http://matadortravel.com/blog/2170 en http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/ireland/emrandall/my-day-at-inish-oirr-inisheer <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>(This is an old blog post I wrote 2 years ago on St. Patrick's Day)</p> <p>In honor of St. Patrick's Day I will share the story of one of the best days of my life, a day in Ireland that may have gone much differently if fate had not intervened.</p> <p>It was June, 1998, and I was traveling in Ireland by myself. I had...</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/ireland/emrandall/my-day-at-inish-oirr-inisheer">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/ireland/emrandall/my-day-at-inish-oirr-inisheer#comment 53.064325 -9.521884 53.064325 -9.521884 53.064325 -9.521884 Authentic Cultural Off the beaten path Aran Islands Ireland Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:05:04 -0800 emrandall 57369 at http://matadortravel.com http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/taiwan/emrandall/the-matchmaking-temple-in-taipei <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>During my stay in Taipei I had the pleasure of being treated to dinner and dessert by local Taiwanese students Ariel, Melanie, and Robert. I met them through Hiroto-san, one of my stellar volunteer guides in Tokyo. Ariel looked exactly like Mandy Moore, but Asian. First we ate delicious steamed dumplings...</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/taiwan/emrandall/the-matchmaking-temple-in-taipei">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/taiwan/emrandall/the-matchmaking-temple-in-taipei#comment 25.085320 121.561498 25.085320 121.561498 25.085320 121.561498 Authentic Cultural Interacting with locals love matchmaking Taipei temple Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:42:42 -0800 emrandall 56110 at http://matadortravel.com