Archive for April, 2009
The Lights Dim for Waterford Crystal in Ireland
It appears the global recession has claimed another industry giant – the Waterford Crystal factory in Ireland has closed it’s doors. Despite the ability to attract 300,000 visitors a year to take the factory tour, the Waterford/Wedgewood company has been unable to find a ‘bail out’ partner to take over the faltering company. It’s doubtless [...]
Summer Volunteer Opportunities in the National Parks
Lots of folks find themselves with more time than money this year – and are still hoping for an inspiring summer vacation. It may be the perfect time to volunteer for a restoration project in one of the country’s national parks. Coordinated by the Department of Agriculture, there are plenty of restoration and conservation projects [...]
Furnas and Nordeste – The Best Yet!
Just when I thought the scenery couldn’t get any better, we ventured off to the eastern expanses of Sao Miguel Island where we were totally wowed! Now let me say we had already experienced 7 days of incredibly beautiful landscapes and were in a bit of panorama overload, but the eastern regions of the island [...]
Sao Miguel – Bustling Cities and Thermal Pools
Sorry for the delay in posting about the finish to our trip. We had very sporadic access to the web. One day I was muttering to myself about the lack of internet access, and then took a look around and realized we were staying in the middle of a volcano crater – no wonder the [...]
