Destination: Ireland

Galway and the Connemara

Sat, 17 Jun 2017 | By the_koetsys | Views [419]

Galway. Of all the places in Ireland we have visited, this city stands out. The quintessentially friendly and funny Irish, clean streets, bright and colourful homes and rain were the hallmarks of this place. As one does when one finds a good place, ... Read more >

The south west of Ireland

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 | By the_koetsys | Views [473]

We were disappointed in Dublin but rural Ireland is altogether different.  We travelled to Cashel to have a look at the Rock of Cashel which is actually an ancient church which looks like a castle. We were fortunate enough to join a group that ... Read more >

Dublin

Mon, 12 Jun 2017 | By the_koetsys | Views [571]

We were not sure what to expect from Dublin as everything we hear about Ireland is about how green and beautiful it is. Dublin is neither green nor beautiful. After checking in at our apartment, we decided to go and explore the city. As we walked ... Read more >

Under a million stars and a moonlit sky,i found a beauty of mauritius

Mon, 1 May 2017 | By mysafarnama | Views [362]

 “Don’t quit your job to travel, Travel to perform better at your job”               In a world of travel bloggers and booming industry of travelling ,where so ... Read more >

Tags: travelling#solo#job#quit#self-enlightenment#life#

Ireland...a week of hawks, walks, rocks...and lots of sheep

Thu, 6 Apr 2017 | By jakemoffat | Views [623]

For years I have had the sense that I should plan a trip to Ireland, but that trip has always slipped down the travel list, falling prey to the temptations of trips to Italy, Turkey, or Spain. I have had some subtle guilt about continuing to downgrade ... Read more >

Photos: Ireland: Hawks, Walks, Rocks...And Sheep!

Mon, 3 Apr 2017 | By jakemoffat | Photo Gallery

Slow Baot

Sat, 21 Jan 2017 | By dmurray | Views [513]

Pick up was at 6am from the hostel in Chiang Rai for the dreaded slow boat to Luang Prabang. First, it’s a 2-hour drive to the Laos border, then a 6-9-hour boat to a little village named Pak Beng, where you stay the night and then another 9am boat ... Read more >

Tags: slow boat

Chiang Rai - I wont be back

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By dmurray | Views [303]

Usually I wait until after I have left a location to update my blog, at least that’s what I had proposed to do and did after Chiang Mai but as I write this I am still in Chiang Rai. Reason why I am writing this down now is because I need to correctly ... Read more >

Tags: chiang rai

Photos: Photos

Mon, 9 Jan 2017 | By dmurray | Photo Gallery

Its been a tough week!

Mon, 9 Jan 2017 | By dmurray | Views [273]

I have been planning this trip for over a year but right now it feels like it has come around all too sudden. I've mixed feelings this morning. On one hand, I'm nervous, apprehensive and slightly sad - the last week or so has been spent saying farewell ... Read more >

Tags: departure

Ireland and Company

Sat, 24 Sep 2016 | By billh | Views [417]

Sadly, my company has left and I'm back on my own.  I had a great time, we had a lot of fun and some fantastic adventures of our own (some of which I'll talk about below!)  One belief I've had reinforced on this adventure is that traveling ... Read more >

Heading South, Kayaking Ardmore Bay & the Atlantic

Thu, 1 Sep 2016 | By billh | Views [408]

The place I was in turned-out to be not quite so bad -- got the internet to work in the evenings and found some more channels on the television.  Spent six+ hours Tuesday at a nearby gas station that had free wifi, catching-up on journal entries ... Read more >

Cliff-hiking, airbnb Gripes & The Spanish Armada

Tue, 30 Aug 2016 | By billh | Views [386]

Continuing my journey down the west coast of Ireland — think I’m getting jaded again — so much beautiful scenery the entire way — it reminds me of how I felt going to the art museums in Paris — one masterpiece after the ... Read more >

Sheep Dogs, Hemingway Revisited and Pirates

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 | By billh | Views [390]

Stopped over in Westport for a few days and tried to "recharge" and catch-up on the journal entries.  From here, I moved on to Kilcolgan. Kilcolgan is located about half-way down the western coast of Ireland, near Galway, and turned into one ... Read more >

Creevykeel & Carrowmore Neolithic tombs

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 | By billh | Views [403]

Up early -- had a full day planned visiting Donegal Castle and some nearby neolithic tombs.   Drove an hour to Donegal -- passed through there on my way to Sligo and had tried to find the castle then with no luck -- my GPS kept wanting to take ... Read more >