Look at CIE tours. Partially owned by the Irish government. On a tour of England with them right now and did Ireland 2016 and Scotland 2017
Farmageddon 2025 - Ireland
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On the 'starting season slow' thing: I have existential dread every time we open with UNI. I'd rather take my chances to steal an early sloppy W against a conference opponent than s*** the bed against a nobody in week one.
Maybe that's just me.
Maybe that's just me.
Always good advice to get it early, but just an FYI - if you've done that and it still hasn't arrived well after their projected timeframe, try reaching out to a state representative.
Our daughter's was taking forever, passport office told us it wasn't through the process yet, and wouldn't be done before our trip, so our only option was to drive to a regional office (closest one with an available appt was Chicago) to complete the process in person. Called congressman's office and they had it overnighted to our house within 3 days.
That has worked for just about everyone I know who has tried. I've had an issue with my passport and trusted traveler in the past two years, and my Congress person who represents District One here in Iowa has been zero help/unresponsive.
I've been to Ireland before.... I highly recommend it. Very fun place and the people are really nice. Guinness is fantastic, too. You won't regret going.
This couldn't be more PERFECT as the wife and I had been kicking around going to Ireland in 2025!
My ancestors came from and some are still living there, so yeah - PERFECT!
My ancestors came from and some are still living there, so yeah - PERFECT!
Edinburgh is totally worth it. Went there in the fall of 2018. Beer is expensive, but all the art museums are free. At the castle (not free), she can see where Mary, Queen of Scots, gave birth to James (future king of England), and then she can go to the lower town to visit the church where Agatha Christie got married. She can also visit Holyroodhouse, official Scottish residence of the UK royals.
Highly recommend staying at the Radisson Blu, a hop, skip and a bagpipe from the castle.
And haggis is a "well tidy scran". (don't worry, that means "tasty")
Ireland is my favorite place I've ever visited and I'm all for an excuse to go back.
Check those Credit Card Benefits, a few have Pre-check/Global Entry reimbursement.
Also Global Entry is awesome. It includes TSA Pre-check. For immigration back into US you can use a mobile app where you enter flight info and take your photo allowing a quicker immigration process and customs should be a bit expedited. Get passport first, then you actually have to have booked international trip, then you can apply for Global Entry. You do have to go for a interview and finger print scan at an airport immigration office (Minneapolis, KC, Chicago, closest to Des Moines).
Also Global Entry is awesome. It includes TSA Pre-check. For immigration back into US you can use a mobile app where you enter flight info and take your photo allowing a quicker immigration process and customs should be a bit expedited. Get passport first, then you actually have to have booked international trip, then you can apply for Global Entry. You do have to go for a interview and finger print scan at an airport immigration office (Minneapolis, KC, Chicago, closest to Des Moines).
No way I'll be able to afford adding Scotland to the trip but would be fun playing with fellow CFers in/around Dublin.
If you venture outside of the main downtown touristy section, Beer is no more expensive than anywhere else.
Is it $3.00 bottles of Busch light cheap? No, but it's far better beer. I made up a pub crawl for myself and the wife as my birthday present when we were there in 2022, and routinely paid around $5.50-6 for a pint of something delicious we can't get on tap in the States.
I usually start perusing flights for our UK trips about 8-10 months out.
You know this will be week 0 right? If the schedule trends the same as it has in the past this will be the only high major game with like 3 g5 games being played on that day. It will be the ONLY game on major tv and after a long off season all fans look forward to football. This game will get 3-5 million viewers.
Outside of a conference championship game or playoff game this will be our most watched game of the 2025 season.
We’ll get some Irish soccer hooligans to escort out anyone dumb enough to wear parakeet clothing.
Depends on what a pound sterling is worth. But you're right, it's stoopid to drink what you can get at home when you're abroad.
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Here's a run-down on current UK beer prices (not a guarantee of what they'll be in 2025).
EXCLUSIVE: Average lager pint prices across GB
A survey of The Morning Advertiser readers has shown the difference in pricing of beer across a range of regions and has taken a closer look at the lager category.
Damn, I remember when the £ was worth nearly two bucks. Vive le Brexit! (except that I had to go through customs in Madrid while flying from Edinburgh to Seville, and wouldn't have had to if that wanker BoJo hadn't gotten his way)
