Destination: Ireland

Carlisle-Lichfield-Ireland

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By dianne_peter | Views [662] | Comments [4]

CARLISLE Arriving in Carlisle for the second visit we were greeted by a snow blizzard,fortunately the County Hotel was just across the road from the station.We spent another four days checking out the different sights. Called by Harraby where my Nana ... Read more >

3 Weeks Later!

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By samrubin79 | Views [642]

Hi guys,   Its hard to believe that i been gone now for almost 3 weeks.   After Bali I spent three days in Singapore. It was a pleasant stay, as i managed to bunk in with a mate at the Mercure Hotel (my friend being the manager). The city is clean and ... Read more >

Je ne pas le parle Francais (I do not speak French)

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [952] | Comments [2]

26TH JANUARY - 15TH FEBRUARY The week on Monday the 26 th did not bring anything out of the ordinary. Em and I both had busy weeks at work. It remained rather cold, but the snow stayed away which was good. In the evening of Friday the 30 ... Read more >

The 6 Nations and Dublin.

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By murrihyk | Views [500] | Comments [1]

I know that Australia isn't included in it, so that's my excuse for never having heard of it. But what I didn't realise is how crazy the whole city becomes when matches are on! Last weekend saw a million middle age French men descend on Dublin for ... Read more >

"Alright son, sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite.!"

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 | By gipsy | Views [1509] | Comments [1]

Dieser Auszug eines Lieder der Band the Adicts fielmir doch gleich ein, als sich rausstellte,dass wir tatsaechlich Bettwanzen haben. Ach moment...das hatte ich ja noch gar nicht erzaehlt.. Alles fing damit an, dass ich einige tage nach unserem einzug ... Read more >

Living in a hostel

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 | By murrihyk | Views [743] | Comments [4]

This weekend, I'll be saying goodbye to the highs and lows of hostel living. Don't get me wrong; hostels are a great place to stay and meet people and see what's happeing in a place. However, after being in a 16 bed dorm, connected to a 12 bed dorm with ... Read more >

New words the Irish kids have taught me

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 | By murrihyk | Views [482]

Don't worry - there's no swear words. I knew those ones already, I just choose not to use them (okay, so I choose not to use them all that often). 1. Bold - at first I thought they were saying "He's the bald one" and it wasn't until they ... Read more >

Gallery: Connemara and Galway

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 | By vacation_practitioners | Photo Gallery

And now I'm teaching!

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 | By murrihyk | Views [734] | Comments [2]

I was halfway through the day, standing in the snow in Galway harrassing people for money (but enjoying it so much more this week), when I got a phone call from a school in Dublin. They were after someone to start the very next day, I asked a bunch of ... Read more >

Gallery: wir machen dann mal wieder ne party....

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By gipsy | Photo Gallery

Winter Weather Arrives

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [956] | Comments [1]

TUESDAY 6 th – SUNDAY 25 th JANUARY On Tuesday I was starting to feel better so felt comfortable going back to work. It was a very frosty morning, with parts of Ireland getting down to -8 ° c overnight. As Em needed the car so ... Read more >

Gallery: Winter Weather Arrives

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By milko_rosie | Photo Gallery

My first week as a Fundraiser in Ireland

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 | By murrihyk | Views [666]

So the first week - and what a week it was. Started with me at the office in Dublin at 9am MOnday morning with all my possessions, and ended with me eating lasagne and drinking cheap wine in a house in Youghal with 3 Canadians. Working out the fundraising ... Read more >

Gallery: WG

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 | By gipsy | Photo Gallery

Ich lebe noch und Umzug teil 2

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 | By gipsy | Views [881] | Comments [4]

es ist geschehen: wir sind in die neue wohnung eingezogen und das bereits am donnerstag, es war sehr stressig wir mussten uns ein taxi zur alten wohnung bestellen,weil cecilia und ich so viele sachen haben, die haetten wir unmoeglich alle zur neuen wohnung, ... Read more >