One of the things we loved most about staying in one place while we were in Ireland was the chance to get to know our "neighborhood." While we were in Ireland last month, We stayed only 4 miles from Caherdaniel, home of "the Liberator" - Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847).

Lifelong residents of Michigan, my husband and I now divide our time between the Great Lakes State and California, where we keep our eyes peeled for great travel finds. Our months spent in the San Francisco Bay Area are flooded with visitors. When we aren’t looking to amuse ourselves, we are anxious to explore ways to entertain guests. We’ve done the Napa Valley Wine Train, delved dozens of museums, luxuriated at Tahoe ski resorts, shopped every store or outlet within a hundred miles, and walked parks and historic sites too numerous to count.