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- Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure #3 (2023) – Antarctica
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Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure #3 (2023) – Antarctica
Visiting Antarctica is a tale of two adventures. A tale of the journey through rough waters followed by a visit to an incredible part of the world. Antarctica had been on my bucket list for many years. It was going … Continue reading
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure #2 (2019) – Ireland & Scotland
My brother, Ted, and I have made two trips together to Ireland to explore our Sweeney roots. Back in May 2016, we were off on Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure #1. We visited McPherson and Brennan cousins as well as … Continue reading
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure #1 (2016) – Searching for a Sweeney link from Leitrim back to Donegal
My brother, Ted, and I made a trip to Ireland in May. We had fantastic visits with our McPherson and Brennan cousins, as well as our friends, the Clarkes. Gerry Clarke has been a great help in our family research … Continue reading
Go big or go home. Our trip to South Africa.
I am now approaching another trip to Ireland, so it’s about time I posted a summary of our last trip. In July, 2015, we went on a family trip to Capetown, South Africa. It had nothing to do with my … Continue reading
Exploring my Gaetz roots in Nova Scotia
In July, we had another combination vacation and family history trip. Is there any other kind of vacation? This time, I was exploring my Gaetz roots in Nova Scotia. My ancestor, Johann Martin Gaetz, arrived in 1751 as part of … Continue reading
A river cruise down the Danube
It’s been about 18 months, so it’s about time I mentioned our vacation last July. We’ve never taken a vacation on a big cruise ship, so we decided to start with a river cruise. It was a great trip, covering … Continue reading
A cornucopia of Irish cousins – my latest trip to Ireland
In March, I was lucky enough to take another trip to Ireland. Scheduled to be in Dublin for work on a Monday, I decided to arrive on Saturday morning and head west for a weekend of visiting. My first stop … Continue reading
Viva Italia! A wonderful trip to Italy!
Italy has been on my wife’s list of countries to visit for a few years now. We went there this past summer with some friends. The trip exceeded all our expectations. Since we had never been to Italy before, we … Continue reading
Heading back to Ireland
My sister, one brother and I are heading to Ireland this week for a little family history tour. I made some great connections on my last trip and some new connections via the Internet that will make this trip very … Continue reading
The friendly people of Ballinafad and Ballinamore
During our August trip to Ireland, we visited the townlands where my grandfather and grandmother grew up. Driving was quite an experience, but we managed to make it through the trip without an accident! I must admit I was nervous, … Continue reading
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