Driving Ireland

Bed and breakfasts, a lush green countryside, and friendly people make Ireland a fantastic vacation spot. Please enjoy a small picture of our delightful vacation to this wonderful land.

Today's theme was Driving Ireland. We had one goal today – to be in Dublin to sleep. So after a look through some tourist pamphlets over breakfast we decided to a driving loop that would let us see a bit of South East Ireland. The first stop of the ...

... both coasts, Wisconsin/Illinois on the west and Michigan on the east. Something I have never seen before. Ruminations Overall, Ireland is a beautiful country. The people seemed very friendly and very proud of their culture. Their history and their ...

... to explore Stonehenge and Avebury stone circles. And the Wednesday we drive to London.   One last quick little impression of Ireland...this country has been lovely and has really dug deep into our hearts. You guys know that I've always wanted to ...

... is a huge mountain with a chapel and abbey on it where legend has it that St. Patrick threw all of the snakes of Ireland into the sea. On our drive we encountered loads of goats, sheep and a couple of wild Connemara ponies. Jessica is still sick and ...

... the B&B receipts. My next destination was to Dundalk to visit Harliana, my newly found best friend here in Ireland-we met in Portiuncula/Ballinasloe-introduced to us by Naning, another friend from Dublin. We became best friends ...

... the wrong side, shifting with your left hand, and getting your bearings with respect to the car's size. Because we lost 5 hours with the rescheduled flight, we ended up driving straight through to Westport with a quick pitstop in Leenaun along the ...

... the huge rocks and out into the middle of this waterfall in the middle of this valley in the mountains in the middle of Ireland! WOW! I can't even adequately describe to you how that felt to be out there in the midst of Irish nature as the clouds hung ...

... will write more when I'm warm and comfortable, but for now... some pictures =D OK I'm comfortable! What a great trip, I would recommend Ireland to anyone, except those on a really strict budget, it is even more expensive than England, yikes. But it was ...

... Cliffs of Moher only 200m) they were spectacular, although much less acclaimed. The roads were a bit hairy but really cool driving. Irelands roads are twisty and narrow. After Simon explained to me the finer points of how rally car drivers take corners ...

... , folk dance (authentic step dance NOT Lord of the Dance) and music performed by talented college students sponsored by Ireland's cultural commission. This is a venue to further Irish cultural heritage among the Irish people. Casual sessions follow every ...

... told me I would be working with elderly people.  I thought, all right, at least it's not kids. I traveled to Castleisland, Ireland, located in County Kerry.  I was staying with this crazy single mother who's son was in the US doing computer ...

... picking pictures, as by this time I was quite familiar with my camera-and smart enough to bring the battery charger... The first few days I was getting used to driving on the (Wrong) side of the road, and stayed local in Cork and Blarney for the most ...

... on SAS, so it wasn't going to get to Dublin until 6pm. The initial plan was for Shalena and I to leave Dublin and start driving to the west coast. But we are flexible...we know things can easily go awry. So instead we headed back to my hostel so Shalena ...

... Who were once going to buy a Westfalia (a type of campervan for the uneducated) But now we’re in a Nissan Micra Driving around Ireland in our hire car Singing shoo-whop, shoo-whop, shoo-wa, she-la-lia So with poetic Ireland done and dusted, it is ...

... 't known better we would have assumed it to be a fortification built by a medieval baron. Tomorrow is election day in Ireland. If I were Irish I certainly wouldn't vote for the candidate who drove past our window at 9.30 broadcasting his election ...

... common in terms of the lay of the land, lakes, small mountains, etc.  However they are very different.  No trees in Ireland, much smaller park, higher mountains, the town is way bigger, and multi-day hikes are not as common.  I’d come ...

... to the docks in Melbourne before going to the airport.     1000kms ticked over and that was the end of our trip around Southern Ireland. Defiantly recommended!!              ...

... pubs at night and along the streets from buskers during the day. The strange speed limits, windy roads and tractors always made driving interesting. Although Jay did enjoy the opportunity to get behind the wheel and pretend he was a rally car driver he ...