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2026 Fiji to Tahiti Cruise
Another trip where we had to leave Usain Van Boldt behind in Iowa with the cats in order to cruise the South Pacific. You can follow along with us as we island hop by clicking the link below. 2026 Fiji to Tahiti Cruise
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Top 30 Things I Learned in Ireland – Part 5 – Amenities and Other Observations
Welcome to Part 5, the final installment of “The Top 30 Things I Learned in Ireland.” After covering aspects of the island itself, traveling, hotels, and places to eat, I now present everything else I learned after spending roughly 12 days abroad on the Emerald Isle. #26 Ireland Toilets are, uh, Interesting This can be…
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Top 30 Things I Learned in Ireland – Part 4 – Restaurants and Pubs
We’ve come to Part 4 of my “Top 30 Things I Learned in Ireland” saga. I’m not a foodie by any stretch, and I’m definitely not the type who gets giddy about eating out, so you won’t catch me speaking to Ireland’s culinary greatness as so many do. That doesn’t mean I didn’t happily feast…
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Top 30 Things I learned in Ireland – Part 3 – Hotels and B&Bs
Welcome back to my series of blog posts on the “Top 30 Things I Learned in Ireland.” In Part 3, I’m revealing six things I discovered while attempting to sleep, shower, and not get lost in various hotels and B&Bs across Ireland. #16 Hotel Floor and Room Numbers Apparently Use New Math Upon checking in…
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Top 30 Things I Learned in Ireland – Part 2 – Planes, Trains, and Sheep
In Part 1 of the “Top 30 Things I Learned in Ireland” blog posts, I shared my top takeaways from the Emerald Isle—beyond the shocking discovery that Guinness is literally available everywhere. Now it’s time for round two, the top things I learned while touring around the island from a transportation standpoint, mostly while trying…
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Top 30 Things I Learned in Ireland – Part 1 – The Emerald Isle
My wife, Lisa, and I recently returned from a 13-day trip to the Emerald Isle, where we toured both Ireland and Northern Ireland—hereafter simply referred to as “Ireland” (because bloggers love to generalize), unless otherwise differentiated. We traveled clockwise around the island with another couple from Iowa, making overnight stays in (A) Dublin, (B) Killarney,…
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Tissue Box Mod
We are the kind of people that seem to always need a Kleenex within reach. This was a quick mod to get the tissue box up off the kitchen counter and yet still have it close by. I 3D-printed a simple tissue box design I found on Maker World and customized it for the size…
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Bedside Drink Holders Mod
We really like the custom bed baskets I made for Usain, but we’ve found they aren’t convenient for holding drinks while lounging in the Boldt’s beds. For my latest 3D print experiment, I designed custom bedside drink holders. Lisa mainly drinks hot tea and typically keeps the bed bolster in place, so her’s is drivers-side,…
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2026 Ireland Trip
For our trip to Ireland, we had to leave Usain Van Boldt behind in Iowa and take one of those big tubes with wings and jet engines across the Atlantic Ocean. You can follow along with the Iowa Leprechauns as we make our way around the Emerald Isle by clicking the link below. 2026 Ireland…
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Fresh Water Tank Tool Mod
My new 3D printer is opening up new possibilities. Since getting our Boldt, I’ve been hauling around around a 1/2″ socket wrench with a 1-1/2″ socket for the sole purpose of opening and closing the plug on the fresh water tank. Most of the time it isn’t needed while traveling, but there have been a…