Blogs from County Dublin, Ireland, Europe - page 156

So I was able to hitch a ride from Doolin to Galway and I gave Armindo €10 because gas is around $4 gallon. Neither of us knew the area but it seemed to be near the city center so he pulled over and dropped me off on some corner. It was cool that he drove me because I got to see some of the Burren which I wouldnt have been able to see without doing a tour or renting a car or something. Plus it gave me someone to chill with, i'll be honest and say im just happy to be alive because the roads are extremely narrow. Theyre not even roads really, more like paved paths so everyone drives in the middle since theyre so narrow, but theyre also driving 100km/h and around blind bends. ... read more

Today has been a long, but exciting day. We landed in Dublin a little before 8am. We got off and i got my first stamp in my passport. We made reservations at the Camden Deluxe Hotel and took a bus into the town. We sat on the top deck of the double decker bus -- that was so cool! We dropped our backpacks off at the hotel and went walking. We saw St. Patrick's Cathedral and walked through the park. The old buildings are cool to look at. We walked around looking for food, but since it was Sunday, not much was open. We walked to the Guiness Brewery. That place was huge -- it was seven floors. It was a self-guided tour, so we walked around and got educated on beer :) THey had a ... read more

Is there any better time to visit Ireland than March 17? We think not. The night before, Laura, Natalie, her boyfriend and I all flew into Dublin and grabbed some food before heading to bed for a good night´s sleep. From 9am on March 17th when we woke up, there were people in the streets dressed in green and simply enjoying life---a trait of the Irish! We watched the parade go through downtown Dublin where colorful floats, Irish dancing, and marching bands abounded. All of us dressed in green showed our spirit, Irish background or not! Most of my pictures are on my disposable camera since I wasn´t risking my digital in crazy Dublin that day, but I´ll hopefully get them up soon. We had lunch at a nearby pub before meeting up with Chelsey and ... read more

I was sitting here drinking my strawberry milk and feeling lonely. Amber just left today and I am here till Monday. Ah the loneliness of a campus with no people! Then I realized I should be keeping up with my blog. Yes I know you are all thinking that girl is a lazy daucer, but I guess that is the truth. I thought the title to my blog would make a wonderful song title. I am going to have to do a little song writing later with my peace and quite! Well I went to Ireland for Saint Patrick’s Day. I am not sure what to write about this trip. I learned several lessons from the experience. Let's read my short, but important list. Ah my soap box.. I missed you soap box! 1. First impressions ... read more

As promised, it's the fantastic Ireland Trip Report! I was nervous about this whole thing, jumping on a plane to a random contry you know not a soul in, hoping you've got a place to sleep, enough money in budget, and luck will bump you into some friendly faces. But wow- Now that I've done it, I can't wait to go everywhere else. One of the biggest eye openers for me was that there is a whole travel culture, people who just hop from place to place learning and exploring and making friends, for years at a time. I met people my age who have already been through most of asia, india, and europe. It's not as hard or scary as it looks to be, and you don't have to be rich or wait till you ... read more