One of Paul's work-mates went to a learn curling session in Cambridge recently - I didn't even know Cambridge had an ice rink! Congrats on the win!
Re: road trips - I don't really think of going somewhere by car as being a road trip, usually even a longer journey will be about the destination and not the getting there. The closest we've done was our first visit to Ireland - we hadn't pre planned beyond meeting up with our friends in Cork, and a couple of nights in Dublin, so the rest of the 2 weeks was driving from one place to the next, staying a night in a B&B then onto to the next town. It was great, and we saw a lot of the places I wanted to see (Clonmacnoise, the Rock of Cashel, Glendalough, the Cliffs of Mohr, the Burren, the Dingle etc) but it was exhausting! I'd much rather go to one area and explore in slower time.
what did paul's colleage think? did they like it? you'd be surprised where curling clubs pop up!
there's something to be said for going on a trip without a strict itinerary. i mean, you can stay longer in a place if it's fun or it turns out there's more to see, or you can leave somewhere early if it's not all you thought it would be, or you can take a detour if someplace you hadn't previously considered looks interesting after all. altho it does sound like you saw a lot, and that can really take it out of a traveler. i'd call it a road trip. i mean, you took a trip by road. :D
(as an aside, there's an irish bar called the burren not too far from me. good food, occasional random musicians.)
I think they all enjoyed the curling - but it's unlikely any teams will spring up as Cambridge is a fair drive away and we don't have an ice rink. Shame really because I'd love to have an ice hockey team to watch. 😁
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Re: road trips - I don't really think of going somewhere by car as being a road trip, usually even a longer journey will be about the destination and not the getting there. The closest we've done was our first visit to Ireland - we hadn't pre planned beyond meeting up with our friends in Cork, and a couple of nights in Dublin, so the rest of the 2 weeks was driving from one place to the next, staying a night in a B&B then onto to the next town. It was great, and we saw a lot of the places I wanted to see (Clonmacnoise, the Rock of Cashel, Glendalough, the Cliffs of Mohr, the Burren, the Dingle etc) but it was exhausting! I'd much rather go to one area and explore in slower time.
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there's something to be said for going on a trip without a strict itinerary. i mean, you can stay longer in a place if it's fun or it turns out there's more to see, or you can leave somewhere early if it's not all you thought it would be, or you can take a detour if someplace you hadn't previously considered looks interesting after all. altho it does sound like you saw a lot, and that can really take it out of a traveler. i'd call it a road trip. i mean, you took a trip by road. :D
(as an aside, there's an irish bar called the burren not too far from me. good food, occasional random musicians.)
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