After driving the Antrim Coast from Belfast to Bushmills and seeing everything in between, my husband and I spent late afternoon driving to our hotel in Coleraine so we could check in and drop off our things. It was an emotional day for me, seeing so many places that brought back memories of my time …
Driving the Antrim Coast of Ireland
One of my favorite days of our recent trip to Ireland was our day in Northern Ireland, driving the Antrim Coast and revisiting a number of spots I hold in my heart from my time living and studying abroad. We left Belfast bright and early to start our drive north along the A2/Coast Road. Traffic …
A Day in Belfast, Ireland
We made the most of our arrival day in Ireland, traveling through the Boyne Valley, and after a full night's sleep we were excited to spend our first full day exploring Belfast. Both my husband and I had been to Belfast before--me on several occasions when I studied abroad in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and he …
Exploring the Boyne Valley, Ireland
After 10 years, I finally made it back to Ireland. This trip reminded me that no matter how much you love a place, it's not always possible to return as often as you would like. When I moved home after studying abroad, I made traveling a priority and managed to visit 30 countries by the …
Pike Place and Pioneer Square
We were in Seattle five years ago and experienced--and enjoyed--a number of the typical tourist attractions downtown. Now that we live here and family and friends have started coming to visit, we wanted to re-experience some of those sites to make sure they were how we remembered. I would hate to send someone off to an attraction with a …
A Day at Mt. Rainier National Park
We rearranged some of our weekend plans and crossed our fingers that the weather would cooperate for at least one day so my in-laws would get to experience Mt. Rainier National Park. We live north so if we're going to make the drive down to the park, it's nice knowing you will get to see the mountain …
Boeing Tour and the Future of Flight
We moved to the Pacific Northwest for my husband's job. He's the North America aerospace account manager for an international company, and they wanted him closer to some of their major aerospace customers who are based out of California, Oregon and Washington. His largest customer is Boeing, which has several facilities around Washington, among other places. While …
Heather's Compass 