Patti-Jo Boettcher

Camino the Portuguese Way: Walking From Tui to O’ Porrino

What to do when my cruise ship is delayed for the third time. Go and walk…
Sunny Side Up One Last Time in Madrid and Toledo

Toledo Toledo, a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive cultural and…
Sunnyside Up – Discovering Spain’s Ronda and Seville

Ronda In the morning, the bus headed to Ronda, the birthplace of Spanish bullfighters. Ronda proudly…
Side trip to Lisbon and the farthest west European spot

Part of the Sunnyside Up route I was on takes travelers into Portugal to visit the…
Sunny Side Up – Exploring Spain’s Valencia, Granada, and Mijos

Valencia The first real stop was Valencia. It was about a four hour bus ride from…
Micro Country Andorra

Andorra is one of the smallest countries in the world, with a population that is less…
Cathedral Quarter’s Two Sides of Belfast

St. Anne’s Cathedral This neighborhood is named for this building. It is a Church of Ireland…
Discover the Hidden Gem of Hillsborough and Its Royal Manor House

About 20 minutes drive south from Belfast is Hillsborough and the residence where heads of state…
Ards Peninsula: Stormont Politics, Greyabbey History and Scenic Donaghadee

Stormont The Parliment building for Northern Island can be found in north Belfast in Stormont. Northern…
Dublin Landmarks: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin Castle, and Beyond

St. Patrick’s Cathedral One of the most iconic spots in Dublin costs 10 Euros to enter…
Northern Ireland: Belfast and Beyond

Belfast City Center Arriving from the airport there is a convenient bus that takes you to…
Exploring Belfast’s Street Art

I love seeing artwork as I walk about, and Belfast has an abundance of it. I…
Exploring Glasgow: Cathedral, Necropolis, and Brewery Tour

With one day in Glasgow before heading to Belfast, I decided to try the City Sightseeing…
Search for Nessie in the Loch Ness

Eilean Donan Castle Eilean Donan Castle is the second most photographed castle in Scotland, at least…
History and Whiskey in Scotland

Battlefield of Culloden This is the site that ended the Jacobite uprising for good. The Battle…