We have arrived and experienced a large part of Dublin. My friend Dave picked Adrienne and I up at the airport yesterday and took us to a great restaurant...we hadn't eaten real food in a day...I think. Anyway, after we ate we went to the hostel,Kinlay House, and checked in. We got some info from Dave and then he left us to do as we pleased. We ...

Okay. So slightly behind schedule, but here it is. My review of Ireland. First of all, I did a Shamrocker tour, where you have a bus with a guide and other people for five days. You still stay in hostels, but they organize it for you. At first I was a little skeptical and felt like it was selling out because I wasn`t figuring it out for myself, ...

We arrived in Dublin on Thursday evening, dumped our bags at the hostel, ate a quick dinner and then hit the town with Kath's friend Nardia who had recently moved to Dublin. We sampled a few different nightlife options, from trendy bars to 'old man' pubs. I also managed to sample a few pints of Irish beers and cider and was a little tipsy as a r...

Finally got a decent night's sleep at Killarney and felt half-human again. Most of the final day of the Shamrocker tour was spent on the bus, though we did stop in at Blarney Castle. We had been promised that we would be home in time for the Australia vs Brazil World Cup match, but we got stuck in a major traffic jam on the way home (not entirel...

I think this is a sign that I'm getting old: I am getting excited about having a decent night's sleep. I achieved this in Kinlay House, which is something of a miracle! So, it was off to the shops for us. Dublin has heaps of souvenir shops, which don't seem to be as tacky as souvenir shops in other countries cos they're just full of cool stuff. ...

Well, here I am in Dublin. It's been a long day. This morning (from my perspective) I was cuddling with Arvin and trying not to think about the rest of the day. I had my cry in the morning, which was good because it meant I didn't completely fall apart at the airport. We did hang on to each other for a long time, though, and I dashed back for on...