Most hotels I’ve encountered require you to put the key card in the power box before the electricity will work. The box will most likely be right next to the room’s door.

  
Make sure you have the appropriate power converter for the region. I’ve seen a lot of them in vending machines in the airport and in my hotel.  Bringing a grounded power strip is also very useful.  That way you only need one converter for multiple items and hotel outlets can be scarce a lot of the time. 

  
Tip: if you accidentally pop a fuze when plugging in your converter and power strip, look for the small fuze box in your room (in my room, it’s in the closet near the ceiling) and make sure all fuzes are in the RED position.  Just learned this one first hand. Lol.

  
So far, so good here in Ireland!  Jet lag is a bitch though. I’m going to bed now and it’s only 8:30!  Check out my Instagram @weirdghoulstravels for some pictures of my adventure so far.

More travel tips to come as I run into more strange occurrences. Tomorrow I’ll be driving on the left hand side of the road for the first time in a gigantic 8 passenger VW van on tiny Ireland roads. Wish me luck!

Hello weirdos and ghoulies! Sorry for the extended absence. I’ve been busy getting ready for my  next few months of travel. Last week I turned 30 (cue horror movie shrieks) and spent the weekend in Southern California, getting into trouble and having a frightfully good time.  I went to Disneyland to experience my favorite time in the parks, Halloweentime! I just love all of the spooky decorations and taking pictures with all of the villains that roam around the parks.  Then Sunday, my friends and I went to Hamburger Mary’s in Long Beach to see as drag show.  It was so much fun! 

On Monday, I jump on a plane to Ireland for two weeks! I plan to visit as many castles and grave yards as I can, as well as some literary points of interest and natural landmarks as well. I’ve been asked if I’m going to Leap Castle.  The answer is heck yes I am! Whenever I hear about Leap Castle, I always hear how scary or creepy it is so of course I need to go there!  I’m also hoping to visit Duckett’s Grove (though I don’t really want to hear the Banshee’s cries until it’s my time to die.), Charleville Castle, Blarney Canstle, and the Giant’s Causeway. 

I will have my phone with me so I’ll be able to post photos as I go on Instagram and I will also post some Parascope videos while wandering through castles and graveyards. My IG and Parascope handles are both @WeirdGhoulsTravels. You can also follow me on Twitter @WeirdGsTravels.  Andof course, I will post recaps of my day and any interesting occurrences that may happen.  If you have any questions about the places I visit or any suggestions of where to go, please feel free to post in the comments.