Dublin Travel Blogs - Page 3

  After driving in Ireland for the past five days Angie and I were ready to be stationary for the next two days before flying home.  Driving in Ireland can be very stressful and being stuck in a car day after day can make you stir crazy even though the views are fabulous.  I am hype…

Well less than 24 hours to go and still haven't packed a thing! The backpack is still in the cupboard and I have no idea when I will pack! Oh well, I guess this is all part of the excitement and adventure (or laziness ;-p )! Decided to go to Berlin straight away and spend two days there. Hopefully …

 I woke up late (no surprise there), finished the Dave Balducci book I've been fixed on (who knew the Supreme Court could be fun?), then headed out on a run out to Phoenix Park, Europe's biggest enclosed park.  It was pretty far out west, but rightly so: it was massive.  Just when yo…

OBS! Byggnadsplats.

I stayed in Dublin with Jill on Saturday night as we arrived back very late from Girona, and on the Sunday we decided to head to Dublin Zoo in Phoenix Park! It was a great day, and if you're in Dublin it's worth taking a trip out to the zoo!After the zoo we sat down in the blazing sunshine in Phoen…

Much love to Scott for partying and staying up all night with me from 9pm to 9am in Dublin. Second time there and just as crazy as last. Sadly no falling out of bunk beds this time.This 11 hour flight back to SF is going to be ruffffffff.

After a 24 hour flight from Sydney, I arrived in Cork to be met by Johnny, Anne Marie, JT and their friend Ross. Ross is an old friend from when the Tillers lived in Oman and was a host with the most driving us all around Corks country and coast. So beautiful. Drove up to a cliff where a local ligh…

Getting to the Airport It was an early start, getting the train from my hometown on Brighton direct to Gatwick… I had walked the 20 minutes from my house to the station with Steve my boyfriend in the dark and had met the train pulling in as the sun beamed through the part glassed roof of station…

Ireland 2007

The first thing I noticed in Dublin was the hustle and bustle of the people.  Everyone had somewhere to be and they were all in a big hurry.  Oh, my.   Don't get me wrong; I enjoy all the excitement of a busy metropolis.  But this is Ireland, not New York.   I already yearn…

Its Saturday the 6th of September, nine days before I head off.  I'm at home packing up my house.  I've tenants moving in for a year while I'm away so packing all my gear away in boxes to ship it over to my parents who are doing me a huge favour by storing it all for me.  It feels re…

Ireland: Why is it called the Emerald Country? Because it is Green, Very Green. Well through the years, Ireland has been a country of fascination. I studied the history of Ireland over 20 years ago after reading the biography of Michael Collins. Ireland is located on the northwestern side of the c…

I left Bristol and headed by train through Wales to Holyhead.  Here I was to take a Ferry across to Dun Laoghaire in Ireland.  That wouldn't have been an issue at all if it wasn't for the plan to do it all at night.      The train from Bristol was the easy part.  …

With the legendary Bill dead & buried and the enigmatic Bob nicely wrapped up and sitting in a little box on my shelf, I found myself wondering, "what's next? Should there be another?".... Eventually I decided why the hell not,  the challenge was to bring a bulb to every country I visit. …

22 October 2006:   The last day had arrived. It was time to go back home. We didn’t see enough so we really have to come back. I can recommend this city, but maybe it’s better to go in summer. With the sun it will be much better, for sure.