The Western Hotel Galway

Back again after a long absence ... It feels good too!

I'm sitting in the office having the usual misgivings about the forthcoming trip ... but deep inside I know it will be great ... and the pre trip nerves are a good source of energy. It's Friday evening and I'm getting in the mood for the weekend ... I'm not in the mood for doing any more work today ... but there are one of two things I need to get sorted before leaving the ...

... 30th.

Next I'll spend 3 weeks in New Zealand, mostly on the South Island, and fly from Auckland to LA on May 22nd.

After a final 3 weeks in America I will fly from New York to London on June 17th.

I have bought and scrounged everything I need to take, and I have typed up more notes than I can handle. I'm very excited to finally be so close to going, after years of planning and hoping!!

My next post will be from India!!!

... to the highest edge.

Of course, our group would be determined to cross this edge and we marched our way along the Atlantic in a way that I have never walked the shore before. The boys were more determined to hike further, so us girls stayed behind to capture the moment. Little did we know they had bigger plans to depants and show the world. I guess it was for the best we stayed back.

Galway was a different ...

... Na tzw. bialej liscie znajduje sie rowniez Australia i Nowa Zelandia. W Poludniowo-Wschodniej Azji (w tej czesci, do ktorej my jedziemy) wiz wymaga sie od nas w Kambodzy, Wietnamie i Laosie.
Problem wyplacania pieniedzy.
Opcji jest kilka:
- czeki turystyczne. Sa rozne opinie, ale ogolnie ludzie z doswiadczeniem ich nie polecaja. W wielu miejscach Ameryki Lacinskiej sa one trudne do zrealizowania.
- karta debetowa
- karta kredytowa ...

... last week biking up the West coast of Ireland, and I am writing you today from Switzerland where the 16th stage of the Tour de France kicked off. Stopher and I joined up with a group of strangers (plus my dad and Lisa) in the town of Ennis and our trusty VBT (Vermont Bike Tour) guides loaded us onto a bus to visit the Cliffs of Moher. My mom came here last time we were in Ireland, but this was a first for me. They’re absolutely ...

... on the roads. We seriously can't believe how many sheep there are. What a beautiful country Ireland is. Cohen's had his 1st real game of golf and we all had a great time. We only played 9 holes on a pitch and putt course so it was really short. We were very excited and surprised to see an old castle ruin at the end of our street. It's right on the river and seems to be a popular picnic spot. The boys loved ...

... almost to the point of crying and I stop every time in my car to wave and say goodbye to the lake and the cabin at the docks just before leaving the lake. 23. I pick at my face- and there is NO reason that i should because i would have clear skin if I didn't touch it! 24. I realized growing up is good. I love Christmas so much not for the presents but because i get to see my family. They have no ...

... side of my face my eye hurt and cheek hurt so bad and my three top molars were giving me shooting pains all the way p my forehead I couldn't eat on that side of my mouth! Along with a nice fever and achy body and soar throat and ears! AGHHH I am SO tired of getting sick I hardly ever got REALLY sick at home and now 4 times in 6 months! Oh yeah can you believe it TODAY is 6 months- 6 months ago I was getting on a plane for a life changing unforgettable experience!!!

... to relieve daily hangovers
-expensive weed
-party at the Penthouse with a bunch of bys
-Ashley Power/Geoff Pevlin
-Julie & Ashley
-Galway races
-"I've watched you lose audience after audience this entire trip" Bosh to Callahan
-late night feed place
-Superknack's
-Spanish Arches
-Smitty's dip with missus
-"Minge alert" -said to ...

... TV. It was an evening of mindless American entertainment (Friends, The O.C., Addams Family Values). The only thing that was strange was watching ads where the prices where announced in euros. Joe and Katherine are a lot more comfortable together than Joe and I, so I felt a bit left out, but enjoyed myself nonetheless. When we left, it was raining, and we weren't wearing raincoats, so we ran the block and a half to the hostel. Apparently all this walking around town and ...