Destination: Ireland

Following the big red dots

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By adriontheroad | Views [424]

Inis Oirr (Inisheer in English) is a charming island. Meaning that the smallest of the Irish Aran islands, and the closest to the Cliffs of Moher on which it provides a spectacular point of view, casts a spell on some visitors, and surely it did on the ... Read more >

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A home in Ireland

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By whatyoumakenotuptofate | Views [250]

I have never seen so much green all in one place! We flew into Cork and Shane was there to meet us. I missed him, and I know Patrick really did as well. We drove around the grey and old streets of Cork. The elections had just ended so signs with unfamiliar ... Read more >

Photos: The luck of the Irish

Mon, 2 Jun 2014 | By whatyoumakenotuptofate | Photo Gallery

Photos: Where's the craic? In Ireland, of course.

Mon, 19 May 2014 | By solublereader | Photo Gallery

Oh That Reflection

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By hayleysawyer | Views [290] | Scholarship Entry

I’ll never forget that day when I discovered the magnificence of the world around me. No, not at first glance would anyone be able to distinguish the view as anything but a mirror. With the perfect symmetry between the green and white mountains and ... Read more >

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The harper's trick for time travel

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By raimeeventure | Views [260] | Scholarship Entry

The medieval instrument had carvings of vines covering it’s pillar, which were almost identical to the climbing plants that ensnared the cottage’s exterior. The harper was perched on the edge of her seat tenderly plucking the harp’s strings. A slow beat, ... Read more >

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My 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip entry

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By sdou | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry

He was, unquestionably, the ugliest human being I had ever seen. Yellowed teeth jutted out from a pair of cracked, filthy lips. Beneath a dirty cap, his beady eyes were unfocused, drifting haphazardly from one side of the crowded street to the other.... Read more >

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Anatomy of a Swan

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By half-a-crown | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry

A swan gilded the water of that crescent morning. In folklore, her song is supposed to warn someone of a sudden death. The morning I was planning to join the backpacking club, the swan looked a picture of effortlessness in the slow-moving river—as if ... Read more >

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Climbing the Depth of my Soul.

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By mysolojourney | Views [158] | Scholarship Entry

Landing in Dublin airport for the fifth time in my life, I didn’t expect to see more of Ireland in a week then I had in the year that I lived there before. I always knew and had this quaint sensation that behind the walls of Ireland’s youth lay such a ... Read more >

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Fighting Wind

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By jillian_leigh | Views [246] | Scholarship Entry

Up the path I pushed until finally, I reached a flat slab of stone forming the first plateau of the cliffs. The air was thin and whipped past my back urging me forward. As I inched closer to the edge my whole body quivered. The natural thrill that great ... Read more >

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Time to travel

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By daisies86 | Views [394] | Scholarship Entry

This was it. The start of my next chapter in life, I was off on a solo trip in South America before moving to Australia to live with one of my best friends. Fear crept in as I put my new, fully packed backpack into the car for the drive to the airport.... Read more >

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Photos: Ireland

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By corafogarty | Photo Gallery

Two more weeks

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By isarider | Views [191] | Scholarship Entry

The hostel smells of heated soup and there are people scattered in every corner, with sleeping bags on the ground as well as on the mattresses. I feel trapped but I've got a fever and have to get over it, so I stay in the bag and try to rest. Sandro goes ... Read more >

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The Swans Lady

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By jacquesodakkio | Views [177] | Scholarship Entry

It was my first journey alone. I was visiting the city of Limerick, in Ireland, determined to prove the world I could be totally independent – which in my language at that time meant alone. I had accurately organized my day and the program said that I ... Read more >

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A Traveler is Born

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By alexisrane | Views [254] | Scholarship Entry

The day that I stood in a foreign country for the first time was a day that changed my life. I was 25, and had recently ended a long-term relationship. I was contemplating what I wanted to do with my life, and realized that leaving the town where I ... Read more >

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