Donegal Travel Blogs

So much for enjoying a room all to myself.  The TV didn't work and my room was like a sauna since it was on the fourth floor, attic really.  I made sure to grab my breakfast in the morning, which included two smiley face donuts, but I am so used to hostels that I walked down into the kitc…

After breakfast, our bus followed the scenic coast of the Atlantic Ocean to Donegal. But first we toured BELLEEK POTTERY  and saw how much time and effort went into making the intricate designs. This was really interesting especially since it was a guided tour. After here we stopped at TRIONA …

Off we go! To the cliffs of Donegal! It's a bit longer trip, cuz we planned to spend the whole day out there, and till Donegal it takes some time to get there.  When we almost arrived in An Charaig (english name for this is:Kilcar) - we decided to have some breakfast at a store, some coffe for…

Every year around the start of November, a local fishing phenomenon in Donegal starts! The Char fishing season is approaching! Char are from the Salmon/Trout family and are sometimes called Atlantic char. The char come up form the deep parts of the lake for about 3 to 4 weeks a year, at the start o…

Two week trip to Ireland with Ryan (foolz0r) and Dave (Dave). Lots of rain, Guinness, and green. We also went to the first ever international TravBuddy get-together in Bunratty. Under construction: more photos and blogs coming soon!

Today was spent driving from Sligo to Donegal and over the border into Northern Ireland. On our way to Giant's Causeway, we made a stop at the Belleek Factory to see the famous Irish china. We were on a pretty tight schedule so we weren't able to take the tour, but we spent a good amount of time lo…

Viaje en coche a lo largo de Irlanda e Irlanda del Norte durante 12 días. Dublín, Kilkenny, Cork, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Limerick, Ennis, Acantilados de Moher y Región de Burren, Galway, Sligo, Donegal, Derry, Coleraine, Ruta costera de La Calzada y Calzada de Los Gigantes, Bushmills, Larne, Carrickfergus, Belfast, Valle del Boyne y vuelta a Dublín.

"There is a green hill far away, I'm going back there one fine day.... " Well, I'm going when it's green that is. Who knew it snows in Ireland?!?!

so we were supposed to be taking a "bit of a walk" up to visit queen maeve's tomb. i've learned that "a bit of a walk" in irish actually means an hour long hike!!! everytime jenny, our tour guide said "a bit of a walk" it ended about an hour or two later with all of us wet from either the rain that…

A friend of my dad's took us up for a flight in his Cessna plane, from Sligo airport around the coast of Sligo, Leitrim (small enough as the coast is) and then around our home village and town. Enjoy the photos of Ireland's beautiful western coastline

i've finally managed to escape the oh-so-fascinating world of hedge fund finance, and am now decadently indulging my long-suppressed wanderlust with 15 months on the road and around the world... *note: apart from the odd review (generally of something not found in your standard guide book), this is really more just a map of my travels than a proper blog, but if you want more information on anywhere i`ve been or what i`ve been up to, send me a message and i`ll see if i can rustle something up.

Our next stop was Donegal.  We spent a good portion of the afternoon there.  We shopped, walked around and visited Donegal Castle.  The castle is interesting.  It is restored and has a fully decorated room in the upstairs, so I was a little disapointed that it didn't seem all th…

While spending a few days with Danny, my mom's favorite cousin, he gave us directions to the "family castle" and told us we had to see it before taking off.  Apparently, long about Cromwell's time, the Wards actually had a castle on the Donegal coast, which has long since fallen into disrepair…

Two friends and I travelled to Ireland in March. We visited many locations, including Dublin over St. Patrick's Day.

(Originally published at http://www.troysgonewalkabout.com) Another grey and drizzly morning was upon us as we made our way to Donegal. After a tour of Donegal Castle in the middle of the town there, which was more like a fortified house than the grandeur the word ‘castle’ normally presents to…