The Mainstay
Travel Blogs from Dingle
In Co. Kerry
... was a quick look at the museum for the sake of Lunisa, the second time was to get a better look at the aquarium and the third was more interactive as a staff member called us back and showed us and let us touch a starfish and crab. Which we did not do trhe first two times arround. Aaron bought a hat for himself and we got icecream (despite being a cold and wet day). Watched some more movies with Lunisa the same night when we got back.
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Misty, rainy, sunny, last day in Dingle
Feel like we know this place quite well. Just poured after breakfast so we chilled in the study; I copied an awesome piece for Mike on flyfishing "it's all about the silence" from a book on Kerry; R read the news. The rain eased so off to explore an artist jeweller who did Pandora like beads (maybe a gift for Maria?) as well as a few other treasures - oh dear again - they did my name in Ogham, the ancient ...
Come To The Sea
Ireland is on its own for scenery. Through the occasional rain and the awe of so many new landscapes I managed to pull off a few decent shots from the highlights of our recent trip to the south west peninsulas of Dingle and Iveragh. We ran out of time to visit Beara Peninsula, just south of the others and heard that it too is one of the gems of Ireland. I will most likely travel back to it when Doug Ritter comes to visit in a few weeks. I like the ocean drives and night stays at ...
Fairy Forts and Bagpipes
... open again until Monday. That put some boundaries on our trip around the Dingle Peninsula since we weren’t keen on having to drive back two hours to Dingle on Monday morning from Kenmare, our next stop. On the way back, we stopped by the Centra grocery store and selected salad plates to take for a picnic lunch.
We got on the road around 11:00 in a rather misty morning but with high hopes for some sun along the way. We used our Rick Steves’ Ireland guidebook ...
The Great Blasket
... rocks. The drop off was so steep I couldn’t even see the stone fence that stood beside the road and from the height of my seat on the bus it looked like we were going to teeter into the ocean. "I got to stay awake." I said to no one in particular.
We had a tour guide that was showing us around Dingle Peninsula, and as we moved through the little villages, he gave us some information that only someone who lived in Dingle all their life could give. “And ...
Location
TripAdvisor Reviews The Mainstay Dingle
Other places to stay in Dingle
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Pax Guest House
Upper John St, Dingle | Hotelfrom $66- A Must Stay When In Dingle
- Commanding view and enthusiastic host
- Fantastic place to stay
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Greenmount House
Upper John Street, Dingle | Hotel- Wonderful B&B with fabulous breakfasts
- The best in Dingle
- Rick Steves is dead on
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Coastline Guesthouse
The Wood, Dingle | Hotel -
Bambury's Guesthouse
Mail Road, Dingle | Hotel -
Captain's House
The Mall, Dingle | Hotel -
The Old Pier Restaurant and Accommodation
An Fheothanach, Dingle | Hotel -
An Bothar Pub and Guesthouse
Dingle | Hotel -
Radharc na Mara Holiday Homes
Dingle | Hotel -
Stella Doyle's Guest House
55 John Street, Dingle | Hotel