I thought we were coming to Ireland for a football game (and, of course, to experience natural beauty and culture), but I learned that I came to Ireland to fall in love again with words. Don't get me wrong, football is important. I grew up loving spo...

Day Two began after a short night filled with jet lag and watching the Democratic National Convention on CNN far too late into the night. We woke up and had to pack and check out of the Merrion. All of our stuff had been neatly arrangedfor ...

We arrived in Dublin a little before 6:00 in the morning. We had traveled from Atlanta to Dublin via Philadelphia. Florida State football fans headed to the game packed our flight to Dublin. (I had learned an estimated 25,000 fans would be coming to ...

For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. Walt Whitman I love to travel. Travel teaches me every atom belongs. What does that mean? It means we are deeply interconnected and interdependent — at a molecular level — and rely on one ...