Blogs from County Kerry, Ireland, Europe - page 28

The Incredible Unibrow We finally arrived in Dingle. I have the sneaky suspicion that the view on the way in was amazing, but due to the pitch black and thick coating of clouds above us, we had no light to see it. I fell asleep in the car about 20 minutes from our destination and was awoken by a tall dark haired irsih man with large teeth, who reeked of cigarettes. As the dome light came on I could see clearly, the greatest and most epic unibrow in the history of all mankind. I’m talking from caveman days to Animal from the muppett babies, our bed and breakfast host Tom had the most prominent facial hair feature since Hitler’s mustache. He also put out the, “I have cameras in your room, I have bodies in the ... read more

. . . 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

This entry will focus on the first day of our tour proper in which we began our travels on the tour bus with our fearless leader, Tommy O'Reilly. I was paired with Nancy on the bus and we all settled in to our new mode of travel which included long periods of Tommy sharing his endless Irish wisdom and boundless knowledge of Irish history with us, interspersed with Irish music. Our first stop was the Rock of Cashel. Well, actually it was more like we saw it from a distance as we stopped on the side of the roadway. It was a beautiful sight. But alas, we were not going up to it, this was just a picture stop. So on we went. The next stop was Blarney Castle. This was the biggie for the day...Well, ... read more

So i arrived to Cork on July 9th, a few weeks ago. The weather was no surprise...raining. I spent a few weeks just going for walks alone as Dave was working. He is offically "Retired" since July 27th as we say! Ronan is Daves friend that we are staying with here in Cork for a few weeks. They are still in training for the triathelon, so I had even more time to myself as I have no intentions of putting on a wetsuit and swimming in the sea, or cycline gor 40 miles!! The "King of the Hill" Traithelon was in Kinsale, and Ronan and Dave both finished the race. Ronan finished in 1hr 36 min and Dave wasnt too far behind finishing in 1hr 41 min. It was their first triathelon and all of their ... read more