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  • Doolin We've hit our stride as a travelling party, and we're designing a travel guide by Fat Tony and the Cheap Buggers. After figuring out how to pay only one admission to recon photographs, today we devolved into taking pictures Posted by nat-ali in Ireland | May 17, 2009
  • IRISH ROADS & COUNTRY-SIDE Considering that the Irish have just come out of a boom period referred to as "The Celtic Tiger", many of the roads are in poor shape; full of bumps ands patches. Apart from the motorways most of the roads are Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | May 11, 2009
  • GYPSIES The term "gypsy" is no longer very pc, so they are referred to as "travellers", "itinerants" or "nfa"s [no fixed abode]. They seem to be all over Ireland and spoken about in derogatory terms by the locals. They look Irish Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | May 11, 2009
  • Greetings from the Emerald Isle! We've made our first excursion in Ireland. After arriving (delayed) from Paris at 10pm Wednesday night, we managed to navigate our way from Shannon airport to Adare Manor in the dark, on the wrong side of the road, with Posted by nat-ali in Ireland | May 15, 2009
  • Here the grass IS greener So, Ireland. Very fuckin' cool. Very wet, very cold. With that sort of weather you can't feel too guilty about spending a lot of time in one of the many, many warm & inviting bars. There seems to be, within Posted by Dan Turner in To there... | May 12, 2009
  • 20090501 Dublin -> Falset (Part 1) I get up, check out, and ask the concierge for the best way to get to the airlink bus station. That's the bus that goes direct to the Airport. This morning, I was planning to take a taxi to the Airlink. Posted by icufoundme in Western Europe - Spring 2009 | May 11, 2009
  • 20090430 Dublin I was getting ready in a leisurely way when the room service starts knocking and bugging me even though I have the "Do not disturb" sign on the door. It turns out they say I don't have the room reserved for Posted by icufoundme in Western Europe - Spring 2009 | May 11, 2009
  • 20090429 Dublin I get up, and turn on the TV to check the time. mid-morning. I'm amused by the commercials here. They are more blatantly risque. It also seems that toilet cleaning is an obsession. There is every variety of toilet cleaning product Posted by icufoundme in Western Europe - Spring 2009 | May 11, 2009
  • 20090428 Dublin I wake to room service knocking to clean the room. I'm not feeling so great and the thought of packing up and hauling my stuff to another place is not at all appealing. I call the desk and extend my Posted by icufoundme in Western Europe - Spring 2009 | May 11, 2009
  • ROCKS AND CASTLES David's next job was in Clonmel, so on the way down from Galway we stopped at the Rock of Cashel, a rocky stronghold rising dramatically out of the Tipperary plain. [img=http://photos Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | May 8, 2009
  • THE IRISH MEDICAL SYSTEM The Irish don't know how lucky they are; they are forever complaining! Even if it is beautiful clear day they will complain about the bad weather yesterday! The public health system provide Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Mar 31, 2009
  • In the sticks in Co GALWAY After David completed his shift at Dungarvan CareDOC at 1600 we set off for Galway, a good 3.5 hour drive away. The practice of Mary Murphy is in a tiny village called Laurencetown, with the nearest town Ballinasloe about 15 Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Mar 31, 2009
  • DUNGARVAN We spent the weekend in a smart B&B called Seaview atop a hill overlooking Dungarvan and the sea, but unfortunately the fog had caught up with us again [the Sunday was nice and clear]. [img=htt Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Mar 31, 2009
  • THE GARDEN COUNTY On Thursday we felt like we were on holiday as we headed once more to Co Wicklow for 2 days. On the way we stopped at the picturesque village of Avoca, better known for being the location of the Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Mar 31, 2009
  • ST PATRICK'S DAY Paddy's Day brings a sense of great excitement and anticipation for days before. Chains of shiny Shamrocks get strung up in shops and Nursing Homes, and corsages of real shamrocks are sold for 3 euros. The villages string bunting across Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Mar 31, 2009
  • 20090427 Monday - London to Dublin I slept for about 2 hours and actually woke up in time for the hotel breakfast! Luckily there were some noisy Italians who decided to make a home movie outside the door to my room. Dancing and singing included. This time Posted by icufoundme in Western Europe - Spring 2009 | Apr 28, 2009
  • IRELAND: Part 2 On our third day in Ireland we woke rather early and were back down in the dining area of the Dolmen Hall Guest house for another full Irish breakfast – only this time we skipped the Posted by edav867 in The High-Class Vagabond | Apr 23, 2009
  • Craig & Bob Do Ireland Top of the morning to ya, Me and my good friend Bob (or Rob as everyone but me calls him) have been practicing our Irish accents for a pleasurable eight days while driving the crap out of Ireland but Posted by Follow Me in Out Of England | Apr 11, 2009
  • The last days of work Well it's T minus 4 to my last day at work. The desk is clean, I've cleared my laptop and have wrapped up all my projects. It's now a wind down to my last day. Mentally I'm already in the Posted by ronanm32 in The Eastern Campaign | Apr 6, 2009
  • Back in Ireland! I am back in Ireland for a few days. It is so lovely to see family and friends. It always seems to be sunny when I come home. Fingers crossed it will last........ :) Posted by Sunshine27 in 6 months to go!!! | Apr 3, 2009
  • One Leprechaun's Quest for Gold Ireland Gallery (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=99296&id=536937192&l=6b13d6a793) I figured I was born about the right size for a Leprechaun, so I might as well see if Posted by scy in Shoestrung! | Mar 29, 2009
  • IRELAND Part I: Arrival in Dublin and a few days in Carlow Shortly after returning home in early January of ’07 from living in Richmond, Virginia for a few months, Amy and I started to talk about Posted by edav867 in The High-Class Vagabond | Mar 28, 2009
  • Still Planning Well I just have gotten most of my shots and I believe I now possess a Russian and Mongolian visa! I now just have one more rabies shot to get and my Chinese visa. I'm currently trying to learn basic Russian. Posted by ronanm32 in The Eastern Campaign | Mar 19, 2009
  • Coastal Adventure :) Today we had scheduled a day trip with Coastal Adventures. Lucky for us we found the pick up spot and before long were headed to a lookout on the cliffs over Howth. [img=http://photos.trav Posted by ErinDriver in Drivers Touring Europe....and Beyond | Mar 15, 2009
  • Books, Beers and Rugby Another plus with this bed and breakfast is the breakfast!! Afterwards we headed down by the pier and passed a monument to the immigrants during the potato famine. Also along with water was Posted by ErinDriver in Drivers Touring Europe....and Beyond | Mar 14, 2009
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