Blogs from County Kerry, Ireland, Europe - page 29

So I'm heading to Dingle tomorrow instead of Cork. Pretty excited about the spontenaity.....Keep you posted. P.S. my camera broke! So not happy! Getting a new one soon even though I'm going to spend $300 dollars on a new one here...boo. Oh well...that's life....keep writing!... read more

So I'm here in Killarney, Ireland. So far, update of my trip- I've met the GREATEST people, many from Canada and Boston, actually, I'm on day 8...yes 8 of wearing the same jeans and they haven't started to smell YET. I'm assuming soon though...I have been able to shower everyday though, somtimes twice, so at least I'm staying clean :) I've been living on baguettes, pasta, fruit and free hostel breakfasts....which consist of toast and cornflakes and coffee. I've been doing a ton of walking and every muscle in my legs is KILLING...but they're getting in great shape!! I've only paid for about three beers since I've been here...Irish men are PHENOMENAL!!! The only regret I have is brining the small bag...Mom PLEASE send me the bigger one!!! It's only a week and It's already killing ... read more

Hey Everyone, We spent the last 3 nights in Killarney, which is the most touristy town we've been to so far. It's situated in County Kerry, in the Killarney National Park, and not only do they have all kinds of sight-seeing tours throughout the area, but they've also got the whole traditional Irish music and pub culture down. It works and it doesn't work, because on one hand it all seems very cool, but on the other there's a slight fakeness to it. We spent Monday on a day-long sight-seeing tour of the Ring of Kerry, which is a 179km loop along the west coast of Ireland and has spectacular views. It was amazing, but we ended up on a tour (and apparently all the tours are the same) where you make a billion stops at ... read more

July 19 We made it home safely. Here is an account of our final trip in Ireland. On our last day in Ireland we had a wide range of experiences. We began with the challenge of ascending Connor Pass. This pass is 1300 feet and 6.7 kilometers to the top, a 6% slope. Three members of our group decided to do the ride, and the other three rode in the van. Carl, Nanci, and Bill started in the mist and finished in the clouds. We were told that the scenery was fantastic, but we rode in a full fog of mist. When we got close to the top of the pass we were literally in the clouds. It was one of the toughest physical experiences we have ever done. We were both happy that we did ... 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