Guide to Visiting Phoenix’s Tonto National Monument

Arizona, Phoenix, United States

One of the lesser-known national monuments, Tonto National Monument is the only National Park Service site that is dedicated to telling the story of the Salado people. The museum preserves important artefacts from the pre-Hispanic American Southwest, and the ruins...

Guide to Driving Phoenix’s Apache Trail

Arizona, Phoenix, United States

One the best drives around the Phoenix area, the Apache Trail takes you from Goldfield ghost town to Roosevelt Dam. The trail is paved for part of the way, but then gives way to a gravel road which whilst less comfortable, is great fun and easily passable in good...

7 Reasons to Add the Dingle Peninsula to Your Ireland Road Trip

Ireland

If you’ve been considering a trip to Ireland then you’ve no doubt heard of the Ring of Kerry, but have you heard about its nearby neighbour the Dingle Peninsula? Personally, I’d heard of the Ring of Kerry long before I’d ever been told about the Dingle Peninsula....

Guide to Visiting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West in Phoenix

Arizona, Phoenix, United States

Taliesin West is the beautifully designed home and School of Architecture situated in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains just outside Scottsdale, AZ. Originally Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home from 1937 until his death in 1959, it is now the home of the Frank...

Ancient Ireland: Stone Forts on the Ring of Kerry and Dingle Peninsula

Ireland

Would you like to go way, way, way back in history to visit some incredible archaeological remains? If so the ringforts of Ireland might be for you. It is thought that there were about 50,000 of ringforts at one time in Ireland, though many of those have been...

Guide to Visiting Phoenix’s Pioneer Living History Museum

Arizona, Phoenix, United States

Set on 90 acres this museum is a collection of approximately 30 stops along their “town” with a mix of authentic buildings and historically accurate replicas. It is called Arizona’s “most authentic Old West town” on their website and it has quite a nice assortment of...