Dublin Travel Blogs - Page 5

~We took the 'swift' ferry run by Irish Ferries, from Holyhead to Dublin. I booked the passage online at home before we left. While speaking to Brit Rail in Manchester I was informed that I could have booked the whole trip, train and ferry from Manchester, at a lower rate than I did on line. But wh…

Me and a few friends going to Dublin to see the sights (but mostly the pubs lol). I cant believe my liver withstood the alcohol intake lol and got back to Belfast and kept drinking into the small hours lol.

I arrived at the Dublin Airport late in the afternoon.  I checked with the information desk about the best possible way to get to the city centre.  She mentioned that I can either take a taxi or the bus.  The bus was naturally way cheaper so I chose that option without delay.&nb…

i was supposed to fly out of shannon on the 11th - i happened to check the news around 3am and saw all about the new terror threat on trans atlantic flights. this of course was not welcomed news, at this point i hadnt spoken to my parents in nearly 8 weeks. so i decided that there was no way i …

The year was 2002, It was my sophomore year of College and somehow there I was, planning my first ever trip to Europe! I was going with 2 of my best friends, who went to College with me. It was going to be the trip of a lifetime and we couldn't wait! February finally came and off to Ireland …

I can't believe I was finally here, my last country and the part of the trip I was looking forward to the most.  My tour would be starting in just a couple of days!!  In the meantime, as I was checking into my hostel I heard some comforting voices belonging to a couple of guys behind…

Finally I made it to the land of my heritage. Well part of it at least. Ireland had been the one place I had wanted to go since I was a young boy and it didn't dissappoint. Once there, the first thing to do was find the hostel, Jacob's Inn, which was the start of an adventure. I think my friends an…

I say goodbye to Eire with a trio of Irish triads, an ancient form that emphasizes “the rule of three.”      IRISH TRIADS   Three best things to have a surplus of: money after paying the rent, seed after spring and friends at home.   Three things that ne…

Here I am eating breakfast in Dublin, Ireland. This is my first time here in this place. The breakfast was delightful. I think i had the best croissants in my entire life ( sorry Germany ). The morning was good, Blake is still asleep but I told him I would wake him up at 10. Not too sure what to do…

We woke up early since we were very excited about what will await us. We had a shower and put our clothes on and then we headed to Grafton Street where we should meet up with Christian again. We wanted to meet us at 9 a.m. but he didn't show up. I texted him and he texted back he's on his way. Anot…

For most of 1993 I worked at the YWCA (Young Women´s Christian Association) at Lower Baggot Street in Dublin. I was the assistant manager here, which involved basically all duties you can think of in a hostel. This hostel did cater for some short term guests but we mainly had people staying long t…

The last two days have been in Ireland. We flew into Dublin on Thursday night and spent Friday in Maynooth and Saturday in Dublin. The Maynooth position is very tempting, tenure after one year, access to large grants for research, good pay and a role in moulding the direction of research in th…

Soili, a cousin of mine came to visit me to Dublin for a couple of days in late June. She chose a good time to come by, because apart from a few heavy showers the weather was kind to us: the sun shone brightly and there was a nice cooling breeze. Soili arrived to Dublin on Friday afternoon, wh…

After flying from Gatwick to London I was due in Maynooth, but couldn't resist the chance to wander through Dublin. Heavy pack on the back and camera on the front I wandered from the main bus station on O'Connell Street to the Spire (the tallest sculpture in the world) and down pedestrian Henr…

Booked a trip to Dublin just because I've never seen U2 before and seriously needed a vacation. A couple weeks later I found out about the Irish Boogie (skydiving fest) and things couldn't have worked out better. Met some great people, had a lot of fun, and plan on returning.