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Travel Blogs from Galway, Ireland
still here but now everso nearly there...
... to get to the bottom of all the confusin details but basically a dog doesn't need to see a vet or have anything done leaving ireland or uk (apart from the passport stuff). Only on the way back. It's only monday and the ferry not til saturday but that's ...
The change of plan...
... my staple breakfast and caffeine hit, before wondering at great length what the hell to do next. Prior to heading over to Ireland from Czech and Austria, i'd investigated the possiblity of heading to Belgium and Holland on the way, but wrote it off as a ...
Galway & The Burren
... that there were no rocks elsewhere along the way. Where did the stones for all of these walls come from? Before reaching Galway we headed south towards Clarinbridge where our B&B, Karaun House was booked. We were greeted by Teresa O'Dea who welcomed ...
Dingle Peninsula
... mountains. It was so still that the water was a mirror image of the mountain above. I have to say, the true beauty in Ireland is not in the cities, but the countryside. I can honestly say I have never seen such lush beautiful landscapes before! The ...
Day 184 - 31 August - Jen out on her own again
Had another lie in, did chores. Leon decided to read his new book and I thought I would go and have an adventure. Weather not great but decided a drive would be good. Drove to Ennis which is a biggish town, down the coast to Killadysert then as ...
Day 191 - 7 September - Ring of Kerry
... start of the harvest season, and that the goat is a pagan fertility symbol." of 1649-53 (although Cromwell himself, who left Ireland in May 1650, never reached as far west as Killorglin). Another is that it stems from the pagan Celtic festival of is ...
North to Galway
... place for wandering and meeting travellers. We actually ran into some friends from Flagstaff, totally randomly one night. We had some Guiness' and caught up. Serendipity! By the way, Guiness is only good in Ireland (I've always hated it ...
Lovely ride along the Coast
Beautiful cycle along the hilly coast. Tried several times to video parts of the tide for you to see, but the camera would have none of it. Didn’t like the jostling or something… Went through a few small towns and saw traditional ...
History of Castles Fieldtrip
... and saw a fortified house in Portumna, then we went to a Tower House. This is the best example of a tower house in Ireland, there are pictures on top of the Tower House which is about five stories up. Finally, we went and saw a masonry ...
the last day in Galway
ok well ill have to start off with today being an AWESOME day....just great...ill start off with waking up cause i do have to do that first right. Sooo..yeah..well me and mikey wake up at about 8-830 tired as hell. Anyways we head over to the restraunt ...
IRELAND!!!!
... Holyhead, Wales, where I caught the BAF (Big Ass Ferry) which in proper English, woulb be called a FBF (Fookin' big ferry) to Ireland. I managed to make it to Dun Laoghaire (pronounced "Done Larry")and realized i had no euro! Had to back track out of the ...
Notes from a Smaller Island
... been more caribbean than irish. It must be the joy I bring everywhere I go with my positive attitude! A few observations... Ireland is a small island... They serve guinness damn near everywhere... I am sweating the dark stuff... All part of having a ...
THE DINGLE PENINSULA - IRELAND -Videos
... !!!!!! The clue is that 4 days are enough in the city. 6 is too much, especially if you cannot have other day trips. - We could have visited another part of Ireland instead of spending 6 days there. The experience, and photos taken are great ...
Galway
Still in Galway, tomorrow i make for Kilkenny. The other night i went out with Eva (she is from Austria i met her here in the hostel) we went to a concert that was at a Pub. It was a band called JJ72. It was a pretty good night. Very enjoyable! Good ...
And away we goooooo...
... to anyone who was out with us the past few weeks....the Living room, Roisins, and Front Door were fantastic nights. Not too sad leaving Galway as we'll be back there next May and you're all invited up to Leas na Mara, if they ever build the feckin ...
Biking Around
... and I was very tired for class the next day. Though we had trouble getting home I would not have traded this for any other trip. I had a great time visiting Adam and Ireland was a beautiful and welcoming country. Love to my friends and family ...
Galway with my Parents
... also my parents favorite pub. We also went out for dinner at the Malt House, which had to be the best meal in Ireland that I have had. The next morning we drove Pat to the airport and continued to Killarney and on the way we stopped in ...
Christmas in Cathair na Gaillimhe
... to another! The last few days have been spent going into town for some more shopping, eating, welcoming Annas boyfriend Jamie to Ireland, having coffee, taking a trip to Clifden - which included seeing the 12 hills, wandering Dogs Bay (a ...
another night in Galway
... day. Psh, Monday was so tiring. See, we were able to spread the traveling out before ... to Dublin on Friday, Galway on Saturday, planning Dublin on Sunday ... but foiled !! So we ended up having about ten hours of traveling on ...
Probably the best city in Ireland...Galway
... don't even begin to show how amazing they are in person. They are probably my favorite thing I have seen in Ireland. We all went to supper at a famous Fish & Chips take out and then that night me & ...
Home is where the debt is
Home sweet home and it's all gone nuts here. All change...the Garda station has an extension, there are 6 new buildings in the "west suburbs" and the Kenny family have a new toilet seat in the main bathroom. The Golden family have a new ...
Last minute jitters
My bag has been packed. And re-packed. And unpacked. And squished. I've informed the hotel of my late arrival. I've got (some) foreign cash. My electrical batteries are charged. My print outs are in a waterproof folder in a waterproof bag. Agh! ...
Dingle to Galway via the Cliffs of Moher
... mountain range that splits the Dingle Peninsula in half. It is a narrow two way road (as are 99.99% of the roads in Ireland) so navigation can be interesting at times. When we got to the top of the pass fog had settled in below so we couldn’t ...
THE WICKLOW MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY TRIP - (6 videos)
A DRIVE TO THE DINGLE PENINSULA We are happy for the trip today, - I have read so much about it. The weather is good, in Dublin, but on the mountains it is mostly foggy. The drive is wonderful, with lots of green pastures, -just like I expected it to ...
Alive in Ireland
... last year so that was nice. We are now in Galway at the Radisson for two nights. The sun is still shining and Ireland is a colorful as it was last year. I have already taken 300 pictures. The food has been wonderful -- I have had ...
Day 188 - 4 September - Our horsey girls and boys
Woke around 10am - gotta stop this as the days are becoming wasted. Leon had a HUGE sleep in, so I did the chores and when I went to check the horses I found them in the paddock near the gate by the road. That is a no no. How the hell am I ...
The Connaght and climbing Croagh Patrick
... 40-day fast, he threw a bell down the side of the mountain, banishing all the snakes and serpents of Ireland." It will be a 100klm drive north from Galway, and with the days being so short now, with dusk beginning not long after 4.00pm, we need to get ...
Galway, Ireland
Sunday night, Galway Ireland Yesterday started off pretty productive in Dublin. I went for an awesome run along the river while Tannis went to take her driver test- yeah she passed! There is a river that is just ourside her place that runs off to the ...
Day 187 - 3 September - Blog and reading
Got up and after doing the chores we decided to have a slow day doing blog and reading. I just found book 13 of a series I started reading almost 20 years ago. There were only 6 when I started and the author has been painfully slow in publishing further ...