TravBuddy.com: Aditu's Ireland 2003 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/3020 I know this is old but most people I know don't travel and don't want to hear about other people's travels. It was an amazing trip with many great moments so I thought I'd blog it for anyone who's intersted. Warning, I'm by no means short winded lol. en-us Sun, 05 Oct 2003 22:32:00 PST The last day. http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/The-last-day-Dublin-27 Sun, 05 Oct 2003 22:32:00 PST The last day. Dublin, Ireland, Oct 05, 2003

     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...

]]> Bray and Mt. Usher Gardens http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Bray-and-Mt-Usher-Gardens-Bray-26 Sat, 04 Oct 2003 12:57:15 PST Bray and Mt. Usher Gardens Bray, Ireland, Oct 04, 2003

     We left Dunmore East this morning and drove out to Hook Head Lighthouse to have a look around. Then we headed to Mt. Usher...

]]> Dunmore East and seeing Tom http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Dunmore-East-and-seeing-Tom-Dunmore-East-25 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 17:20:57 PST Dunmore East and seeing Tom Dunmore East, Ireland, Oct 03, 2003

     Left Kinsale this morning to head towards Dunmore East another perfect seaside town. Several years earlier Kerry, Leann an...

]]> Kinsale http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Kinsale-Kinsale-24 Thu, 02 Oct 2003 18:58:13 PST Kinsale Kinsale, Ireland, Oct 02, 2003

     We left Castletownshend and headed up to Mizen Head Lighthouse; the scenery as always was great, lot's of rock cliffs and ...

]]> A lovely day of beaches. http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/A-lovely-day-of-beaches-Castletownshend-23 Wed, 01 Oct 2003 16:56:24 PST A lovely day of beaches. Castletownshend, Ireland, Oct 01, 2003

     Today was a grand day of beach scenery, Lambshead Beach, Ballinskelling Beach with it's wonderful abandoned round tower th...

]]> Ring of Kerry and the mistaken bathroom http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Ring-of-Kerry-and-the-mistaken-bathroom-Kenmare-22 Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:11:28 PST Ring of Kerry and the mistaken bathroom Kenmare, Ireland, Sep 30, 2003

     We decided this morning we were going to do the Ring of Kerry drive.We'd all done it on a previous trip but it was on...

]]> Ross Castle and Torc Waterfall http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Ross-Castle-and-Torc-Waterfall-Kenmare-21 Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:20:40 PST Ross Castle and Torc Waterfall Kenmare, Ireland, Sep 29, 2003

     We left Lisdoonvarna this morning and headed towards Killarney; we drove up thru the lakes of Killlarney and then stopped ...

]]> More Matchmaking. http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/More-Matchmaking-Lisdoonvarna-20 Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:22:42 PST More Matchmaking. Lisdoonvarna, Ireland, Sep 28, 2003

     Kerry and I struggled to get up this morning, and when we did it was rough. I'm too old for 5am nights and 9 hours of drin...

]]> The Matchmaking Festival http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/The-Matchmaking-Festival-Lisdoonvarna-19 Sat, 27 Sep 2003 18:35:14 PST The Matchmaking Festival Lisdoonvarna, Ireland, Sep 27, 2003

     We left the Lighthouse B and B and decided we wanted to finish driving through Connor's Pass and then drove down to do the...

]]> Inch Strand, Fungi the Dolphin, Blasket Islands. http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Inch-Strand-Fungi-the-Dolphin-Blasket-Islands-Dingle-18 Fri, 26 Sep 2003 14:24:12 PST Inch Strand, Fungi the Dolphin, Blasket Islands. Dingle, Ireland, Sep 26, 2003

     We left the B and B for a day of fun in Dingle. Out first stop was the Fungi the Dolphin boat tour; we had tried to do the...

]]> The drive to Dingle http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/The-drive-to-Dingle-Dingle-17 Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:17:01 PST The drive to Dingle Dingle, Ireland, Sep 25, 2003

     We left Doolin and headed towards Dingle; We had found  info on the Kilimer-Talbert ferrry that cuts out about 80 mil...

]]> The Cliffs of Moher http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/The-Cliffs-of-Moher-Doolin-16 Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:30:28 PST The Cliffs of Moher Doolin, Ireland, Sep 24, 2003

     We got up early today (ferry day), got all our stuff ready and went to wait outside for our 8:15am cab we had booked the d...

]]> The Aran Islands http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/The-Aran-Islands-Kilronan-15 Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:53:21 PST The Aran Islands Kilronan, Ireland, Sep 23, 2003

     Another early day because....you guessed it we had to take a ferry. We were heading to the Aran Islands and I have to say ...

