Not a hugely prolific year for this blogger suffering from a little writer's block, but thank to the 3,000 of you who passed by! Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,000 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 50 … Continue reading maireaddoyle.com: 2013 in review
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waiting to exhale
It might be the longest night for most in the northern hemisphere, but to us it is the shortest night. Determined to wring every last drop out of a brief New York City visit, we book late night tickets at the Blue Note to see Chris Botti, and get back to our hotel less than … Continue reading waiting to exhale
deck the halls
Trust the bride to choose a groom from a family who live in the most perfect New England town ever. Essex, on the deep estuary of the Connecticut River, is picturesque most of the year, but comes into its own during the snow-covered days of winter. With cold weather taking hold a few weeks earlier … Continue reading deck the halls
mystic pizza
The Hyundai Elantra is a decent car, but nobody ever called it exciting. We stand in the Hertz office by New Haven train station, and Orlando looks longingly at pictures of other, sexier, cars. "I don't suppose you have anything available in your Adrenalin range?", he asks hopefully. We'd already tried and failed to book … Continue reading mystic pizza
Máiréad Doyle 