Blogs from Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe - page 5

. . . but before we left Dublin we decided we needed one more night of destruction to really thank Rob for all of his hospitality :) First we were off to the largest club I've seen yet. Four stories of dancing and mayhem in a place that looked like it had been plucked straight out of Vegas. Lights flashing everywhere with gaudy statues and horrific paintings filling up every inch of space that wasn't already occupied by thousands of Irish kids and tourists out for 10Euro beer night. Thankfully we weren't there for more than a pint before we were off to the greatest non-traditional club/bar we'd been to yet. You'd have no idea this place even existed unless you noticed the large bouncer out front having a smoke and waiting to glare at you ... read more

Every traveler often dreams of stumbling upon a significant cultural event or tradition in the country they are visiting. Something that allows a tourist to experience and even briefly become a part of that nations culture. Well last week, we had that opportunity in Tralee. We arrived just in time for the last two days of the Rose of Tralee Festival. During the five days of this festival 'Roses' from all over the world (most from Ireland with a few from America, Australia and even one from Dubai, all with Irish roots) compete to be crowned the Rose of Tralee. Not only is there the beauty pageant activities, but the streets were packed with craft markets, street performers, and live bands played late into the night. On the last night, after the winner was announced, the ... read more

We drove the Dingle Peninsula today and then made our way to Kinsale for the evening.... read more

Well, one thing that we learned about Ireland is that internet connections are few and far between! So now we have a lot to catch up everyone on, especially if we hope to encourage a cult following of our blog by the end of the trip! Now we are settled in Norway (We arrived late last night) and have spent the day exploring Oslo, getting sun-burned (Even Norway is warmer than Ireland!) and enjoying David’s relatives wonderful hospitality. But David and I had such an amazing last few days in Ireland, we had to do one last entry on the remainder of our trip. So to review: From Cork to Kenmare (With Kinsale inbetween), From Kenmare we drove around the Ring of Kerry (To be described later) to Portmagee, From Portmagee to Dingle, From Dingle to ... read more

We started our Journey today around 12pm. Since I was able to book our tickets with frequent flyer miles, my mom and I traveled to rochester for our flight. The trip was an easy drive and the time passed quickly. After the security checkpoint, we relaxed and waited for our flight. The flight from Rochester to Philly was pretty easy... it was a prop plane and luckily we were in the first row...because their was no airconditioning and apparently the front of the plane was heaven compared to the back (hell). We landed in philly on time and went to sit at the gate for our next flight. We were looking for my cousin Amy, but we were not sure if we missed her since she had warned us that she switched her hair color to ... read more