AE Travel Lens | Ireland 2012, Part Two
Tags:I arrived home safe and sound from Ireland on Sunday night after one of those crazy long 24+ hour days of travel.
In looking back through my photos a couple themes really stood out: landscapes (along with clouds & sky) and yellow. I expected the wide open landscapes and those awesome places where sky and sea or land meet, but the yellow was a bit of a surprise.
I like being surprised.
The landscapes:
The yellow:
Such a fun adventure. I love checking out new places - especially with a wonderful collection of new and old friends.
Once again this year one of my most favorite parts of the trip was the laughter. I love watching people let themselves be delighted and open up to the experience of travel, meeting new people, going with the flow, experiencing a different culture, etc.
Now it's time to catch up on things around here and hug my kids a million times.
Looking for some adventure with like-minded memory keepers? Next November (2o13 - not during US Thanksgiving) I'll be doing another trip with Jim West/Scrapmap to China. More details available here.




















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welcome home! you sure are happy to be back to your children and family; lovely photos; where I live the landscapes are similar (so are the sky and the land) but we usually find blue rather than yellow ;) : that's a close neighbor :Britanny,France. did you know, that 's usually paint leftovers from fish boats that is used to paint windows and doors on islands?
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Ali, so glad you had a good trip. Love the yellow. reland is so beautiful. Glad you are home safe.
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Welcome home! Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos. I'm looking forward to hearing more about your trip after you catch up with your kiddos. :)
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Brought back memories of living in Ireland... Thanks! :)
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Amazing photos, Ali. And I love the POP of the yellows you found. I so want to join you on a trip one day :-)
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Absolutely loved the pops of yellow in your photos. Yellow is brilliantly happy color! A bit of departure from all the green.
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I am in Ireland now and noticed that that you were in places that we had been earlier in the day. It is so beautiful here. We go home on Saturday. The landscapes are beautiful and I can't believe how many photos we have taken.
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I know its crazy since I only live in England but I've never been to Ireland your wonderful pictures make me want to go right now!
Welcome home.
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Gorgeous photos - welcome home! Can't wait to hear more stories of your trip.
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S.T.U.N.N.I.N.G!
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Welcome home. Awesome photos ... what a great trip.
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Love the "yellow" shots. Very cool.
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Looks like you made it to Adare!
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What a great experience.. Love the photos.. So very inspiring ..
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Welcome home! So glad you had a great trip!! So glad you are back with your kiddos!!! Enjoy, and thanks for sharing.
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So glad you enjoyed my beautiful country!It's lovely to see other people appreciate what we sometimes take for granted. I think the mountain in the background of the top photo with you in it might be the one my grandmother's house looks out onto (near Cong?) - my kids know we're nearly there when they see that mountain and the lake comes into view. It's like following Dora's map! I'm sure your little ones are delighted you are home safely too. Thanks for sharing.
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Such great pictures you took! You are right, the landscape in Ireland really is a beautiful spectacle! Did you enjoy the Cliffs of Moher? Where you able to stop by Bunratty Castle while in County Clare? Mel and Lisa W if you would like more information on Ireland to help plan your trip in future, our website is wonderful and packed full of information to help you do so! http://goo.gl/svNnQ
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What parts of Ireland were you in? The Cliffs are near my Dad's hometown and my husband is from Tipperary. Made me homesick to see them all! Thank you for sharing!!
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I, too, have lots of yellow in my photos from Ireland - mostly houses and doors. I loved the doors of Dublin, so many colors, but I did love that pop of yellow jumping out here and there.
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my husbands heritage is Irish and it is his dream to travel to Ireland! It looks fabulous, thanks for sharing your photos
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