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Category Archives: Europe
Blarney Castle, Republic of Ireland
Blarney Castle sits north of Cork in the southern part of Ireland, its most famous for the Blarney stone which if kissed give you the gift of the gab! The castle is situated on an impressive estate where the entrance … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Home and About, Ireland
Tagged All Ireland Rocker, ancient, architecture, attraction, battle, battlements, blarney, blue, building, castle, century, cork, county, culture, eire, europe, exterior, famous, fantasy, fort, fortress, garden, green, Hill, historic, historical, History, house, ireland, Irish, landmark, landscape, Medieval, old, palace, park, past, republic, rock, ruins, saint, Shamrocker Adventures, Shamrocker Tour, sky, stone, tourism, tourist, tower, traditional, travel, tree, Vacation, wall
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Celtic Steps, Killarney, Republic of Ireland
Quick post about this Irish dancing and music concert I went to (along with most of the people on our tour). The cost was 30 Euros for a ticket and our Bus driver drove us to and from the venue. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Ireland
Tagged Celtic Steps, Irish Step Dancing, Music Show, Show, Tap Dance, Uilleann pipes
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Dingle Peninsula, Republic of Ireland
Nearing the end of the All Ireland Rocker trip with Busabout / Shamrocker Adventures. Today we explore the Dingle Peninsula, a stretch of land jutting out to the sea that like most of Ireland is breath taking and green. It … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Ireland
Tagged atlantic, background, bay, beach, beautiful, blue, Busabout, cliff, cliffs, clouds, coast, coastal, coastline, county, Destination, dingle, dunquin, europe, grass, green, head, Hill, ireland, Irish, island, kerry, landscape, natural, nature, ocean, outdoor, peninsula, rock, rocky, scenery, scenic, sea, seascape, Shamrocker Adventures, Shamrocker Tours, shore, sky, stone, summer, sunset, tourism, travel, Vacation, view, water, wave, waves, wild
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Cliffs of Moher, Republic of Ireland
Today we left Galway and continued our southern heading journey towards the famous Cliffs of Moher. Along the way we stopped at Dunguaire Castle for a quick photo-op. The bus dropped us off at the car park, it was here … Continue reading
The Dough Bros, Galway, Republic of Ireland
After such a long day cycling and hiking on Inis Mor, we return to Galway and the first thought on everyone’s mind is…. those Kinlay Hostel stairs! So instead of marching up another 4 floors we opted for food instead. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Ireland
Tagged Banana, galway, ireland, Pizzaria, Pub Dancing, The Dough Bros, Wood Fired Pizza
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Kinlay Hostel and Galway, Republic of Ireland
Finally after a long day of travel from Londonderry we arrive in Galway and get dropped off at our Hostel for the evening… a perfect fit for a day of almost zero exertions… you like stairs right? The reward was … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Ireland
Tagged architecture, attraction, Busabout, center, city, cityscape, coastal, cobblestone, colorful, crowd, Destination, europe, exterior, galway, Galway Ireland, historic, History, hostel, hotels, ireland, Irish, Kinlay Hostel, landmark, Medieval, ocean, old, pedestrian, port, pubs, quay, restaurants, sea, seaside, Shamrocker Adventures, Shamrocker Tours, shop, stone, structure, tourism, travel
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Connemara Countryside – Republic of Ireland
The quintessential Irish landscape, endless rolling hills of green. It feels like we drove through the region for hours but with every new bend in the road was another breathtaking view. In a way it was good I was on … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Ireland
Tagged beautiful, beauty, blue, breath taking, calm, clifden, clouds, cloudy, coast, Connemara, countryside, county, county galway, europe, fertile, forest, galway, grass, green, Hill, holiday, horizon, idyllic, ireland, Irish, lake, landmark, landscape, lough, meadow, mountain, national park, nature, old, outdoor, outdoors, panorama, reflection, rolling hills, rural, scenery, scenic, sheep, sky, summer, sunny, sunset, tourism, tranquil, travel, Vacation, view, water
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Irish Cairns and Drumcliffe, Republic of Ireland
Without a doubt, the longest bus day on the trip we leave Northern Ireland and head south through some extremely scenic Ireland green landscapes as we head towards the costal port town of Galway. We make several short stops along … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Tagged Busabout, Connermara, Court Cairns, Creevykell, Drumcliff, ireland, megalithic, Republic of Ireland, tourist, W.B. Yeats, Wild and Rugged
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Westport, Republic of Ireland
West Port is a quaint town in Ireland! Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Ireland
Tagged Connemara, ireland, Irish Tourism, Picturesque, tourist, West Port
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Mandarin Palace – London/Derry – Northern Ireland, UK
Apparently voted the best Chinese Restaurant in Ireland, it was worth a look and see. Irish food quality I’ve heard has had an explosion of flavors and variety and as someone who enjoys Asian food (and pizza) I had to … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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