]]> Ceide Fields and Achill Island http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Ceide-Fields-and-Achill-Island-Clifden-14 Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:10:13 PST Ceide Fields and Achill Island Clifden, Ireland, Sep 22, 2003

     We slept in this morning and then reluctantly left the castle. I had decided this morning that I was far to tired and lazy...

]]> Slieve League, marble arch caves and Belleck Castle http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Slieve-League-marble-arch-caves-and-Belleck-Castle-Ballina-13 Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:38:35 PST Slieve League, marble arch caves and Belleck Castle Ballina, Ireland, Sep 21, 2003

     Let me just say that we were awakened at 5:15am by a schreeching bed and moaning and it sure as hell wasn't coming from ou...

]]> Rosses Bay, Bloody Foreland, Glenveagh Castle http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Rosses-Bay-Bloody-Foreland-Glenveagh-Castle-Killybegs-12 Sat, 20 Sep 2003 11:16:18 PST Rosses Bay, Bloody Foreland, Glenveagh Castle Killybegs, Ireland, Sep 20, 2003

     Today was the day I had been dreading; the day I had to put the car back on the ferry. It was a normal ferry day, I made e...

]]> Laundry on Arranmore Island http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Laundry-on-Arranmore-Island-Ballintra-11 Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:37:04 PST Laundry on Arranmore Island Ballintra, Ireland, Sep 19, 2003

     I got to sleep in until 9am today, it was glorious. We had originally planned to take the ferry back across to the mainlan...

]]> The road to Arranmore Island http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/The-road-to-Arranmore-Island-Burtonport-10 Thu, 18 Sep 2003 00:49:37 PST The road to Arranmore Island Burtonport, Ireland, Sep 18, 2003

     We were up super early and on our way this day because we had to get from Portrush to Burtonport to catch the ferry to Arr...

]]> Dunluce Castle and Whitepark Bay http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Dunluce-Castle-and-Whitepark-Bay-Portstewart-9 Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:55:45 PST Dunluce Castle and Whitepark Bay Portstewart, Northern Ireland, Sep 17, 2003

     We decided to go to Dunluce Castle today as well since we still had time, I had been by Dunluce on previous trips but had ...

]]> Giant's Causeway http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Giants-Causeway-Bushmills-8 Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:31:24 PST Giant's Causeway Bushmills, Northern Ireland, Sep 17, 2003

     Following Carrick-a-Rede we headed up to Giant's Causeway, we had all been there before but decided we wanted to go back. ...

]]> Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Carrick-a-Rede-Rope-Bridge-Portrush-7 Wed, 17 Sep 2003 13:45:38 PST Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge Portrush, Northern Ireland, Sep 17, 2003

     We headed out for another day on the Atrim coast and the first stop was the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. The bridge used to...

]]> The Antrim coast, Glenariff Forest Park http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/The-Antrim-coast-Glenariff-Forest-Park-Portrush-6 Tue, 16 Sep 2003 21:36:20 PST The Antrim coast, Glenariff Forest Park Portrush, Northern Ireland, Sep 16, 2003

     We left Carrickfergus in the morning and decided that we were going to attempt to find the Gobbins Trail Cliff Walk, ...

]]> Slieve Foye Woods, Carrickfergus, N. Ireland http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Slieve-Foye-Woods-Carrickfergus-N-Ireland-Carrickfergus-5 Mon, 15 Sep 2003 12:08:08 PST Slieve Foye Woods, Carrickfergus, N. Ireland Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, Sep 15, 2003

     The next day we got up and headed towards Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, I've always wanted to go there based solely on ...

]]> Newgrange http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Newgrange-Trim-3 Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:05:34 PST Newgrange Trim, Ireland, Sep 14, 2003

     We started out the day by heading to Newgrange which was another huge passage tomb which sits in the Boyne Valley. We took...

]]> Giles Quay and Carlingford http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Giles-Quay-and-Carlingford-Carlingford-4 Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:41:22 PST Giles Quay and Carlingford Carlingford, Ireland, Sep 14, 2003

     So we headed up the Cooley Penninsula on our way to Carlingford and on the way saw this sign for Giles Quay. We got out th...

]]> In the beginning.... http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/In-the-beginning-Dublin-1 Sat, 13 Sep 2003 16:13:29 PST In the beginning.... Dublin, Ireland, Sep 13, 2003

My friends Kerry, Leann and I decided to go to Ireland for 3 weeks, this was my 5th trip to Ireland  but the first time that I was going to dr...

]]> Trim Castle and the Hill of Tara http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/3020/Trim-Castle-and-the-Hill-of-Tara-Trim-2 Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:03:38 PST Trim Castle and the Hill of Tara Trim, Ireland, Sep 13, 2003

     First on our itineray (yes folks we had an itineray because I am the most anal retentive impulsive person you will ever me...

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