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  Dingle The idea to cycle the Peninsula had taken root in my mind after a visit in the summer of 2001. I had a longing to return and feel the road beneath the tires of a bicycle. The trouble with cycling is you get used to seeing and hearing everything around you and becoming a part of the elements and countryside you are in. Of course this spoils you forever. It is only then you realize just how much is missed when you are in a car. I have visited this part of the world many times be...

Bundoran, remembered as Ireland’s Premier Seaside Resort, it has now fallen upon quieter times. It is located on the shores of the Atlantic against a backdrop of the majestic Ben Bulben mountain range and just south of Donegal town. Many people point out that it is a great place to start from... to visit other places... but it has it's own character and assets too. Now one of the top surfing locations in Ireland it has achieved a 'new tourism' breakthrough with this group of visitors. Water...

Burt Castle is probably the best known castle in the north-west because of it prominent position on a hilltop clearly visible from the Derry-Letterkenny road. There is no path or road to the site of the castle and it is on private land. It is possible to get close to it by taking one of the roads leading off of the main Derry-Letterkenny road.It was built in the sixteenth century during the reign of Henry the VIII. A medallion found near the castle was dated 1525 and a coin of 1547 was found ...

Clare has beautiful countryside, small town life, and interesting historical sites. One of the best things I did there was to take one of the tour buses to the Cliffs of Moher and other sites along the way. Tours leave from Ennis and Galway for a good price. Ask at the tourist office in either town about the tours and where they go. I give both tourist offices A+ ratings for friendliness and helpfulness.

I guess a very popular blog destination - but actually a first for me! Karina (My GF) had been before and has friends just outside the city - we had alovely weekend - the dubliners are super folk - thanks for the lovely stay and will be back soon!

On Monday I flew back to Manchester. This was the first time I'd left the country completely alone. I'd always gone with friends before, but I had now proved I could travel alone and come back alive!

Today we took a walking tour around Dublin, visited St. Patrick's Cathedral, had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe, explored the city some more on foot and then walked around St. Stephen's Green.  More information to come...

Well i'm back after a night out on the town and meeting several people from France,Spain and South Africa, the two from South Africa were pretty cool young guys and we got along pretty well they left dublin just a few hours ago as like me found out it's not cheap here so they got out and were headed to Galway, as for myself I'm thinking tomorrow of hitting Cork and seeing the cliffs of Moher and then heading up north to Giants causeway and of course have to kiss the Blarney stone but other th...

Hi everyone!That was St.Patrick´s Day! For me the first time that I didn´t celebrate it in an Irish Pub in Germany but in Dublin itself.Straight ahead I admit, that I am a loser! I didn´t drink one sip of alcohol that whole day. But more to that later.Das war St.Patrick´s Day! Für mich das erste mal, daß ich es nicht in einem Irish Pub in Deutschland, sondern in Dublin selbst gefeiert habe.Gleich vorneweg muss ich zu meiner Schande gestehen, daß ich nicht einen Tropfen Alkohol zu m...

When Ireland finally got its long over due summer weather, Bob spared no time in getting out the pool and soaking up the suns ever so fleeting rays......when all of a sudden there was a knock at the door. By the time he found his towel and made his way to the door, there was nobody there....except for a towel on the ground. When he stepped closer he was shocked to realise that the towel contained a baby bulb!!! Who is the mother?? Where did the baby come from??? Who's the father??????...

Well I made it back to the mother land..LOL Only stayed in Dublin, but there is so much to do!

Down to just one friend and myself, we returned to Dublin and hit a few more sights before flying out early Saturday morning.  Dublin is late city, not an early one.  Due to the recently enacted liquids ban, we had to get to the airport early, and public transportation hadn't started running yet.

3-30-08   After a good nights sleep I woke up rested. I woke up before my alarm, so got up, showered and typed up my blog entry from the travel day/first day in Dublin. I bought a Bluetooth Travel Keyboard to use with my PDA. I decided I did not want to drag my laptop around this trip, so I am using the PDA. This set up is working just fine so far. The PDA has the applications I need and is much easier to pack and carry. In addition to the word processor I have it set up for GPS. I had...

Travel photos from Northern Ireland and Donegal

I and my friends took a car from Shannon and first drove north up to Achill Island and down south to Cork.