Westbourne Hotel Bray

... Gravity Bar at the top, I got my free pint of Guiness and we looked out at the panoramic views of Dublin and read the James Joyce quotes written all over the windows. Now, I'm being completely serious when I say that Guiness is good in Ireland and nowhere else. The rumors that it doesn't travel well are completely true. I tried it in America and France and it was... not for me. But sitting above Dublin, I tasted the black stuff and it ...

... type story and I really enjoy reading about real-life situations, so this is what most of them have consisted of. I am looking for more books suggestions too, so feel free to pass them my way.



I thought that I would start a list of the books I have read thus far and continue to add to it as I finish reading others. It is true, I am a little geeky - but ...

... at a few different pubs and got chips (fries) from the one place that was open selling food to drunk people. It was an interesting little place. And it wasn't raining when we walked back to the house, so that was nice. Sunday we headed to a town like fifteen minutes away and saw the beach. Unfortunately it was really windy and cold so we just stood on the sidewalk pretty far away. But there were incredible waves coming in and it was actually pretty ...

... building that consists of many basic bedrooms, a large open-air laundry and a play area. There is also a living and kitchen area, plus wash rooms. A small selection of toys exists. Within the surrounding land, the centre has planted many crops. The produce is used to feed the children and is sold locally to help sustain the mission. The land is very fertile. They grow mangos, paw paw, avocados, bananas, beans, corn ...

... feel free to post and influence me. Tell me where you've been, where you think I should go, and what you want a photo of me doing ;-) Update one: Flights booked. I'll be flying out of Dublin on the 26th of June and returning on the 27th of August. First stop: Rio De Janeiro

... I get home again ;¬) Arrived in the airport around 2 a.m.and started to look for a nice comfortable piece of the floor to sit on since all the seats were already taken. Unfortunately there weren't any, so I had to settle for a cold hard piece of the floor instead. It's amazing how slowly a couple of hours wauiting for the chekin desk to open can go. Anyway eventually managed to check in, get rid of my luggage and head through to the ...

... dollars, it puts things in perspective and is definitely an expensive city to hang out in. Lately I have been better about not thinking about the exchange rate and everything in dollars, but it's hard because it's hard to justify going to the movies at night when one ticket will be about $15 dollars just to get in, ha ha ha. St. Patrick's Day is coming up soon and it is actually bigger in the states than it is here and the students always ...

... land the pilot pulled out of it and went back up as another flight was still on the runway. Its a bit crazy around Heathrow, but we landed eventually. We had to queue for 3 hours all over the airport to get our transfer to Dublin. The flight home to Dublin was a nice easy flight, funny enough no turbalance for once. I had to wait a while for my rucksake, which really had me saying this can't be happening, not at this stage of the trip ...

... Again, I didn't take my camera for obvious reasons but I kinda wished I had. The town was just fantastic. So many people and every single pub, and I mean every pub, was packed. People filled the streets and kebab shops. Stayed out pretty late and did a small pub crawl. What a great night and I would advise anyone to hit up anywhere in Ireland for st pattys day, although book your accommodation a ...

... Wicklow Mountains. Pity the rainy weather has followed me from Letterkenny in the far northwest of Ireland. The rain has been falling in steady sheets all day, kindly alerting me to the aforementioned time-limit on my boots' waterproofing spray. My shopping mission for tomorrow has become soggily clear. Despite the fitful weather here on the Emerald Isle (after all, how do you think it gets to be so Emerald?), I am enjoying myself ...