Category: Kerry projects
There’s an old song in Scottish Gaelic which talks of a man who loves three things: cabbage, butter, and women. You could say Coinneach MacLeod, who has become known …
Night skies: as you travel, do you take time to look up?. At this writing, it’s a time of meteor showers. The Perseids move across night skies in the …
Light and landscape, weather and sea: these have been inspiring people in Orkney to create, as archaeology tells, back into times before stories were written down. These elements make …
The sound of pipes: it is a sound that immediately evokes Scotland. That’s as true of the music of a lone piper on a remote hill as it is …
In Secret Britain, you are invited to consider connections between past and present. It’s a book not so much about the how and when of archaeology, though. It is …
Kerry Dexter
June 26, 2023
Art and Art Museums, City or urban travel, encounters, family, food & drink, History, Kerry projects, Travel, US travel, world music
Every year in late June and early July, the National Mall in Washington DC fills with more than the usual mix of tourists out sightseeing and residents taking breaks …
TG4: it’s a way to explore Ireland you may not have considered. TG4 (Teilifís na Gaeilge) is Ireland’s Irish language television service. It is available across the island of …
Dublin airport: Perhaps it is your first welcome to Ireland. Maybe it is your last bit of Europe as you head onward. I’ve always found Dublin airport an interesting …
The Hebridean Celtic Festival, HebCelt Fest as it is known for short, brings together people with ties to the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, those with none, people who come …
An Lanntair: in Scottish Gaelic that means the lantern. An Lanntair is also the name of the arts center in Stornoway. in the Isle of Lewis in the Western …
Exploring the many countries of Latin America through learning about and making their foods: What could be better? Sharing that journey with the kids in your life, and perhaps …
The National Gallery of Ireland started out small, as national art museums go: it opened to the public holding just 112 art works. That first opening of the National …