I was tired from a long flight from Chicago's O'Hare airport to Ireland's Shannon airport, so I was quite happy for the opportunity to take a nap after checking into my hotel with a couple of friends. It didn't take long to pop back awake though and hit the road. I was in another country, my first in a few years time, and I was ready to get out and see some sites.

Our first stop were the Cliffs of Moher on Ireland's west side. It took a bit to get there as we got turned around on some of t...