Ireland Travel Blogs

     Today was a sad day because it was our last day of vacation. It had been a little over 3 weeks of heaven and the impending doom of getting back to real world started to set in. Despite our feelings of sadness we finished our last day with more beautiful sights.   …

I just want to point out a few places that I particularly like in Dublin and Ireland, that you may not find highlighted in your guidebook. I  also give some other tips which I hope you find useful.Get the DART train (see www.dart.ie for timetables) to Howth and/or Dalkey. Howth is a lovely fishing…

I woke up before Danny and Mike and decided to go down to the kitchen to check out the free breakfast that they offer. It was just toast and jam and then tea or coffee. So nothing too exciting but it’s included in the price so why not. I didn’t see the coffee at first and made a tea which I the…

It's been a long day and I feel very sleepy since my day today started very early at 3 am. Feels like the thing about the hoola woola guy happened gazillion years ago but when I think about it, it was only this morning since I last saw him naked.. again. He was so drunk he couldn't even type on…

I had the possibility to do a quick visit to Ireland. I was really looking forward to it because it was my first time.

As planned, we started the day early because we needed to be heading for the airport around half past two. Turns out we'd got up a bit too early since Lemon, where we wanted to have a tasty pancake breakfast, was still closed. We killed the remaining time until they opened with a cup of coffee at S…

On Ground again, started walking to the Rock Close to marvel again on the unrivalled beauty of  Mother Nature.   I did not get disappointed, the light rain shower, made the whole forest more vibrant green. I spotted the megalithic structure, dolmen first, a little bit further  I …

So yesterday I walked to the Cliffs from Doolin along the coast (recommended by the hostel caretakers versus taking a bus).  I believe I was trespassing the whole time as my walk included jumping over barricades, rivers, stone fences, past cows and other grazing animals with a curious glare, a…

Today I rushed all day, I had so many things to get done before I left to Ireland. I had a long list but one of the most important ones was to clean my camera. It is a pain in the arse when I have a spot in the sensor and I have to go through the whole cleaning process. It normally takes me more th…

Catherine, Leigh Ann, and I had an uneventful flight from Birmingham, Alabama, to Shannon Airport on the Emerald Isle.  There wasn't an empty seat and it was impossible to catch a wink of sleep because of our excitement!  I had booked a driver that was to meet us at the airport and I didn…

  On our way back to Dublin, we ended up staying in Athlone as that seemed to be the most populous town on the route we were taking.  Driving and parking in the downtown area was a nightmare, so we went outside of the downtown area and found a B&B that was connected to a pub.  T…

As often as possible I try and get some walking time on the 'back strand' - that's the local beach just outside the town of Falcarragh in north west Donegal - along with 'Boo' my dog. Apart from the very middle of summer on a hot day, a large 'crowd' might consist of 5 or 6 people spread over the t…

The first Travbuddy Meet Up took place in Bunratty, Ireland. We meet at the Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub at 16:00 hours (04:00 PM) to meet and greet the fellow Travbuddy members. I meet Travelman727, Eric, Angela, Matt, Ryan, Eoin, Amanda, Dave, Lucas, Juan, Tiro and etc…   After the meet an…

Great Country, beautiful landscape, lovely ppl....

This town is really worth a visit. It is a wonderfull town, with a lot of history and things to do. For a school project Mandy had to choose a city. The ones we wanted was not allowed, so searching for another one. We looked through several books and searched on the internet. Dublin was passing by…