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Fri, 29 May 2015 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [368]
It is a different way to travel and a choice. It is a unique experience to live with local people. I spend two month in a host family in Ireland and it was just great and magical. Let me introduce ti you the top 5 !
1. IT IS COMFORTING
If it is ... Read more >
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Thu, 28 May 2015 | By titigrant | Views [255] | Scholarship Entry
From the moment I stepped out of the bus I knew my life was going to change, there was no going back. I flew from Barcelona to London and from London to Ireland I took a ferry, it was not the best decision financially speaking but once I arrived to my ... Read more >
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Thu, 28 May 2015 | By rock_espe | Views [208] | Scholarship Entry
My first and brightest travel discovery took place in August, 1999. It was a children camp called Barretstown and situated in Ireland. That was my first time of traveling abroad. What did I feel? Of course, I was very nervous. But when my group came on ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By christina-george | Views [316] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
Those times when my only vacation spot used to be the native town far far away from the city rush we lived in- 'KERALA' known as 'Gods own place' in the country India reflects the mystic beauty q making it appealing to eye, refreshing to the soul and ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By pams | Views [292] | Scholarship Entry
Our B &B host in Doolin persuaded us to stay another night and go to Ireland’s singles festival in Lisdoonvarna. Lots of great music he said. He told us the origins of the festival - an annual trek of Irish bachelor farmers to the place where they might ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By agiac | Views [337] | Scholarship Entry
The waves crashed against the ferry as it chugged towards the tiny island off the coast of western Ireland. I rocked with the boat and tried to keep my lunch down. My head was swirling with blurred memories of the previous night and the fast friends I’d ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By k_renee | Views [236] | Scholarship Entry
It’s New Year’s Day and I’m sitting in the dining room of the Four Seasons Hotel nursing a pint of Smithwicks Irish Ale. As I’m staring at the guests in the adjoining bar, I’m wondering why we’re here. “Who does this?” I say to myself as I’m shaking ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By michaelmarlowe | Views [251] | Scholarship Entry
I am not a fan of big street crowds. I endure them when needed, but as soon as I can avoid them, I take the escape route. You can't say Galway's Shop St. is the 5th Avenue, but whenever the sun dares to break the gray cloud wall, locals and tourists ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By fatilu | Views [282] | Scholarship Entry
“Ough-te-rard”, he corrected me smiling, his green eyes piercing right through me. I instantly felt the world for him. Ough-te-rard. “There you go, you almost have it”. After a 10 days hike through the Irish west coast along countless natural wonders, ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By italo | Views [278] | Scholarship Entry
It's night and I am in Derry. Londonderry, a pretty city in Norther Ireland, so in th United Kingdom, but don't tell this to the Irish people. i arrived just few hours ago, and me and my travelling companion decide to go downtown from the hill were we ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By annacandy | Views [187] | Scholarship Entry
“Have you ever been to Foam?” My brand new friend came out to me as a young bisexual man and we discussed our shared sexuality. With intrigue for the mysterious ‘Foam’ he spoke of, I left with him and a couple of friends to explore. Just off Liffey Street, ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By giutacular | Views [270] | Scholarship Entry
I feel entitled to call myself a seasoned explorer.I had a yearly rendezvous with international adventures, thank to my parents wanderlust. We never visited the same location twice, but each one of our trip had one thing in common: they were all self-... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By kseniase | Views [284] | Scholarship Entry
I made a wrong turn. For a mile, there were no signs of the river, and then I saw a small stream, gleaming among the bushes. It was not the beginning of the greatest Ireland's River - Shannon. Disappointed, I turned back. On the right side of the road, ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By marinamorais | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By marinamorais | Views [256] | Scholarship Entry
I can never thank my past self enough for having stuck to the plan. I had messed up. After having already bought the tickets to Kerry Airport, in Ireland, and paid for a room in a pretty island called Portmagee, I found out it took two buses and a taxi ... Read more >
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