New Travel – Leara Rhodes

Writers’ Retreat in Ireland

My first writing trip to Ireland was to stay at Anam Cara Retreat on the Beara Peninsula near the village of Eyeries. The name Anam Cara means “soul friend” in Irish; it was chosen, in part, to pay tribute to the work and writing of John O’Donohue. The hostess, Sue Booth-Forbes is an experienced writerContinue reading “Writers’ Retreat in Ireland”

Travel for Spancil Hill

My first trip to Ireland was many years ago when I was younger and more adventurous. I was in London for a conference and decided to delay my departure back to the states and go see Ireland. My research, this is before Google, turned up two ways to go: fly or take a ferry. IContinue reading “Travel for Spancil Hill”