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Jul 25, 2006

We hung about with Shane and Steve of a few days to catch up. We still had 2 weeks left till our flight home. Shane was heading down to Sydney and Steve was waiting to go north still. This would have mean't hanging about Brisbane for a week, with little ...

A travel blog entry from Belfast by paulandciara
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Off again. China 2007., Derry, Ireland travel blog
Off again. China 2007.
Jun 17, 2007

Thanks for taking a look at my travelogue. I still enjoy taking an occasional look at the original diary and my favourite photos of the trip. As time goes on I am all the more glad I kept it This year I am off to China in September for the Foyle ...

A travel blog entry from Derry by charity_cycle
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Meet  The Charities., Derry, Ireland travel blog
Meet The Charities.
Feb 18, 2004 (3 photos)

... the famine in Biafra Nigeria in 1968. In June 1968 a group calling itself "Africa Concern" launched an appeal for the people of Ireland to send a ship full of aid to the suffering people. In three months quarter a million pounds was raised (this was 1968 ...

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How you can help the charities., Derry, Ireland travel blog
How you can help the charities.
Mar 1, 2004

... equally amongst the three charities. I am funding the full cost of the trip myself. The bank account is at; Bank of Ireland, 15 Strand Road, Derry. Account Name: EU Charity Cycle I am hoping that loads of people will donate small amounts. I ...

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The End of The Story., Derry, Ireland travel blog
The End of The Story.
Sep 8, 2004 (3 photos)

Well, the grand tour is all over bar the shouting. Looking back over some of these entries brings back great memories. I'm really glad I kept this, although at time it was hard work, some I wrote when I was tired, some when I was a bit drunk, some when I ...

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Guiness and Leprechauns, Ballyheigh, Ireland travel blog
Guiness and Leprechauns
Sep 9, 2006 (8 photos)

... of Ballyheigh, this weekend was the traditional celebration of the pattern festival. This was a real glimpse into small time Ireland. Various families presumably from around the county descended on Ballyheigh for the weekend to set up stalls and peddle ...

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A chance to help Smile!, Carrickfergus, United Kingdom travel blog
A chance to help Smile!
Mar 11, 2008 (1 photos)

BARN DANCE!! When - Saturday 12th April 2008 @ 7pm Where - Greenisland, Co Antrim, N Ireland Help to support Smile's work in Sri Lanka. You can see a snippet of what they do by reading my blog! Great night's entertainment for all ages and you get ...

A travel blog entry from Carrickfergus by carjack83
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4 days to go...., Carrickfergus!, United Kingdom travel blog
4 days to go....
May 17, 2007 (4 photos)

Hi all!! This is my 1st entry and i'm still in bright and sunny NI!! I've uploaded some photos (if i ever work out how to do that!) which show details of where i'll be staying, who i'll be working with etc! I'm just thinking, the next time i'm ...

A travel blog entry from Carrickfergus! by carjack83
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dun laoghaire pin, Dún Laoghaire, Ireland travel blog
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Aug 28, 2007

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A travel blog entry from Dún Laoghaire by elsewhere
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belfast pin, Belfast, United Kingdom travel blog
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Aug 28, 2007

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Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland travel blog
Dublin, Ireland
Mar 15, 2008 (25 photos)

... they could possibly be any parade at any time of year and there were marching bands from all over the United States and Ireland. I didn't see any European Marching Bands and it made me wonder if that's even something that is popular in Europe. There were ...

A travel blog entry from Dublin by tbassplayer
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The land of U2, Dublin, Ireland travel blog
The land of U2
Oct 13, 2006 (2 photos)

... snowing!! DB do I look like the Queen because of all the grey hair? (I can read between the lines!) So we have arrived in Ireland. We got in at dinner time last night. It was our first flight with Ryan air and it was nerve racking. The flight was fine. ...

A travel blog entry from Dublin by janda
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killarny pin, Killarney, Ireland travel blog
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Aug 28, 2007

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kilkenny pin, Kilkenny, Ireland travel blog
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Aug 28, 2007

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sligo pin, Sligo, Ireland travel blog
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Aug 28, 2007

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Getting ready to go again, Belfast, Ireland travel blog
Getting ready to go again
Aug 21, 2006 (10 photos)

Well hello to everyone. We are heading away from Belfast again on 3rd September. In our time back we have done our best to catch up with everyone possible and will do over next few weeks. If we don't, i am sure you all realise we are up to our eyes ...

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And so the Sri Lankan chapter ends, Carrickfergus, United Kingdom travel blog
And so the Sri Lankan chapter ends
Oct 31, 2007 (13 photos)

And so the travel blog ends as it started, back in Baltic Carrickfergus! It's hard to believe that the Sri Lankan adventure is over. Here's a summing up of the last few days in sunny Hambantota.   Wednesday was our last official day with the kids ...

