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#5 Fish ‘n Chips
Our arrival in Helsinki got off to a bit of a rocky start. First, the taxi ride from the airport was begrudgingly provided by a crabby cabbie that seemingly had one of his viking horns shoved so far up his ass that smiling, let alone communicating, was simply not an option. Add that to his…
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#4 Word up
Since we are sitting aboard our jet at the gate in Dublin waiting for our delayed, Finnair flight to take off, I have some time on my hands. I don’t know exactly how much time, as that information is being relayed mostly in Finn over the cabin loudspeakers. Sadly, the only Finnish words I know…
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#3 Tour de Force
After a relaxing morning spent shedding the last of our travel fatigue in our chic, Ikea-ish hotel room, we headed out north over the river until we reached the Jameson Distillery. I’m not going to come right out and say that I’ve consumed a lot of Irish whiskey in my life, but my arrival there…
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#2 What day is it?
When I booked the trip from Chattanooga to Dublin with a plane change in Atlanta, it really didn’t seem like anything more than the most direct route to begin our latest European adventure. The trip across the pond (absolute douchiest expression ever) is always a struggle for me, but nothing I can’t handle. Right? Well,…
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#1 Waiting is the hardest part.
We leave for Dublin in two days. We’re out of Irish whiskey now. What to do? What to do?
The Hillbilly Viking 