Blogs from Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland, Europe

I left the hotel at 10am this morning to make my way to the airport. I was able to easily walk to the platform with the fast train and didn't have to wait long for the next one. The trip to the airport only took about 20 minutes so I arrived in plenty of time to check my bag in (just under 20kg) and spend some time browsing the shops. My flight was due to depart at 1:10pm so I had plenty of time. Then of course it was slightly delayed but that didn't bother me too much. The flight ended up leaving about 30 minutes late but was quite ok. I was flying with Norweigan airshuttle and they don't provide any food and drinks - but you can purchase on board. I bought a roll ... read more

Well Part One of Global Sorority has come to an end in Tipperary County. As of tomorrow would have taken nine flights, six very long car drives, 2 botabota's at night, one of which we were stopped by police at a road block, and a few long walks across dirt roads and farmlands in 21 days. Tia and I have finished our trip on her family’s organic farm. The weather has been a bit chilly with beautiful sun and sporadic clouds and showers. It’s such a great experience being on a farm and I wish I was able to experience a little more but it’s time to go home. At first it seemed a little odd for me to come this far not to experience all of Ireland or at least a little more but what ... read more

Today we slept in a little before we joined the group for breakfast. It was very fun to wait for Natalie in the dining room as she is very sunny in the morning. We had our breakfast as Natalie hugged the cat figurine in the dining room. After breakfast we packed the car and then made our plans for the day. We decided to walk down as a group to see the baby lambs that Celia, our B&B owner, had adopted. Celia gave us four bottles of milk to feed them. We were all very excited to get to feed the lambs, especially Natalie. When we got to the pen, the lambs could tell we had the milk and they were fighting fiercely to get a spot. Natalie and Amy fed the littlest lamb and when ... read more

url='/Videos/3714.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3714.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Driving in Ireland Another rainy day. We decided on the caves at Michelstown or Caher Castle. It ended up being Caher because the caves tour was in another hour and also everyone was worried that, because of the rain, the caves would be dripping wet. (more than likely) Caher Castle (1142) offers tours but we chose to just wander around and feel the atmosphere of the place. It is a very impressive river -island castle and if ever you wanted to see a castle on a rock, surrounded by a moat, (well river actually) full of turrets, towers, massive walls, defences and dungeons, this is it. The inside has not been done up like nearby Rock of Cashel and is smaller but it wins hands down for allowing you to wander around freely and ... read more