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And back to the beginning.....(plus hacking fun!), Newcastle, United Kingdom travel blog
And back to the beginning.....(plus hacking fun!)
Feb 27, 2007 (4 photos)

Well, after a few weeks of visiting family down south, we finally complete the journey full circle and end up back "home". We were planning on seeing some friends on the way up, but Emma wasn't feeling great last week and had a stint of antibiotics to ...

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by emanddave
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EU Charity Cycle  -- The Challenge, Derry, Ireland travel blog
EU Charity Cycle -- The Challenge
Feb 17, 2004 (1 photos)

The Idea As you know, the EU increases from 15 to 25 countries on 1st May 2004. This provides a unique moment in time in which to explore the ten new member countries, eight of which are former communist bloc countries. I love cycling, camping, ...

A travel blog entry from Derry by charity_cycle
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India - yay or nay?, Bangor, United Kingdom travel blog
India - yay or nay?
Jun 21, 2007

Getting a life after graduation is all well and good, but why sit around waiting for job replies when you can be travelling? This niggling insidious little thought has been bothering me a lot in the past week. To humour it, I picked a destination: ...

A travel blog entry from Bangor by izzie
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Going, going, gone - Guinness in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland travel blog
Going, going, gone - Guinness in Dublin
May 10, 2008 (2 photos)

... . The Irish deputy prime minister, Mary Coughlan, said Friday she welcomed that "the future of brewing" had been secured in Ireland. About a million pints of Guinness are drunk each day in Ireland, but in recent years the brew has been losing out to ...

A travel blog entry from Dublin by happysheep
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What Do I Look Like, a Doctor?, Dublin, Ireland travel blog
What Do I Look Like, a Doctor?
Oct 13, 2006 (13 photos)

... good visitor to the city, I dutifully made my first stop at the Guinness Store House (which also offered a student discount -- Ireland, like the Czech Republic, was a country with its priorities in order). The Store House is massive, as the self-guided ...

A travel blog entry from Dublin by danblank
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The world
The world's best hostels are . . .
Feb 4, 2009 (1 photos)

... [Min 500 beds]: Wombat's City Hostel, Berlin, Germany 9. Most Improved Hostel: Marlborough Hostel, Dublin, Ireland Best Hostel Chain 1. Wombats, Austria and Germany 2. Hatters Hostels, England 3. St Christopher's Hostels - Belgium, ...

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Passport to Rio, Belfast, Ireland travel blog
Passport to Rio
Sep 3, 2004

Well folks the long awaited day has arrived and in an hour`s time we`ll be on our first flight of many! So excited!!! We`ll finally get into Rio at 08.10 tomorrow after 15 hours on the plane, but it`ll be worth every minute! We`ll keep you updated and ...

A travel blog entry from Belfast by andy_jillian
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Driving half of Ireland in half the time, Dingle, Ireland travel blog
Driving half of Ireland in half the time
Nov 2, 2006 (19 photos)

... but is famous for being packed with 52 pubs -- quite a ratio for the size of the town and proof once again about where Ireland's priorities lie.The next morning the rain had passed and we had excellent weather again, and although I saw it in far superior ...

A travel blog entry from Dingle by danblank
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Hearing aids and Bookies, Dublin, Ireland travel blog
Hearing aids and Bookies
Oct 14, 2006 (6 photos)

... for a week though. Maybe see some sights then settle in for a week and then see some more sights. We have two days left in Ireland. One will be spent going out to Dun Loughaire (spelling?) and Dalkey. I'm not sure yet what we will do on the other day. ...

A travel blog entry from Dublin by janda
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Back home - for now at least + Trans-Sib Itinerary, Newcastle, United Kingdom travel blog
Back home - for now at least + Trans-Sib Itinerary
Nov 21, 2005

Just back from Deb & Nicks after a good drive. Had to post a couple of e-mails we received after sending some enquiries to Kostya (a Russian) related to our Trans-Sib trip! ------------------------ Hi David. Glad to hear from you. I got ...

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by emanddave
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Did somebody say Guinness?, Dublin, Ireland travel blog
Did somebody say Guinness?
Mar 7, 2005 (20 photos)

... Irish furniture, clothing, and other decorative arts. In addition to the museums, there are several famous churches in Ireland. St. Patrick's Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral both have long choral traditions. In fact, their choirs combined for the ...

A travel blog entry from Dublin by chronometers
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What
What's the Craic
Oct 8, 2006 (6 photos)

... as I planned it. The rest of my time in Ireland, it seemed, wouldn't be. I was set to spend a little under a week in Ireland before flying over to Glasgow. As I envisioned it, I would spend a few nights in Dublin with CJ, my three neighbors from Ios and ...

A travel blog entry from Dublin by danblank
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We have Flights!, Newcastle, United Kingdom travel blog
We have Flights!
Nov 5, 2005 (3 photos)

After numerous iterations and changes to the route, we've finally booked our flights. The first of many major milestones in making the trip a reality. We searched around on the internet, read books, visited STA/Trailfinders and spoke to friends to find ...

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by emanddave
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