TravBuddy.com: LiveItUp's The Emerald Isle travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/6943 So there's a saying in Ireland that goes "May you have food and raiment, a soft pillow for your head, may you be 40 years in heaven before the devil knows you're dead" :) I'll drink to that. Slainte! en-us Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:02:41 PST My last few days in Ireland =( http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6943/My-last-few-days-in-Ireland--Ballynahinch-8 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:02:41 PST My last few days in Ireland =( Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland, Jul 08, 2007

Ballynahinch is a little town outside Belfast where I spent my last few days in Ireland. I am so sad to be leaving! But at least it ended well with…

]]> Irvinestown http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6943/Irvinestown-Irvinestown-7 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:32:35 PST Irvinestown Irvinestown, Northern Ireland, Jun 30, 2007

So Irvinestown was the closet town to where I was staying, but it's not at all big. I went to the corner store looking for a phone card and they to…

]]> Hitch hiking is fun! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6943/Hitch-hiking-is-fun-Enniskillen-6 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:47:38 PST Hitch hiking is fun! Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Jun 29, 2007

There's another girl who came here to stay/work with the family. She's American, but I still think she's pretty cool ;) So this weekend we went to …

]]> North Coast http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6943/North-Coast-Ballycastle-5 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:27:16 PST North Coast Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, Jun 27, 2007

So this past weekend the weather was quite nice (for once :) and I went up to the North Coast of Ireland. We went to the Giant's Causeway and the…

]]> Belfast http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6943/Belfast-Belfast-4 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:19:53 PST Belfast Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jun 20, 2007

So I spent the weekend in Belfast with my host's niece and nephew. It's a cool city, fun people. But I guess it's still pretty divided.  The…

]]> Oh Bloody Hell http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6943/Oh-Bloody-Hell-Enniskillen-3 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:10:06 PST Oh Bloody Hell Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Jun 10, 2007

The Irish like to cuss a lot. I really like that about them. They also like to drink a lot. As soon as I got into the house where I am staying in…

]]> The West Coast is the Best Coast! (Galway and Lisdoonvarna) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6943/The-West-Coast-is-the-Best-Coast-Galway-and-Lisdoonvarna-Galway-2 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:57:37 PST The West Coast is the Best Coast! (Galway and Lisdoonvarna) Galway, Ireland, Jun 06, 2007

I arrived in Galway on a wonderful sunny evening. And the evenings in Ireland are quite sunny, it doesn't get dark until 11pm, which causes me a gr…

]]> My Goodness, My Guinness! (Adventures in Dublin) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6943/My-Goodness-My-Guinness-Adventures-in-Dublin-Dublin-1 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 08:06:06 PST My Goodness, My Guinness! (Adventures in Dublin) Dublin, Ireland, Jun 03, 2007

Probably the best thing about Dublin is the Guinness. People are right when they say it doesn't travel well. And having a pint from the actually br…

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