Blogs from County Kerry, Ireland, Europe - page 38

After a pleasant trip from Cork, we found Kilarney International Youth Hostel without too much trouble (only one wrong turn!). We checked in about 9:30am, stored our luggage and bought 2 Ring of Kerry Tour tickets @16.50 Euros each. The sights were awesome! We stopped once to watch a presentation by an Irish shepherd, explaining the different types of sheep and demonstrating how his sheepdogs work. They were something and the whole thing was very informative and only 4 Euros. We stopped for lunch at the Scariff Inn. The food was good, but very expensive (13 Euros for a small bowl of soup, a small salad, and water). After lunch we stopped several times for picture-taking and rest/shopping. Got back to hostel about 5:30pm. Bus is called by the hostel, so very easy to do, picking ... read more

Hey everybody. So jeez, it's definitely about time I get this posted. So as many of you know my old man came to visit for a little over a week and half and boy did we have ourselves a good time! I tell you, Dad and I make quite the pair indeed. So, I'll get right to it. Dad arrived in Dublin after 35 hours of being in air and in airports (he really does show the love doesn't he?) and after a few hugs and good ole smiles we headed into Dublin for a pint of genuine silky Guinness, which Dad had a hurtin' for. After the splendid pint (and the first one Dad and I have EVER shared) we came on back to the homestead. After showing Dad a bit of Maynooth and the ... read more

Here are the rest of the pictures from Ireland. They include Cashel and the Dingle Peninsula. It was incredibly beautiful there and I would reccommend it to everyone. Also, it reminded me of the Cape quite often.... read more

A boys weekend in Ireland for Paddy's day - just what the doctor ordered, and what better time to visit Irleand. So Me, Russ and Paul Dawson flew into Cork on Paddys afternoon - It started well with a nice bit of sideways action from the pilot in a bit of wind as we landed/drifted down the runway - Awesome, and that was a sign of things to come (you'll see). Then it was straight into town to drink with some Irish dudes..... I love the Irish, definately one of the friendliest nation of people I have met, in fact I think they would take the cake if I could actually understand what they were saying - thats one crazy accent. I must admit, Paddys evening was a little dissapointing because there were just so many ... read more

FRIDAY 10 / 3 / - Blarney Due to my exhaustion off waking up early and getting to sleep late with a bit off CIDER in the belly the previous day it was a horrible 10.30am wake up for me... missing the complimentry breakfast and being the only person left in the bedroom sleeping! Oh my I've missed out on a whole 1.5hours off sight seeing. After a quick shower and slick off the hair I packed my bag and set off into the town centre again. I went to a sandwhich bar and ended up having an egg something. It was Irish. Whilst I was there I met another Australian who was living/working in Cork. She said her friends band where playing at a club later on and that she would call me later. Score... ... read more