attending. Because the conference is for travel content creators, the sponsors (mainly tourist boards) want us to experience the local attractions so we can communicate with our audiences about them. For two days they offer us a variety of tours in the area. I could have chosen from bicycling through … Read More
Letterkenny and Grianan of Ailigh
This morning started sunny and warm. Despite that, we headed across the street to the Donegal County Museum. As a participant in Tbex, (the conference I am attending) four of us were given a personal tour by one of the curators, Caroline. She described the museum’s mission as “guardians of Donegal’s history and culture.” The tour was fascinating and thorough … Read More
Glenveagh Castle and Letterkenny, Ireland
This morning exhaustion finally caught up with me. I slept until 10am, something I haven’t done in years. It turned out to be the perfect thing to do, as it rained most of the morning. Once I was up and moving, the sun began to peak through the clouds. Phoenyx, the woman who I’m sharing an Airbnb with, and I … Read More
Arriving in Donegal, Ireland
Yes, I am traveling yet again. For the next two weeks I’ll be in Ireland. It’s a country I’ve been to several times, but on this trip I’ll be exploring areas that are new to me. The impetus for this trip is a conference, TBex, designed for travel content creators. That is, bloggers, writers, vloggers (video bloggers), and anyone else … Read More