Destination: Ireland

Belfast, Giants and Rope Walking

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 | By billh | Views [386]

Driving on my way to Belfast, I started having second thoughts as to whether or not it was a "good idea" -- the previous night, the news reported that shots had been fired between the opposing sides and one person had been killed -- but then it occured ... Read more >

Neolithic Ireland -- Irish Emigration to the US -- St Patrick

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 | By billh | Views [590]

The ferry from Holyhead, Wales to Dublin, Ireland was uneventful -- only three and a half hours long with calm seas.  Arrived in Dublin around 6:00pm and headed north hoping to find some four-leaf clovers along the way for luck -- my last experience ... Read more >

Kiss Me I'm Irish

Sat, 6 Aug 2016 | By bcpckngbrtns | Views [570]

Our time in Ireland felt like such a short stay but we saw a lot of great things in that time. We arrived in Dublin in the afternoon and caught the shuttle to our hotel which was a student residence that had just opened Only a week and a half before ... Read more >

Tags: bcpckngbrtns, bcpckngbrtns2016, cliffs of moher, dublin, europe 2016, european adventure, ireland

How to visit The Virunga National Park DRC

Sat, 9 Jul 2016 | By riverstrails | Views [964]

This is a how to guide to visiting the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic Of Congo, for a detailed story of my experience please click on the following link https://journals.worldnomads.com/riverstrails/story/141689/Congo-(Kinshasa)/Kigali-... Read more >

Tags: africa, congo, gorilla, rwanda, trekking, virunga

Spring break in Ireland

Wed, 11 May 2016 | By ruthygirl | Views [385]

So, I decided to go to Ireland for spring break and use up some airline miles. I had no idea what to expect but it was always one of those places that I wanted to visit so I took the advantage and went for spring break. I flew to Dublin Ireland for spring ... Read more >

Tags: coffee, guinness, ireland

Photos: Ireland

Tue, 10 May 2016 | By ruthygirl | Photo Gallery

Training is drawing to a close as the Trek to Everest Base Camp approaches

Fri, 8 Apr 2016 | By liveanddream | Views [324]

Well, I know I haven't posted much since my initial introduction to World nomads but I thought I'd document how things are going. I have been training every week with the programme now consisting of walking each day for up to seven hours. I put any anxieties ... Read more >

Photos: In Training for Everest Base Camp 2016

Sat, 5 Mar 2016 | By liveanddream | Photo Gallery

How it all began

Fri, 4 Mar 2016 | By liveanddream | Views [514]

Back in 2014 I attended a talk on trekking to Everest Base Camp with Ian Taylor from Iantaylortrekking and was really intrigued but thought -oh yeah! - that's for other people to do, but maybe not for me - not yet anyway! So, the seed was planted and ... Read more >

Tags: djouce, dublin mountains, glendalough, hills, lough dan, luggala, mountains, trekking, views, wicklow mountains

UK, Dublin, and Numbers

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 | By wanderlustgail | Views [565]

I've struggled with what to write about the UK and Dublin. I had a great time, but the problem is that they felt too familiar to say much about them. My muse is a combination of strangeness, solitude, self-reliance, and idle time. There wasn't enough ... Read more >

Tags: budget, cotswolds, dublin, james joyce, sabbatical, swenys pharmacy, tea, temple bar, travel, warwickshire

Galway, an open city

Tue, 1 Sep 2015 | By marinaromero | Views [387] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Journalism and travelling, those are my passions. And they are the best instruments to know the reality of the different countries and to let people know about them. This is my chance to show how much can I offer and how my curiosity for different cultures ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

One Way Ticket

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 | By kakimono | Views [473] | Comments [1]

  I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing next semester. I've not even entirely finished applying for the programme I want to go on, let alone been accepted. At the time I was buying a ticket, I hadn't even started applying. Besides, given what I ... Read more >

Tags: aeroplane, business class, departures, flights

BLUE

Thu, 13 Aug 2015 | By garrettcleary | Views [302] | Video | Scholarship Entry

My Name Is Garrett Cleary and I live in Dublin, Ireland. I have worked in the TV Industry since 2014 Starting as a Production assistant and making my way up to Camera assistant. I love assisting as I learn so much from it. I love the different lenses, ... Read more >

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That fuzzy weekend in Galway...

Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By dohnster | Views [676]

Hello everyone! This is my first official travel blog post, and I am so excited to share my adventures across Europe (and who knows where else) with you.  Last weekend, I met up with some old Boston pals as a type of "reunion" in Galway, Ireland.... Read more >

Tags: beer, cliffs, ireland, river, temple bar

Photos: Ireland shenanigans

Mon, 8 Jun 2015 | By dohnster | Photo Gallery