After telling the news of the engagement to friends and family, we were asked to go out for drinks in Dublin.  It was a nice night out with friends.

I'm in love with IrelandI'm in love with Ireland.  The people, the land, the culture.  Ireland was fan-feckin-tastic!!!!  HAPPY FECKIN DAYS.  I stayed at 4 different hostels, 2 different homes, and a hotel for St. Patrick's Day weekend.  So yea there was lots of madness.  Met loads of people from around the world.&n...

If this was going to be the last morning Adrian and I would be together, then the least I should've expected was that I was going to receive a creative and, more than likely, unpleasant wakeup call. I've had soccer balls, balled-up socks, thongs (as in flip-flops), sneakers, all thrown at me. There's been loud music, obnoxious alarms and gun-sho...

HOLY SHIT! This deserved its own mini entry. Worked last night and since it's the Ryder Cup golf tournament it is really busy in the city. And guess who comes to my work??? MICHEAL F'ING JORDAN!!!!. I was 1/2 a meter from him, i thought i was going to faint, my heart was beating soooo loud. He looked right at me...imagine Micheal Jordan looked a...

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. ...

Dublin, Ireland Day 1 July 31, 2005 Money is running low, Paris did me in budget wise. So I decided to play it really low key and take a vacation from my vacation. In addition I came down with a cold the day before my arrival in Dublin so I was already not up to par. Can I make $86.00 last 4 days in Dublin? I think so. In Dublin the ship was anc...

Of course we had to get our last American breakfast of this trip Bacon, Sausage, eggs sunny side up, pancakes and Maple Syrup, all washed down with copious cups of coffee. Back to the hotel finish packing and off to the airport. You know you are at Las Vegas Airpirt with gambling opportunities all the way to the departure gate. After take off we...

From Hogmonay to St. Patrick's Day, we kept the theme of alcohol-fueled celebrations going strong. But it's true...the Guinness really does taste better over here!! Landed in Dublin and bussed it straight to Cork on the Southern end of the island. Nothing really much in Cork itself, but we couldn't go to Ireland and not kiss the Blarney Stone. ...