Hi everyone. I am in Ireland now. When we flew over here at first I thought the plane would be small but when I got on it was huge and every seat had a TV and a remote control. The weather here is misty but its early in the morning. We'll be in Venice tonight. Have fun in class :) ¬ Jake

Oh no, Kerry arrives in Dublin without Teresa. The Continental plane from Houston decides to go back to the gate for no particular reason, which makes it delayed in getting to Memphis. I got the pleasure of spending the night at the Marriott Fairfield Inn in Newark, NJ -- whoopie.. Although I guess missing out on Kerry learning how to drive on t...

Hey Everyone! Now we have reached Ireland!! We understood what they mean by the "Green Isle" as all you can see when you fly in are fields of green grass boardered by shrubbery blanketing the countryside. On Thursday we tried to book hostels for this week only to discover that there was no room anywhere in the city for Saturday night... not to f...

Dublin was spectacular both times I wandered around it. I had a great time visiting the Keane family and can't wait to return. I spent most of my day alone, after the Keanes and grandma left, walking around Dublin just hanging out. I saw a spectacular movie called The Wind That Shakes The Barley. I then watched my first live cricket match in Pho...

I spent three great weeks in Ireland with Nollaig. I got to meet her family whom I have heard so much about for the past 24 years and had some great meals with them. We toured Dublin and found some great bookshops and coffee houses. I did a little spin through the MAC makeup counter while in Dublin too which was such a treat. I took off for a fe...

I eventually managed to box my bike and get to JFK for my early flight. Everything went fairly hassle free all the way to Dublin. I had some pointers on places to visit from a hung over passenger with a friendly streak. She was returning home to Ireland after a trade show and two days of heavy drinking and singing. Quite a pleasant women althoug...

Pictures from Dublin at: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jdugo/Al bums/europe/dublin/index.html I was barely ready in time for the trip, packing up to the last minute. Mom and I drove to the airport and picked up some last minute items on the way. Finally I started to get that deep twinge of excitement/worry/adventure approaching the airport. The...

We were going to get one of those hop on hop off passes, but the busses always looked full. So we're hoofing it, which is what I prefer. Our first stop is the to view the Book of Kells at Trinity College. Trinity College was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592 to "civilize" Dublin. Of course civiliazation meant no women and no Catholics were pe...

A rather large group of about 14, most who worked at the Shepherds Bush Walakbout flew over to Dublin to run amoke for St Patricks day, staying at the Abbey Lodge in central downtown, that one of the girls had booked for us. When we first arrived we checked out a few different bars during the day and then meet up with one of the guys cousins, wh...

After a flight change in Amsterdam we are off to explore Ireland