In preparation of my Ireland trip beginning next Tuesday, I decided to try to bone up on travel video making by watching a lot of Anthony Bourdain (I’m finishing up Season 1) as well as some old Michael Palin travel video (for you Netflix folks, you can stream his first [...]

One person’s authentic Irish pub may be someone else’s Olive Garden. It seems that with the onset of globalization and the increase of culture exportation, the traditional Irish Pub is the latest to be recreated and commoditized around the world. This article at World Hum discusses the new book, A [...]

I promise this will be the extent of my St. Patrick’s Day coverage this year (there’ll be plenty more Ireland to come on TheExpeditioner.com in a few weeks). Resplendent Kelley over at TripFilms brings us some highlights from the best videos featuring Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day. First of all, [...]

Want to save money while traveling: avoid the tourists. It’s axiomatic, but its surprising how often travelers forget this simple little truth. And though Ireland’s been hit with some hard times recently — after years of staggering growth — Dublin still manages to be an all-to-easy destination to blow your [...]