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Unholy Pilgrims on the Kerry Camino
The hike we chose was the Dingle Way (or "Kerry Camino" an Irish attempt to capitalize on the famous El Camino de Santiago in Spain). The Dingle Way is 176 km circuit around the storied Dingle Peninsula, which juts out into the Atlantic halfway to Iceland.


Exile on Duval Street
Key West has a lot of bars. And Parrot Heads. I love it.


Here Comes The Sun
And it sure been a cold, cold winter And the wind ain't been blowin' from the south It's sure been a cold, cold winter And a lotta love is all burned out -Mick Jagger It has been a cold, cold winter. I've had a cough since October near about. Need to get this guy down to that warm Florida sunshine stat. Take the waters as it were. But there were some things we really enjoyed this winter too. For example, we got a lot of snow. The great Northeast was the envy of the dry an


Steel Rail Blues
That was going to be the title of my Grammy winning blues album... of train songs.

Tom Piper
Dec 1, 20245 min read


The High Road
After surviving the ice and snow, it was just hairpin turns on mountain roads and breakfast buffets we had to watch out for.

Tom Piper
Oct 31, 20243 min read


Onto Thin Ice
With every new obstacle I would think, "we should probably turn back before it gets even worse," but up we went.

Tom Piper
Oct 16, 20247 min read


La Dolce Vita on Lake Como
"Italy is great if you want to exprience amazing food, wine, gorgeous scenery or meet a beautiful woman, but don’t try to mail a letter."

Tom Piper
Oct 10, 20245 min read


La Rambla Rolls On
It's a good thing that this blog only numbers its readers in the dozens and not the thousands because I would hate for this one to get out

Tom Piper
Jun 1, 20246 min read


Bus Trip to Barcelona
Ramblin' our way to Gaudi's Barcelona, by luxury motor coach.

Tom Piper
May 11, 20245 min read


Key West ~ Stop and Stay Awhile
We are three weeks into our first “Ramble On Residency.” An oxymoronic notion that involves traveling in one place.

Tom Piper
Apr 19, 20243 min read
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