Blogs from County Kildare, Ireland, Europe

So I have finally booked my flight. March 12th! I've still got loads to sort out and get before I leave but I'm finishing work on Saturday so I have a whole week to do everything.... Mosquito net, boots, cancel insurance, cancel nct, get travel insurance, sunglasses.... STUFF!! Mostly though i want to spend that week juggling and hanging out with my friends! I'm gonna miss loads of people and that's a bit of a damper but it's grand because i'm gonna be able to stay in touch with everyone real easily and I'll be back at some stage so it's not as if I'll never see them again. That reminds me.... I need to gather more addresses for postcards and letters! Hrmmmm.... So overall, I am sooooo excited!!! Dying for my ankle to get better ... read more

Hello. At the minute, I'm working in a stud farm. I have gotten a little weekend work and I working with a bunch of lovely, funny pigs; any money I earn goes on drink. I'm kind of scared about traveling. Well not so much the traveling part. It's what’s in the outside world that scares me. The heat, the roads, the butchers. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited. But scared!!! I'm going to oxygen on my own this weekend. I've options to meet up with others pigs there, but for the most part, it'll be me and my backpack. This should be a nice, slow introduction hopefully laced with lots of swimming in the muck, sunbathing and partying. Wherever. I'm free to roam. That's the beauty of doing it by myself. I will post some pictures ... read more

I just jumped in the deep end, and damn!...I lost those floaty things that fit on your arms. In other words...the non-blogger just started a blog. Yep, its a fact. If you feel like you are up to the challenge of sitting through a mound of atrocious spelling, puncuation in all the wrong places, mixed with a little bit of ridiculous grammer and sarcasm then sit back and relax. The good news is that you'll get to hear as many stories as I can type, the bad news is that I've already used spell check. So why start a blog? Well, I'm about to jump on a plane to Tanzania to volunteer with Cross-Cultural Solutions. And instead of emailing everyone (or going through that process where my brain farts and I forget...) with the same story, ... read more

So, the first cheap flight with Ryan Air, the day had finally come! What can I say, Eindhoven airport was small but modern. The Ryan Aeroplane... well, could do with a taste upgrade. They are cheap flights for us, so one can't complain, but for example, the seats do NOT recline, and have no seat pocket. I'm also sure the crambed in as many seats as they possibly could, so not much leg room for me. And the (very bright) yellow plastic on the back of all head rests..... dunno, but I can't recommend taking flights for more than 2 hours with them without needing aspirines for headaches.... The flight was pretty smooth though, not much of a delay. Dublin airport was as I remembered it, so a wee bit chaotic, and the queue at Budget ... read more

We had to check out early this morning, because we had a long day of bussing ahead to get to our next destination - Castledermot, County Kildare, where we were to stay in Kilkea Castle. Sadly, that meant no free breakfast at the B&B, so we dined on chips and chocolate from the bus station instead. Woohoo! Our bus ride to Cork went off without a hitch (we had to backtrack a little because we had decided on Killarney AFTER we’d already booked our Cork stuff, but it was only 1.5 hours, so not too bad. Plus, it was nice to be back in one of our favourite spots, even if it was only a half hour at the bus station). At Cork, we boarded the bus to Waterford with no problems and both of us ... read more